The exception is Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet seem alive. ... This shows how modern audiences value the traditional Shakespearean text. By maintaining the Shakespearean language, Luhrman has made a successful appropriation of "Romeo and Juliet" because he has captured the essence of the tragedy through the words of the original text. ... Juliet and Romeo are completely besotted with each other. ...

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ROMEO + JULIET: AN E TICKET RIDE The new release of Romeo and Juliet is fun, fast and exciting to watch. ... From the beginning the audience is told," buckle up, this Romeo and Juliet ride is going to be like no other Shakespeare you've ever ridden." ... One can argue that this version of Romeo and Juliet would be understood even without spoken words. The camera-work tells the story as clearly as the text. ... This Romeo and Juliet is successful on many levels for many reasons. ...

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Don't Hang Up Philosophy -Philosophy Can Make A Movie Film: Romeo and Juliet Director: Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Plot: Two lovers of rival, disputing families take their lives. ... So begins Baz Luhrmann's production of Shakespeare's beloved play, "Romeo and Juliet," from the famous opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into thedepths?... Casting includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Juliet as well as great performances by John Leguizamo (Tybalt) and, Harold Per...

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In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, mutual love and devotion are the main characteristics of Shakespeare=s ideal love. ... Throughout the play, the impact of ideal love matures Romeo as well as Juliet throughout the play. Although the text does not suggest that Paris is younger than Romeo, prior to killing Paris, Romeo refers to him as a Ayouth@: AGood gentle youth, tempt not a desp=rate man@(5.3.59). ... In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence=s first reaction to Romeo=s drastic change was shock: AHoly Saint Francis, what a change is here!... The Friar accuses Romeo of infatuation and is stunned t...

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This is how "Romeo and Juliet" - a dramatic exploration of love and death - begins. ... In this instance, the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet does both. ... The themes hinted at in the opening scene run deep throughout the text. ... It could be argued that this love is false and that Romeo is more in love with the idea of love than with Rosaline and thus, bears no resemblance to the overwhelming passion experienced by Romeo and Juliet later, but I believe it at least eases the audience into the theme. ... The opening scene of Romeo and Juliet effectively prepares the audience for the res...

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Some of the scenes in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are different from the ones in Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet. ... Both Romeo and Juliet are young, and full of life. ... In the text where Juliet says ". . . ... When Romeo walked in, he saw Juliet lying on her bed. ... The most famous scene in Romeo and Juliet, come on! ...

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The use of movement in this scene is fast and furious as the action switches from person to person as they fire their guns, the camera zooms up to each of the main characters and then freezes as text is used to introduce each person, when the screen is un-freezed, the action goes back to being fast and furious again. ... The Ball - Act 1 Scene 5 This scene is where we first see Romeo and Juliet together, and this is the scene they first meet. ... This is where Romeo first sees his true love, Juliet. ... We are seeing Juliet how Romeo sees her, in the Luhrman version however, the camer...

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Original script: Shakespeare's ordinary text is cuts considerably in this film. ... Romeo and Juliet open with a demonstration of loyalty on the part of the servants of the two families. ... In Romeo and Juliet the young lovers seem doomed by fate and circumstance. ... Lurhmann adds some trait: Romeo and Juliet meet at the party and full in love madly; Mercutio's signing performance; Tybalt killed Mercutio and Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo is punished; Juliet's marriage to Paris arranged for Thursday by Capulet; Romeo Leaves Juliet- at town; Juliet told she's to marry Paris...

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Romeo and Juliet challenges social norms through both Romeo and Juliet breaking gender boundaries. ... By breaking the social norms, Romeo and Juliet reverse the balances of the world. ... Rosaline's associated with darkness because after Romeo sees Juliet, she turns from a "swan to crow.... Had Romeo and Juliet accepted their roles in the society, nothing would have happened and nobody will die. ... All in all, Romeo and Juliet is a text that challenges social norms because its main characters commit actions that are unlike their gender. ...

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In Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, love is described with passionate emotion. ... Romeo fervently expresses his love for Juliet through the use of metaphors. ... Here, Romeo uses this metaphor to characterize his love for Juliet. ... Romeo uses a comparison between these two things to describe his love for Juliet. In this quote, Romeo compares his love for Juliet to the necessity of books to a schoolboy. ...

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What makes Baz Luhrmann's film of Romeo and Juliet a memorable film? ... The classic love story is set now in modern Verona beach stays true to the original text. ... Where Tybalt represents hate Romeo and Juliet represent love. ... Both Romeo and Juliet dream of death. ... There are close ups on both Romeo and Juliet's eyes. ...

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Romeo and Juliet Text Response Rome and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. ... The distant relationship between Juliet and her parents was partly responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. ... Juliet could not tell her parents of her marriage because Romeo was a Montague, which illustrates why the feud was the most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. ... The nurse too can be seen to be responsible in some part of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by providing Juliet with assistance in marrying Romeo, which placed Juliet's fate in danger. ... When Balthasa...

