In the drama script "Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare one of the main themes shown throughout the play is conflict. ... Romeo and Juliet's love for each other became so strong, that they decided to get married, although their families hated each other. ... The conflict between the two households was only resolved after the death of Romeo and Juliet. ... Only when Romeo and Juliet died did the two families reunite. The most important theme to this drama script is central conflict between the houses of Montague and Capulet. ...

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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, an important theme is that love affects people's actions. ... Juliet's love for Romeo leads her to deceive her parents and Nurse. ... Juliet's love for Romeo leads her to deceive her parents and Nurse. ... In Act II, Scene 5, Juliet decides to marry Romeo quickly. ... In Act III, Scene 5, Juliet sticks up for Romeo when the Nurse is verbally attacks Romeo. ...

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This is exactly what happens in William Shakespeare's tragic romance, "Romeo and Juliet." ... To begin with, Romeo and Juliet are blinded by their love for each other because of Cupid, whose, as Romeo states, "view is muffled still, " (1.1.176). ... Cupid represents love, and excessive amounts of it were why Romeo and Juliet get married. ... Cupid, the sonnet form and Fortune all contribute towards showing these themes in Shakespeare's play. As Prince Escalus once said, "never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo"" (5.3.320-1)....

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William Shakespeare's masterwork, "Romeo and Juliet," is unabashedly a tragedy. ... For example, when Romeo and Juliet first meet each other in act two, they are immediately intrigued by one another. ... Obviously, this adds more complications to Romeo and Juliet's already troubled relationship. ... "Unfortunately, Juliet wakes up too late, and awakes to find her Romeo dead. ... In my opinion, one of the main reasons for the theme of tragedy throughout this play has to be Romeo and Juliet's parents. ...

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What makes Baz Luhrmann's film of Romeo and Juliet a memorable film? ... Instant pure love is what Romeo and Juliet have and always will have. ... 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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Throughout the play "Romeo and Juliet," there is an obvious power struggle between the Capulets and the Montagues. ... Romeo + Juliet also continuously pictures the two families in completely different types of settings. ... One scene in particular, is when the Capulets have the large party in the beginning of the movie where Romeo and Juliet actually met. ... We can also see why Romeo and Juliet's love is so complex and intense. ... So when Romeo and Juliet fall in love, we too can feel the uneasiness that the families themselves feel about it. ...

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In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, love is a destructive force. ... These forces all aid the eventual deaths of Juliet, Romeo, Paris, Mercutio and Tybalt. ... Romeo and Juliet are so overwhelmed by love that they willingly take their lives to be with each other, Juliet says "let me die" showing that her love for Romeo is too great that she needs to kill herself to be with him. ... If hatred was not a theme in the play, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have died, nor would Mercutio or Tybalt. ... For Romeo and Juliet, fate seems to be a negative thing. ...

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The opening scenes of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film and Zeffirelli's 1968 film are treated very differently. ... The twist on the setting gives a new look on the popular romeo and Juliet. ... A common theme used in both movies is a low shot used at important characters to make them look more powerful. ... Luhrmann used sound effects and music that had a western theme to it which made us look differently at the scene. ... Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is a world renowned play that has been perfectly recreated into two blockbuster movies. ...

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Although Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, has been portrayed in numerous films with different interpretations, nevertheless, the underlying themes remain the same because they are universal themes that speak to certain aspects of humanity that have not changed. Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate tale of love that is too great to bear. ... Another theme that Shakespeare uses in the play is hatred. ... The themes of death and violence also enter into Romeo and Juliet, and are always connected to the themes of love and hatred. ... These are themes that still apply today. ...

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Adding to what some have called a MTV style of movie, Luhrman's modern theme did not derail the moral of the story. ... The actors in the 1996 remake of Romeo and Juliet are not conservatively dressed. ... Juliet, as she graciously dances, notices Romeo and their eyes truly make a connection. ... I found Luhrman's initial meeting between Romeo and Juliet to be rated "R." Romeo and Juliet, just as in Zeffereli's film, meet at the Capulet party. ...

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In "Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare proposes that love and desire control much of human lives. ... Romeo's continuously lowering judgement threshold, triggered by his obsession with love, is a theme shown throughout the entire play. ... Romeo excited nature is decimated when Belthasar tells Romeo of Juliet's death and his intentions from that point on are shown in this line: "Is it e'en so? ... Romeo's rapidly degrading judgement is a result of his love for Juliet and Rosaline. ... Juliet's several thoughts about suicide and then her final suicide are brought o...

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Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on how love is presented through in Shakespeare's: Romeo and Juliet and how love is presented through a series of sonnets (18, 130 and 134). ... Throughout the play there is a constant theme of love and fate. ... An example of this theme is when Romeo and Juliet are described as, 'a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life'. ... This is used by Shakespeare obviously so that the reader is aware fully that this is one of the constant running themes during the play and it also makes the reader aware why Romeo and Juliet's love is d...

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This meager, seemingly unimportant word plays a significant role in Shakespeare's most well known piece Romeo and Juliet. ... Fate is the main theme of the play and mentioned multiple times. ... Romeo and Juliet are also aware of what role fate plays and mention it quite often. ... If Romeo and Juliet had free will the play would have drastically changed. ... Fate decides our decisions just as it does in Romeo and Juliet. ...

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In both the novel the Story of the Stone written by Cao Xueqin and the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, death is the main theme. ... Thus, deaths in the play Romeo and Juliet and the novel the Story of the Stone are mainly caused by excessive love and impulsive actions. ... These two couples, Romeo and Juliet, Daiyu and Baoyu all have tragic ends. ... Paris doesn't notice that Romeo is willing to suicide because of Juliet's death, he mistakenly assumes that Romeo is going to do something bad. ... In conclusion, immoderate love and impetuous decisions result in d...

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Baz Luhrmann directed such films as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and the musical Moulin Rouge. ... In Romeo and Juliet parts of it a re filmed with them on the stage on the beach. ... There is not such a big contrast in Romeo and Juliet; however there is still a contrast in the form of what the actors are wearing. ... The exaggeration of Mercutio creates nearly all of the comical scenes in Romeo and Juliet. ... In Romeo and Juliet these is a definite cowboy theme running through the whole film. ...

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All three of Luhrmann's films, "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge" (2001), have been influenced by his passion for the theatre and his love for different art forms. ... For example in "Romeo and Juliet" the star crossed lovers have just got married and the weather is bright and sunny. ... "Romeo and Juliet" were derived from the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" a pair of star crossed lovers drawn from conflicting families, which also ends tragically. The audience perception of Luhrmanns films is that they have deep underlying themes and ideas, but the ...

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