‘Appropriations 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
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Romeo and Juliet: Act V‚ Scene 3: Questions Study Questions 1. Why is Paris at Juliet’s tomb? - Paris is sad that Juliet is dead‚ because he was supposed to marry her. He thought Juliet killed herself of the sorrow‚ knowing Tybalt had died. He was there to bring flowers to Juliet and weep. 2. What is Paris’ last request? - “thou be merciful‚ Open the tomb‚ lay me with Juliet”. (p.4‚ l. 4). Paris’ last request last request is to be laid next to Juliet. 3. Why does Paris think Romeo has come
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has been argued whether or not humans live with a pre-determined fate or a life of choice. This is affected by religion as well as self-developed ideas. This is an overall idea that William Shakespeare addresses in his play‚ The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In his play Shakespeare gives the reader the overall idea that the choices Romeo and Juliet make are what get them killed. It appears this way because of the irrational choices they make out of love. However‚ Shakespeare
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killing children and growing rich of the toil of the people is obviously wrong. Katniss does what she must to survive and does kill other competitors. Morality is defined as personal or cultural values‚ codes of conduct or social mores; it has neither a good or bad connotation on its own. For this essay argue the role that morality plays in the novel. How does Katniss’ sense of morality affect the way that she plays the game? Is there a clear representation of Good and Evil in the novel? The Hunger
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little weak comparing to the rest of the essay‚ but it shouldn’t be too hard to spruce up ] [ also the line references for the quotes my be different if your using a different version of Romeo and Juliet ] Romeo and Juliet is a play about decisions‚ and more importantly‚ about action which comes after the decisions. The play demonstrates how love and hate can impair the decision making process‚ which in turn creates foolish actions. The main characters make decisions based on hate or love‚ and the
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How does Baz Lurhmann make ‘Romeo and Juliet’ accessible to a modern audience? William Shakespeare‚ an Elizabethan playwright‚ is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and is sometimes referred to as “The Bard of Avon”. His plays were written to entertain the working class audience of the time and it is in this spirit that Baz Lurhmann uses a wide range of theatrical techniques to make his work accessible to today’s audience. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is as tragedy in five acts
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believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the only
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Romeo & Juliet This teenage tragedy was written by the famous Shakespeare‚ being the third most popular of all his many plays. Romeo and Juliet is about two star cross’d lovers who are born into rival families that live in Verona. Many other movies‚ plays‚ and cartoons have been created about this story. A few things all of the movies have in common is that the characters that are suppose to die ‚ die in the same order. Almost all plays are shot in Verona except one. Romeo had still been played
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Romeo and Juliet Movie Review In Verona‚ Italy‚ the feud between the Montague and the Capulet families that has been around as long as anyone can remember‚ breaks out in a street brawl‚ and is broken up by the Prince of the city. Later that same day‚ two star-crossed lovers from each family‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ meet at the Capulet’s party and its love at first sight. After the party‚ Romeo goes into the Capulet’s garden and finds Juliet on her balcony thinking about him. After
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One Play‚ Two Perspectives Many new editions of the famous play “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play.
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