general themes of the play. Love is shown when Mercutio treats Romeo almost as if he is his own brother to protect his honour. Hate when Mercutio and Tybalt both die when a feud between the two families erupts into a coldblooded brawl. Also fate‚ as when Romeo describes himself as a fortune’s fool‚ a helpless victim of the goddess Fortune‚ after he killed Tybalt. This moment is regarded as the turning point of the play. Shakespeare uses different moods and atmosphere at the start of the scene. Benvolio
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is Benvolio narrating‚ reminding the characters what the must not do and informing the audience of what the prince had said. Romeo reminds Tybalt and Mercutio who are fighting as well that‚ if the prince or any members of ‘The Watch’ see them‚ they will be executed. Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ and Benvolio gatecrashed a Capulet party‚ which caused trouble with Tybalt who now seeks revenge; this is part of the on-going feud between the families. Shakespeare starts the scene with the lines ‘I pray thee good
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The film The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann and produced in 2013 was a commendable representation of the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald that it was based off of. The roles of the main characters Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio)‚ Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan)‚ Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton)‚ and Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) were played on point. The movie mostly kept the same feeling as the book or helped the viewer understand it more. Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan’s roles in the book were recreated
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distinctively visual in emphasising the ways that individuals respond to significant aspects of life‚ two uniquely Australian texts stand alone; the prescribed text The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto written in 1996 and the epic 2008 film Australia by Baz Luhramm. Both texts deal with aspects of war and the importance of truth. Each text‚ whether it be a dramatised stage play or a film script‚ has a composer who has the capacity to emotionally transport an audience to a different time and place by bringing
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The Great Gatsby Ms. Benoit‚ English Ben Murray 2013 The Great Gatsby I believe that the filmmakers translated the great Gatsby very well from text to the big screen‚ showing life back in the early nineteen hundreds with the glamour of the high society. Although the transition from text to film was very good there were some changes but there are always changes for example the “iron man” comics were very different from the films but change and adaptation is sometimes necessary for
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Bronx. In the coming of age story that centers Joy of color is necessary in the time of political turmoil. The Get Down is an American musical drama television series set in the of the South Bronx in year 1977. Created by film director Baz Luhrmann and playwright Stephen Adly
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are often a reflection of our time’. This can be seen with Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ a play which was written almost 400 years ago. Although modern appropriations have been made; with Franco Zeffirelli’s‚ Elizabethan version (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann’s (1996) more contemporary version‚ the essence of the play‚ and why audiences appreciate it remain the same. In order to highlight this‚ comparisons between the ‘Ballroom’ and ‘Balcony’ scenes of each film can be made. Although the setting
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Week 1: Screening Australianness ‘Newsfront’ (1978) Newsfront (1978) is about the commencement of Australian television. It notions the changing times; the context before the television was a household object. The movie marks the beginning of mass social and political change that was intensified by World War II. With countless men at war‚ Australian women were able to enter and overtake male roles in the workforce. As a result‚ Feminism was strengthening. Along with the Women’s movement into
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Alika Vega Ms. Tobias English III GT - 4th 12 January 2017 Corrupted Love The Great Gatsby is a novel of hopelessly romantic love. The story presents to us the troubling effects of love and affection. It portrayed the corruption in the 1920’s through its relationships and business. The Great Gatsby had grabbed the attention of millions of readers‚ eventually leading it to be converted to a movie script. Although‚ the novel was converted into a film‚ there were some conflicting‚ along with resembling
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William Shakespeare’s original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast‚ one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation‚ (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version) both were great! In this essay I aim to compare and contrast these two films with each other and the play. When Zefferilli directed the 1968 version‚ I think he did a pretty good job; He kept very true to the script
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