Romeo and Juliet Question: Romeo and Juliet's tragic deaths were fated to happen. ... Romeo and Juliet's death were fated to happen. From the start of the play to the finish the author (William Shakespeare) gives away little hints about Romeo and Juliet and how they are destined to die tragically. ... Romeo and Juliet had no control over the behavior of both their families. ... Romeo cannot help his feelings for Juliet so this is also classes fate. ...

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In the movie, "Shakespeare in Love", a young and energetic, William Shakespeare is encouraged by his peers to create a comedy play called "Romeo and Ethel, the pirates daughter", because at the time comedy plays were a big success. ... William obtains this wealth of inspiration for his new play from his new found love, Viola de Lesseps, and through the events that occur in "Shakespeare in Love", the audience can easily see that the play "Romeo and Juliet" and this movie, are parallels of each other. ... If I had to look at the performance continuum, I could easily break down the theatrical per...

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I chose to write a review on Shakespeare in Love written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman and directed by John Madden for paper three. ... This movie presents a hypothesis of how the Romeo and Juliet came to be. ... The only character that did perish was Christopher Marlowe, but he was not a main character even though he was Shakespeare's competition as a playwright. This was a comedy with an ironic ending, both Will and Viola (like Romeo and Juliet) learn that their love cannot be because of society and they are forced apart, but unlike Romeo and Juliet they both live and there is a hi...

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Some examples of common tragedies are Romeo and Juliet and Antigone. ... The rules of tragedy, according to Aristotle, are that all tragedies must include a chorus with three functions, the tragic hero must go through discovery and reversal stages, and the audience must go through catharsis; this can be applied to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Sophocles' is Antigone". ... In Romeo and Juliet the chorus serves all of these three purposes in the prologue at the beginning of the play. ... This will applies to Romeo and Juliet because Lord Capulet is consider...

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The continued relevance and influence of William Shakespeare is unquestionable; the very name "Shakespeare" is a known and respected around the world. ... One of his most most respected and beloved plays, "Romeo and Juliet," has inspired scores of movies such as Baz Luhrmann's version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. ... Pope, in the preface to his six-folio edition of the works of Shakespeare also says, "Shakespeare is not so much an imitator, as an instrument of nature"." ... Shakespeare's approach to writing plays revolutionized Elizabethan theatre. ... There are few o...

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Arguably the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare, Hamlet the is the classic example of a tragedy. ... Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, Brutis falls on his sword, and like them Hamlet dies by getting cut with a poison tipped sword. ... In Romeo and Juliet, although both die, they end the feud between the Capulets and the Montegues. Also, Romeo and Juliet can be together in heaven. ...

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Arguably the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare, Hamlet the is the classic example of a tragedy. ... Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, Brutis falls on his sword, and like them Hamlet dies by getting cut with a poison tipped sword. ... In Romeo and Juliet, although both die, they end the feud between the Capulets and the Montegues. Also, Romeo and Juliet can be together in heaven. ...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School