Shakespeare had the right idea all along. ... Shall I Compare you to a Summer's Day? ... In the fourth line of the sonnet, Shakespeare says how summer is too short and how his lover's beauty does not end like this season does. ... Your mistress's eyes are like the sun? ... Your mistress's breath smells like perfume? ...
William Shakespeare was a master at incorporating love in his sonnets. ... He continues on and talks about how their lover is considered to be their home and like a traveler they would eventually have to come back home. ... I assumed that these lines meant that it wouldn't be so easy for me to leave you for something worthless in exchange. ... The rhyming couplet in the end explains that the universe means nothing to him and the only thing that matters is you, the significant other. ... "Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments" (Shakespeare). ...
(Lines 1-2) Here, Shakespeare is stating that there should be no obstacles between two people in "true" love. ... (Lines 5-8) Love, which is usually undefined and gorgeous, becomes perfectly exact; either you have true love or you do not. ... It looks upon a tempest and remains immutable; it is like the North Star that all boughs of the trees bend towards. ... Is Shakespeare confident of his work? ... Shakespeare uses the sonnet to fully describe love, and is able to powerfully to add certainty to his point....
I really liked this sonnet because it talked about how a person needs a child to continue your life after you are dead. ... I enjoyed how Shakespeare intended this sonnet to demonstrate how having a child is obligatory. That there is no pint in living if you do not have a child because once you die your name will die too. ... In conclusion, many people my age do not recognize or appreciate Shakespeare because of the style of writing or the prolonged stories. But what they do not realize is that they can relate to Shakespeare a lot, if they only took the time to understand what he is portr...
His plays have inspired successful Hollywood films such "10 Things I Hate About You," based on "The Taming of the Shrew." The Indian film industry has drawn heavily on Shakespeare as seen in movies like Angoor, where the plot is drawn almost entirely from "A Comedy of Errors" and Omkara, an adaptation of Othello. ... Critics have noted his disregard for Aristotle's rules regarding literary unities, but in the words of Pope, "To judge of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rules, is like trying a man by the laws of one country who acted under those of another"." ... To this day, expressions ...
Danes brings life to the character of Juliet and reaches far beyond the subservient stereotype of most Elizabethan characters with her ambition and assertion, although she sometimes sounds like a schoolgirl reading lines aloud for a teacher. DiCaprio is not quite as polished and in some scenes you may find him off-hand and whiny, however he manages to capture the depth and thoughtfulness associated with Romeo. ... These features also make the film somewhat cartoon-like with a lot of heightened realism. Don't expect to see British people prancing around in tights when you rent this one....
It is a slick cinematic rendition of Shakespeare's work brought to the screen for contemporary movie-goers. ... 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." ... Like Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers the editing is fierce and in your face. ... You become entranced and cannot wait to see what happens next even if you are already familiar with the story. ... Like many contemporary Shakespeare productions, the text has been slightly edited but this does nothing to dilute the story. ...
Almost anywhere that you go in America or even the world, the people have heard of William Shakespeare. ... Why do we, as a society, read William Shakespeare's plays? ... Anyone can relate to the ideas in Shakespeare's plays, which are what makes them so great. ... Even though there are many wars being fought, I believe that there would be many more had there not been people like Shakespeare to have us brought together a little bit more. ... Shakespeare definitely knew what he was doing when he wrote his plays and published them. ...
One of the favorite plays by William Shakespeare is the tragedy Romeo and Juliet. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, sc. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, sc. ... (Brockett, p. 110) Now that you have some background information about the play, about where the play would have been presented I will talk about how the play was originally performed in the late 1590's when William Shakespeare wrote the play. ... Make-up, wigs and costumes were used of course like today. ...
Love is a very serious matter during the era Shakespeare existed. ... Can you imagine falling in love with someone and knowing that if you want to live your life, for the decisions you want to make, you would be punished? ... It feels as if Shakespeare had this dream, or fantasy, of his own that he intertwined into his style and method of writing. ... In his eyes, it was like Helena "transformed" into Hermia. ... The similarities in these plays prove that Shakespeare had some issues that could only be expressed through the use of his words. ...
Foremost, Shakespeare writer to be mentioned in this play. ... Hanschen was masturbating and he said to Desdemona: "One of us must go-it's you or me"(Sater 30). ... The third reference to a work of Shakespeare was in act two. ... Like Gloucester, Herr Stiefel suffered tremendously for his mistakes and he misjudged his son. ... In Spring Awakening, this feeling was found in Anna's lyrics: "It's like I'm your lover-or, more like your ghost-I spend the day wonderin' what you do, where you go"(Sater 29). ...
The film opens with an announcer on a TV set describing the situation as we enter the film it's almost like the opening of a popular TV show: "last week on Dawson's Creek." Just substitute William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet for the actual television show and Verona Beach for the location. ... William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona Beach; a violent modern city of guns, money and greed. ... A film that will kick you in the heart. Although it will probably not be considered a classic at par with the Zeffirelli version, I liked this film a lot more than t...
1) Expectation Shakespeare a writer known almost everywhere someone who is talked about all the time. Most Schools teach his work most drama groups perform his work and you wonder is Shakespeare's work that brilliant. ... My favorite and probably the majority's favorite character would have been Malvolio when suddenly his serious and gentlemen like character turns into more of a comedy. ... He is always in the politest manners and stands in a tall and statue like posture. ... Whenever another performance of Shakespeare starts I will be there. ...
