The main villain in "Romeo and Juliet" is Tybalt who is Juliet's cousin from the Capulet house. ... For example during a masked ball in "Romeo and Juliet," Tybalt sees Romeo at the Capulet's ball, and therefore instantly wants to kill Romeo, and tells a servant to "fetch me my rapier, boy." ... Towards the end of "Romeo and Juliet," the mood becomes even darker than previously, as the Montagues and Capulets encounter each other. ... This is one of the first points in the play where Romeo can be recognized as a villain, as he becomes a murderer and releases all of his aggression. ....

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Shakespeare had a massive role in schools in India -by this time, the British empire still existed and Shakespeare was slowly becoming known globally which encouraged his prominence- In 1853, a law was passed called the "India act" where English language and English literature was a part of the qualification and one of the subjects included in exams. ... Shakespeare lived in a male-dominated world where women didn't have the same kind of respect the majority of our women do today and I feel like Shakespeare intended to show what life is like for women in society ruled by men in ...

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Moreover, to cater for a 'modern' audience at the time, the film tackled the issue of 'gender' by capturing a woman's desire to act on stage in the Elizabethan era and the frustrating journey she experienced due to the societal confines of her gender. ... Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, is a romantic-comedy drama that depicts a lustrous affair between the privileged Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the upcoming commoner playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) which transpires during t...

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In one passage of Antigone (lines 1344-1371), a messenger tells the Chorus that a tragic event has taken place: Haemon has killed himself. ... One could observe the incongruity in Haemon's family values between the selected passage and an earlier excerpt, thus suggesting an ironic tone. ... Haemon's act of suicide depicts a gruesome image of him lunging the sword deeply into his body. ... The pathetic tone within the tragedy, Antigone, leads to the universal theme of how one should value intimate relationships over civil laws. ... The heartbreaking story of Romeo and Juliet by Wil...

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When one considers the rich historical traditions of theatre, one is predominantly drawn to the influence of Western civilization on theatrical traditions. ... In this type of theatre, one leader serves as the primary actor and is in charge of a group of others who sing, dance, play music, write plays and act as assistants. ... One popular Indian play of the Sanskrit genre that you might consider is The Little Clay Cart by Sudraka. ... In the vein of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet or of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge film, it tells of a heroic Brahman merchant by the name of Carudat...

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