1. What reason does Paris give for Lord Capulet’s decision to move up the wedding? 2. At first‚ what does Juliet believe is the only solution to her problem? 3. What plan does Friar Laurence devise for Juliet‚ and what reservations does Juliet have about his plan? 4. Review the events you read in Act Four‚ and think about how the character’s interactions drive the plot. 5. Do you feel sympathy for the Capulets‚ the nurse‚ and Paris when they express grief over Juliet’s death
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Characters Romeo and Juliet help to teach the audience about life. Through our study of the play‚ Romeo and Juliet demonstrate to us the transience of life and the imminence of death. We learn that‚ it’s a bright idea to look before you leap‚ and not too jump into things to hastily. Further‚ we understand destiny‚ fate and what they have to do with the stars. These ideas are all present in Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet”‚ and these insights help to enlighten the audience. One way Romeo and
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12 Spoken by Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5 In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet are at Capulet’s house. Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo. She worries that they might somehow have missed each other. When the Nurse comes back‚ she refuses to tell Juliet anything and complains about her aching back. This is an old game between the Nurse and Juliet: they love teasing each other. The Nurse keeps refusing to tell Juliet what Romeo said until Juliet can’t stand it
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Romeo and Juliet In my opinion‚ the superior film was the older version of Romeo and Juliet. I think the older version was better than the newer one because it fit the setting of the book more. It was more realistic and actually looked like Verona‚ Italy. The newer version of the film was very unrealistic because they were speaking the lines from the book (which took place a long time ago when people spoke differently) even though the setting of the movie was very modern. I did not
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3) of Romeo and Juliet in 1700s compare to the changes made in the Baz Luhrman film version of the play. The plot of both were actually similarly the same‚ however the setting was a lot different and I will be talking about some of the main important changes made to the setting of the movie and of course most importantly the topic which my presentation is mainly on which is Alternate Endings. First of all ill talk a little bit about the setting of the movie. The original Romeo and Juliet was obviously
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Family Loyalty in Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy‚ by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers whose deaths are caused by a long feud between two households. The Capulet and Montague conflict has disrupted the streets of Verona. It has also caused the two lovers to remain secretly in love‚ which is thought to be forbidden and betrayal. Family loyalty plays an important role throughout the novel and in Romeo and Juliet it explains different types of loyalty whether
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“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about two star-crossed lovers whose families are in a bitter rivalry. This feud results in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Parents and children are very different. Adults are stiff and children run on impulse; most kids stray from their parents’ way of life and go off on their own. Sometimes parents influence their children’s opinion on important matters. Many times this can be a good thing but other times its bad. Since
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Ahzam Kasam English 9‚ Mr. Russo Romeo and Juliet In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ there are many tragic scenes of bloodshed and gore but there are also very romantic scenes that make your heart pump ten times quicker. In act 2 scene 1‚ the author expresses true love and passion. Act 2 is said to the happiest and least tragic act in the play. Further more‚ scene 1‚ is one of the most famous scenes in all of theater‚ it has beautiful and evocative poetry thank
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Compare your reading of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the same character in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation. Romeo and Juliet is generally believed to have been a poem based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century‚ Shakespeare wrote his version of the poem as a play in 1594. Baz Luhrmann then created his version of Shakespeare’s play as a movie in 1996‚ this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play was a commercial success‚ proving particularly popular with teenage film viewers
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female sexual abstention. In Romeo and Juliet‚ women have minor roles in the society. They are expected to be obedient and follow their men and their families. For example‚ Lady Capulet and Lady Montague can do nothing to stop their husbands’ anger to their enemies. Lady Montague doesn’t care much about the feud between two families as she doesn’t want Romeo involved in the fighting. If she would have tried to convince her Capulet to put a stop to the feud‚ Romeo and Juliet could of lived in peace and
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