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Romeo and Juliet! ... Romeo and Juliet is a well-known Shakespeare in which fate plays an important part. ... I dreamt my lady came and found me dead- Romeo and Juliet imagine Romeo dead in a tomb. ... Romeo says this whilst in the chapel with Juliet. ... Romeo explains that now he has met Juliet his life depends upon his enemy. ...

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But many people don't look past the text and read between the lines. ... This is similar to the Romeo and Juliet tragedy. ... These two emotions are what makes up Romeo and Juliet. ... By this point Romeo could think of nothing but Juliet and how she was. ... Though it was tragic that Romeo and Juliet took there life's in protest of there love. ...

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Consider the differences between the different texts or Zeferelli's film, and discuss how the medium of film has been used to create a modern popular text. (Word limit: 800-1000 words) Romeo and Juliet is widely known as one of the artistic masterpieces of our time. ... At the time in which Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, it would have been believable that a thirteen-year-old girl would find herself in the predicament that Juliet finds herself in. ... In the Zeferelli version, only one song had lyrics- the love theme-, which is played when Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet. ... The ...

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William Shakespeare's classical play "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" begins with a prologue. ... Sonnets usually consist of 14 lines, the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" follows this structure. ... I also think the he chose to use a sonnet is because Romeo and Juliet is about love and this is what sonnets were used for. ... At the end of the line there is a section of text in brackets. ... Overall I think that that the prologue for "Romeo and Juliet" outlines the storyline very well for the audiences benefit. ...

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In his tragic play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare illustrates the clash between fate and free will through a character by the name of Mercutio. ... After the party, Mercutio tries to make Romeo come out of hiding by talking about a girl whom Romeo loves, Rosaline. ... By Act 3 of the text, Mercutio roughly teases Benvolio about being hotheaded and then provokes Tybalt, the "ratcatcher" (3.1.74) into a sword fight, which leads to his death. ... After the party, when Romeo hides from his friends because he has now fallen in love with the beautiful Juliet, Mercutio cheerfully attempts to find hi...

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Director of ""Romeo Must Die"" Andrzej Bartkowiak reveals his thoughts behind the transformation of the Shakespearian classic, """Romeo and Juliet""". I have forever had a fascination with the Shakespearian play ""Romeo and Juliet"". ... In ""Romeo Must Die"" there is no overruling power figure to inflict lawful order in the society, as the Price does in ""Romeo and Juliet"". ... The role of love and fate also vary greatly in the two texts. ... Romeo has been transformed into Han and Juliet, Trish. ...

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Shakespeare Coursework Romeo and Juliet" Analyse the way in which Baz Luhrmann interprets themes, characters and language during the opening scene of "Romeo and Juliet" Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classic, love story written by William Shakespeare. The play masterfully tells the tragic love story of two "star-cross"d lovers" Romeo and Juliet. The title characters are members of two feuding families, Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet. ... Romeo and Juliet must die to end the feud and save their families. ... The language used is the original text from Shakespeare's ...

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Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate tale of love that is too great to bear. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare writes about love emerging in the midst of hatred. ... Just about every type of genre has a film version of Romeo and Juliet. ... Luhrmann sets Romeo and Juliet in a mythical Florida town called Verona Beach. ... Once by the news reporter on the television, again on signs around Verona City, and again as text flashing on the screen. ...

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Romeo and Juliet coursework Romeo and Juliet is a play with many themes like love, death, friendship, revenge and honour. ... The marriage between Romeo and Juliet is the second event that affects Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo feels that as he is married to Juliet he should not hate the Capulets. ... Luhrmann does this by setting his play in modern Verona with gun battles and Hollywood actors, however zefirelli's version is very old and set in the time the text comes from. ... When Romeo enters he will be very happy for the reason that he has just married Juliet, as soon as Tybalt sees Romeo h...

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BAZ LUHRMANNS ROMEO AND JULIET Sometime in the 1800's, Shakespeare created a romance play called Romeo and Juliet. ... In 1997, Baz Luhrmann did a remake of Romeo and Juliet and even though it is based on the original version, it is still very different. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, you see a news reporter on the TV, telling the viewers of two wealthy families living in Verona. ... Even though this improved the movie, it was also frustrating because it makes you think "why didn't Romeo just phone Juliet?". ... Overall, I think Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet ...

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The 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, provides viewers with the same theatrical influence as the original play. ... He is able to accomplish this through the use of dialogue, written text, and visual images. ... There are several scenes in which Luhrmann incorporates water as a means to show the innocence, love, and passion of Romeo and Juliet. ... For the leading roles in, "Romeo + Juliet," Luhrmann invited two young American entertainers, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. ... It was as simple as that," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). ...

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In William Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the title characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet redeem the mistakes of their families and end a centuries-old feud between their families. ... Shakespeare deliberately does not begin the play by talking about Romeo and Juliet. ... The Chorus tells the audience that the love between Romeo and Juliet has the potential to bring the Capulets and Montagues together. ... Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Juliet and Romeo because he sees the potential of their love. ... "For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet an...

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He concocts a plan to reunite Juliet with Romeo in Mantua. ... Romeo hears only that Juliet is dead. ... Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died. ... Rosaline, of course, slips from Romeo's mind at first sight of Juliet. ... One must ascribe Romeo's development at least in part to Juliet. ...

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