caused Romeo and Juliets passing. Many people think that it was a person that caused their deaths. They fail to see that it may have not been a person that was responsible for the end of their life. Once people understand that, they’ll begin to see the answer to the problem of what caused Romeo and Juliet’s demise. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets is the main reason for Romeo and Juliet’s fall in the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The feud causes secrecy between Romeo and…
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet one of the most noteworthy romantic tragedies of all time. So popular that in fact it was given a film-adaptation two in fact. The first the 1968 (old-fashioned) British-Italian romance version directed Franco Zeffirelli and the 1991 (modernized) American romantic-drama version directed by Baz Luhrmann. This essay will outline the differences between the two film-adaptations. To begin with, the most evident discrepancy is the time difference which directly affects…
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Juliet was portrayed by a young male when the play was first being performed. This could explain why in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is so stronged willed, so it won’t emasculate the actor. The first lines spoken by Romeo depicts a young man in love, but has his heart was broken. Juliet thirteen year old girl headstrong working toward finding her love in due time. The two star crossed lovers meet and fall madly in love with antagonism between their two home. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet the concept…
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A. Tybalt can be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because his death is the only reason the Capulets dislike Romeo. B. At the party in Act I, Scene V, Tybalt complains to Capulet that Romeo, a Montague, is at Capulet’s party. However, Capulet defends Romeo. C. Capulet tells Tybalt of Romeo’s greatness when he says, “He bears him like a portly gentleman; / And to say truth, Verona brags of him / To be a virtuous and well govern’d youth: / I would not for the wealth of all this town…
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between the families • Paris asks Capulet if he can take Juliet’s hand in marriage, but Capulet thinks that Juliet is too young but if she is willing and loves Paris he will allow his daughter to marry him • Capulet likes Paris and invites him to a party he is hosting that night • Benvollio and Romeo talk about Romeo’s love for lady Rosaline, who is a member of the Capulet family • Romeo is so convinced that the most beautiful girl he knows is Lady Rosaline, but Benvollio tried to console him…
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I watched the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, starring Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio. While there are more differences between this rendition and the play, there are a few similarities. As the prologue states that the story of Romeo and Juliet “is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage”, the movie is exactly two hours long. Also, Baz Luhrmann, the director, chose to keep the dialogue almost identical to that in the play, though some of the speeches were shortened. Furthermore, the plot of…
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created Shakespeare’s 17th century play, Romeo and Juliet, into something visually captivating for current viewers. In Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers named Romeo and Juliet fall in love, oblivious to the fact that their families are enemies. Because they realize their passionate love is doomed due to the feuding families, they both decide to take their lives in a tragic ending. Cinematic and directorial decisions significantly impact the telling of Romeo and Juliet given director Luhrmann's decision…
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"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" says William Shakespeare(2.2.35). In the play Romeo and Juliet there was a lot of violence almost every scene. In Romeo and Juliet there were two families who live in the same city and they are not fond of each other whatsoever. Until one day Romeo and Juliet meet each other and fall instantly in love. Everyday they always had obstacles they had to pass and most of them lead to violent deaths. In the end of the play Juliet and Romeo both die for eachother…
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William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt approaches Mercutio looking for Romeo. Romeo arrives and Tybalt challenges him to duel because he saw Romeo at the Capulet dance. Romeo refuses since he just married Juliet and is now related to the Capulets. Mercutio steps in to fight Tybalt in Romeo’s place and ends up m wounded. Romeo is irrational with rage and proceeds to murder Tybalt in revenge. Throughout the scene, Shakespeare characterizes Mercutio, Tybalt, and Romeo as impulsive to reveal…
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How far would you go for young love? Would you give up your life for undying love? Romeo and Juliet, and Pyramus and Thisbe both would. Pyramus and Thisbe, written by Ovid, is a perfect example of the crazy extremes love can make you do. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is another perfect example of undying love. These two stories show the things that these lovers had to go through to be together. The lovers faced horrible events that eventually lead to their downfall like;obstacles…
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