Zeffirelli's version of Romeo and Juliet is traditional in language, scenery, and music. ... In the balcony scene, when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... In modern times Juliet would be expected to say something like, "Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo?" ... While Juliet is stunned by the boldness that Romeo uses. ... Zeffirelli uses language, scenery, music, and characters to tell the story of Romeo and Juliet. ...

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In Act 1 Scene Five, the language of Romeo abruptly changes as he first meets Juliet during lines 91-105. ... Romeo takes the lead with the first quatrain, Juliet the second, they share the third (Romeo speaking three lines and Juliet one) and the final couplet is split equally between the two. ... Romeo, the courageous lover, starts off the sonnet with a sly hint of physical and religious language. ... Romeo describes the moon being envious of Juliet's amazing beauty. ... To conclude, I think this play is cleverly written and the love between Romeo and Juliet really stands out with the...

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Furthermore, the modern appropriation maintains the ingenious Shakespearean language and the sense of tragedy that defines "Romeo and Juliet." ... The exception is Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet seem alive. ... Baz Luhrman's "Romeo and Juliet" succeeds brilliantly as an appropriation because it guards the clever and beautiful Shakespearean language that characterizes the play. ... 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. ...

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To explain, during the balcony scene, Juliet hurries Romeo into marriage. ... Through language, Shakespeare presents these changes as well as foreshadowing the eventual tragedy Romeo and Juliet's death.   ... In earlier scenes they used overly romantic language and metaphor, whereas, now they speak to one another of their love in a mature and tender way.   ... Not long after Juliet meets Romeo, her mother calls her. ... While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, J...

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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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This scene is also the scene in which Romeo first meet Juliet. ... This shows how Juliet stand out to Romeo. ... The forth event happened after Romeo spots Juliet. ... Romeo persuades Juliet to kiss him using religious language such as 'sin'. ... He uses religious language to try and persuade Juliet, so she doesn't think it's a sin to kiss him. ...

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"Star-crossed lovers- is perhaps the most memorable phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - and perhaps the subject of the most debate. ... Yet, there is another interpretation, which arises from the soliloquies of both Romeo and Juliet, considering each love independently - that Romeo is a lover of the first definition, enamored, and that Juliet and her love for Romeo are best described by the baser classification. ... Many as shockingly sexual as she awaits Romeo on their wedding night, have viewed Juliet's speech in Act III, Scene II. ... In Act II, Scene II, Romeo equat...

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In Romeo And Juliet, Romeo kills Tybalta, Juliet's cousin. ... The Prince, from Romeo And Juliet, had told Romeo and Juliet's families that if there was another riot that the heads of each family will be killed. ... In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Paris wants to marry Juliet against her wishes. ... Juliet goes off and marries Romeo without telling anyone. ... It is better because the language and the story moves in a more interesting manner. ...

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In the play "Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare writes of various recurring themes using figurative language to make social commentary and touch on human nature. ... " Foreshadowing is also used in this quote, as Romeo attends the party and falls in love, or believes so, with Juliet and forgets Rosaline. After the party, as Romeo observes Juliet on her balcony from afar, Shakespeare inserts a metaphor in Romeo's speech as he asks, "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?... Heroic couplets are used often to display figurative language and themes in the play, and t...

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When Juliet appears Romeo says. ... Romeo uses romantic language. ... Juliet is irritated about how Romeo keeps on beating around the bush by using fancy language. ... Tassel-gentle means a bird of princes showing the respect Juliet has for Romeo Romeo calls Juliet "a niesse", which tells the audience what Romeo thinks about Juliet. ... We learn that Romeo is completely infatuated by Juliet we know this by how he idolises her and how he expresses his emotions for her using fancy elaborate language. ...

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Romeo uses oxymoron and lots of romantic language. ... "Ere I did approach: I drew to part them" Benvolio also uses lots of descriptive language when he talks about how Tybalt came in the fight. ... Romeo also describes Juliet as a Holy shrine. ... Romeo was just using his imagination on describing Roslaine, but Romeo has seen Juliet in reality that's why Romeo has better feelings for Juliet. ... Romeo opens up the tomb and sees Juliet. ...

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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. ... Casting includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Juliet as well as great performances by John Leguizamo (Tybalt) and, Harold Perrineau (Mercutio). ... This isn't just an update; director Baz Luhrmann has created a savvy exploitation of the film medium that assists the audience with Shakespeare's dated language. ... But in this version of Romeo and...

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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. ... This is reflected in his language - "It is the east and Juliet is the sun." ... 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...