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. ... I was very impressed by the amount of detail that was paid to recreating the; I loved how the story just seemed to draw you in, not only behind the scenes of the theater, but into the mind of the playwright. ... 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) lea...
Shakespeare elucidates the notion of tragedy through the medium of age and the associated insights inherent in the range of ages represented by the characters. ... "He shall not make me there a joyful bride" (Juliet, Act III, Scene V, Line 117) "An you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (Capulet, Act III, Scene V, Line 193). ... Friar Lawrence's desperate plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together ultimately sounds like a genuine idea "And this shall free thee from this present shame" (Act IV, Scene I, Line 121), but in reality it fails miserably leading to the star-crossed...
Ophelia is a prime example of Shakespeare's use of a character to add the classic "Shakespeare open interpretation" for the actors and readers. ... Look to't, I charge you. ... Hamlet makes it a goal to make sure Ophelia feels like a sex object rather than a woman with standards. ... The single sentence in the play that Shakespeare uses to change the whole course between the young adults is when Hamlet says "I did love you" (III.i.125). With the death of his father, and the odd events with the ghost Hamlet, like Ophelia, has a lot on his plate. ...
(Like in twenty-four hours you could be that close to someone). ... It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden / Too like the lightening, which doth cease to be." ( Act 2, Scene 2) Shakespeare is sending a warning through Juliet's mouth. ... By making Juliet's movements so slow, Luhrman makes you involved in the movie because you just want to scream, "Move faster Juliet, Romeo look. she's alive!" ... Luhrman modernized some things a bit too much, like Mercutio and the guns. The scenes that he changed, like the balcony scene, were for the worse. ...
Today, Shakespeare's poetic language would leave viewers perplexed. ... He turns Shakespeare's original play into a distinguishable, modern film. ... Given that actors and actresses do not only bring his or her physical appearance to the film, but also their reputations, directors, like Baz Luhrmann, took the task of casting carefully. ... Like Danes, DiCaprio's fame was on the rise, and Luhrmann used this to his advantage. ... He speaks as if they really are his words and that's something you don't always get in a Shakesperean performance," ("Production Notes: ...
The sets were created by Academy Award winner Martin Childs ("Shakespeare in Love"). ... Over 400 costumes were required and they were created by Kym Barrett, ( "The Matrix," " Shakespeare's , Romeo and Juliet"). ... There you have the whole movie. Little nuances, like the visions of victims, Inspector Abberline has and Mary Kelly (Grahm) being the prettiest prostitute ever try to fuel the movie. ... If you are looking for a good storyline and plot, you, might rather choose to see, "Riding in Cars with Boys", but if you are looking for a good blood and guts slasher film "From Hell", i...
In the first scene you witness a conversation between Sampson and Gregory, both Capulet kinsmen. ... His last words in the scene threaten her disownment and possible death: An you"ll be mine, I"ll give you to my friend; An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets! ... Like "all the world," Juliet wishes to be included as a worshiper of her fair Romeo. ... Patriarchal themes are underlying in nearly each portion of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... When Romeo and Juliet become disenchanted with the feud between their families and the absolute supremacy of men like Lord ...
Do you agree? ... 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. ... That just shows that William Shakespeare didn't waste much time before telling us that the two lovers take their lives. ... It is like they are waiting to die, or at least for something bad to happen. ... There are plenty more signs of fate through the play which William Shakespeare has written. ...
This can be seen in the play, Romeo and Juliet, a dramatic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. ... When discussing his love for her in a conversation with Benvolio he says: Well in that hit you miss. ... Describing her as having 'Dian's wit' develops her image as someone out of his league, god-like and unattainable. ... She appears like a heavenly entity, an angel who shines her light on the world. ... In regards to loving him she says "If I do so it will be more of price, being spoke to you back than to your face....
William Shakespeare's masterwork, "Romeo and Juliet," is unabashedly a tragedy. ... However, even though that scene is the most remembered when you even mention Romeo and Juliet, there are also more tragic elements to the play, even before the deaths occur. ... From the very outset of the play, Shakespeare clearly states, through the Chorus, that this play is most certainly destined to be a tragedy. ... After she drinks the potion, her body goes into a coma-like state, and her family believe that she is really dead, and she is placed in her family tomb. ... "If ever you disturb our street...
Juliet from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," and Ophelia from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," are both portrayed as naive and childlike, which ultimately brings about their downfall. ... Here Juliet is saying that she will obey the commands she is given, much like Ophelia. ... "The story of Ophelia, from Shakespeare's Hamlet, shows the destructive forces that affect young women. ... "(Camden) "Marry, I will teach you: think yourself a baby.... She was unwilling to stand up for herself and make choices, much like a child. ...
As Shakespeare once said, "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." ... In his tragic play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare illustrates the clash between fate and free will through a character by the name of Mercutio. ... On the way to the Capulet party, Mercutio tells the lovesick Romeo, "If love be rough with you, be rough with love; / Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down" (1.4.27-28). ... Finally, Mercutio also helps to depict philia, a type of brotherly love, which is one of the three levels of love that Shakespeare depicts in his tragedy. ... Unfortunately, ...