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Examine the characters of Romeo and Tybalt and how much is reflected in the behaviour and language up to and including Act 3 Scene 1. ... In Romeo and Juliet its fate that that stops Romeo and Juliet living like an ordinary couple. ... Love can sometimes be a weakness as Romeo and Juliet discovered this. ... Examine the characters of Romeo and Tybalt and how much is reflected in the behaviour and language up to and including Act 3 Scene 1. ... In Romeo and Juliet its fate that that stops Romeo and Juliet living like an ordinary couple. ...

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Romeo and Juliet is still popular today because of its immense death toll, timeless characters, and colorful language. ... Romeo and Juliet fulfills that need completely. ... Shakespeare uses very colorful language when writing Romeo and Juliet. ... Even without Leonardo, Romeo and Juliet is an unforgettable play. As you can see Romeo and Juliet is still popular today because of its immense death toll, timeless characters, and colorful language. ...

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Romeo and Juliet would have died whatever happened - Inevitable. ... At the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet are described as "Star crossed lovers". ... At the start of the play Juliet "seems" to be loyal to her family, well at least until she met Romeo. ... At the party Juliet and Romeo meet for the first time and kiss. ... When they meet, with their language tell us (the audience) that they are in love. ...

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Patriarchal themes are apparent between Romeo and Juliet as well. ... Like "all the world," Juliet wishes to be included as a worshiper of her fair Romeo. Juliet takes part in Romeo's dream and speaks of her kiss reviving him from his death and making him an emperor. ... Patriarchal themes are underlying in nearly each portion of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet's love for one another answers this profound question of right or wrong. ...

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Irony In Act Three of ROMEO AND JULIET Throughout Romeo and Juliet there is a great deal of irony. ... Dramatic irony is an example of figurative language where we, the readers, know something that a character does not. ... Another one of Romeo and Juliet's Ironies is Romeos reaction to his banishment. ... Juliet plays along, pretending to hate the villain Romeo. ... In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet there are many examples of irony, and they all add to the plot of the story in their own way. ...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet', this theme is love. ... This is especially important when dealing with love, as in Romeo and Juliet'. ... There is an obvious change in the language Romeo uses after he meets Juliet, when he is talking to and about her and describing his feelings. ... However, when he meets Juliet, his language immediately becomes soft, flowing and romantic. ... Juliet is meant to be accompanying Paris and Romeo would be killed if discovered. ...

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Romeo and Juliet What does the audience learn about the four characters Tybalt, Capulet, Romeo and Juliet from what they say and do in this scene? ... This shows how Romeo feels about Juliet just by looking at her. ... The next movement is between Romeo and Juliet with their first encouters of each other. Romeo begins to chat Juliet and flirt with her alot. ... Close to the end of the scene Romeo finds out that Juliets mother is Lday Capulets. ...

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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is closely based on Arthur Brooke's tale, The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet. The language, attitudes, and customs detailed in the play are generally English, in spite of Brooke's original Italian setting. ... At the dawn of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet's cohorts harass Montague's. ... At the Capulet ball in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, all of the characters speak in blank verse, but when Romeo and Juliet converse, they speak in sonnet form. ... Identical to Romeo and Juliet, love is their sole concern. ...

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The production that I selected to critically review is Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann's version of forbidden love and the eventual suicide deaths of young Juliet and Romeo is translated with a unique integration of modern setting and language without losing the original texture and meaning of Shakespeare's work. 1996's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is evidently intended for a younger demographic of viewers, partially due to quick paced and choppy editing, modern cultural allusions, as well as star power consisting of a cast ...

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I believe there are many advantages of watching the movie of Romeo and Juliet over interpreting the book. Body language and voice tones are a major factor in determining a character's traits. ... Reading an unfamiliar language can be monotonous and meaningless. ... Although a challenging book improves your language skills, the movie of Romeo and Juliet familiarizes you with the characters. ... Although I had pretty closely interpreted Romeos character, Juliet acted extremely different than I had pictured before watching the movie. ...

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What makes Baz Luhrmann's film of Romeo and Juliet a memorable film? ... The news headlines also echo the prologue, which is repeated twice to give the audience a chance to get used to the language. ... 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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Claire McMurdock 10.A Year 10 'Shakespeare' Assignment 'Romeo and Juliet' Discuss the ways in which Shakespeare creates dramatic tension based around the transformation of Juliet's character. 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's famous love tragedies written during the Elizabethan times. ... Juliet seems more relaxed around the nurse and she uses more informal language, she can tell the nurse what she really thinks and feels: 'It is an honour that I dream not of.' ... The first meeting of Juliet and Romeo is very passionate and...

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