Romeo and Juliet: In scene 1, Romeo is acting very strange and is in love with a girl called Rosaline, but she doesn't love him back that's why Romeo is feeling sad and depressed. ... "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? ... 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. ... He attacks Romeo, but Romeo doesn't fight so Mercutio jumps in to help Romeo. ... The fight will change the character of Romeo forever because one of his best friends has just died (Mercutio)...

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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. ... Usually in a tragedy play the main character has one main weakness or flaw, which leads to their downfall. ... 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. ... Usually in a tragedy play the main character has one main weakness or flaw, which leads to their downfall. ... Another example of when Romeo blames fate is on page 84 "o I am fortune's fool" even then h...

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" Romeo and Juliet". ... Many factors can combine to result in the deaths of these two characters. ... Two other notable characters that raised the idea that human responsibility was the reason for the unnecessary deaths were Tybalt; nephew of Lady Capulet, and Mercutio; friend of Romeo. ... The immature and foolish behaviour that both characters seemed to own would come and go freely. ... Romeo's character also resembled that of Juliet's. ...

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In this particular act, we are viewing the experience through the eyes of four central characters. ... Mercutio is perhaps the smartest character in the play. ... Until this point in the play, Mercutio has been the most level- headed character. ... Looking at his scene from each of these four character's perspectives is very difficult. ... Simultaneously, each of these characters evoked something different. ...

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Shakespeare represents this idea of fate and "star crossed lovers" through what various characters say and many events leading up to the lovers" deaths. ... On Romeo's behalf, Mercutio stands up for Romeo, and starts struggling. ... Mercutio blames Romeo and the feud for his fate, and Romeo unwillingly kills Tybalt in revenge. Romeo is then banished to Mantua. ... It does so through what certain characters say, and through seemingly coincidental events that take place throughout the play. ...

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Some of the comparisons I will make are the opening scene of the play, characters' attire, the setting of some of the film's scenes, the different levels of aggression in the two productions, means of transportation, and their weapons. ... The characters in Zeffereli's production seem well-mannered, respectful, courteous, and ride on horses as means of transportation. ... Luhrman makes references to the characters' weapons as "swords", when in fact they are 9mm pistols. ... Of course, Romeo rejects the invitation but Merc...

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The Women of Shakespeare Women in Shakespeare's plays were not of importance, compared to the male characters. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Capulet to me seems to be the most tragic of all Shakespeare's women characters. She fell in love with Romeo Montague, the enemy. ... By waking up, Juliet finds out that Romeo died and decided to end her life to be with her Romeo. ... Juliet died because she loved Romeo. ...

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This scene is important to the rest of the play because Mercutio dies who is Romeo's bets friend and Tybalt dies who is Romeo's enemy so Romeo feels guilty because they both died because of him and he is banned from Verona. ... This is all because of this scene The main characters in this scene are Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Benvolio, Prince and lady Capulet. ... The costumes in this play would try to reflect each characters personality. ... The why in which I am going to make the characters act is what I think will make the scene better by adding more emotion. ... When Romeo com...

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What makes Baz Luhrmann's film of Romeo and Juliet a memorable film? ... The look of the characters play a very important part in the way that we think of them. ... In the first scene where we see Romeo it is a wide shot. ... 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, belonging to the Montagues, and Juliet, a Capulet, have an accidental run in at a party that leads to the two young characters falling in love. ... This depiction of the colors clearly segregates the families and allows us to clearly associate the characters to the side they are fighting for. ... We can also see why Romeo and Juliet's love is so complex and intense. ... The way we depict the characters are mostly up to our own minds because Shakespeare gives very ...

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Juliet is a unique character, for someone of her time, as she does not follow the above criteria. ... This shows she is a self-willed character as she has betrayed her family just to do what she wants, which is to be with Romeo. ... Once again we can see that Juliet is a confident character because the Friar takes her seriously. ... In conclusion I think that Juliet is a very strong character with a great mind. ... She is a powerful and much needed character in the play and it is at the very end of the play that Shakespeare makes this obvious by making Juliet the dominant character. ...

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Misunderstanding and wrong decisions are factors that caused the end of characters' lives, and also characters are dead because they are loyal to their families. ... Secondly, characters in the play and the novel are dead because of misapprehensions and impetuous decisions. ... Most importantly, these two characters care too much about family's reputation. ... He always fight with characters if they say anything bad about his family. ... In conclusion, immoderate love and impetuous decisions result in deaths of many characters in the play Romeo and Juliet and the novel the Story of t...

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Art thou not Romeo ?" ... At first glance, the characters seem worlds apart. ... Yet each character chooses suicide to portray that love of another. ... Each of the characters has done that. Carton gave his life for the lives of Lucie and her family, Romeo for Juliet and Juliet for Romeo. ...

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In Baz Luhrman's production of Romeo and Juliet many filming style techniques have been used. ... Franco Zefferelli's production of Romeo and Juliet is both realistic and traditional. ... He uses natural sounds such as crowd noises, and horse hooves on pavement, with little other non-diagetic sounds until Romeo enters. ... The only time we hear them is at the beginning, at the time of the prologue, and when Romeo first enters. ... Also, the could be used for the introduction if main characters; the music can separate the more important characters of the storyline with the average ...

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Shakespeare has focused on romanticism, specifically the intense love and passion that flourishes between the two characters after their first sighting of each other. ... Although we are fully aware of Juliet's feelings for Romeo at the end of the first act, Romeo is now totally besotted by Juliet. ... Shakespeare uses this type of monologue to inform the audience of a characters feelings and thoughts. ... This is an important part of the play as it is a prime example of the light/dark and day/night motif that runs throughout the scenes between the two main characters. ... The fina...

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In Romeo and Juliet the music is used to help describe what's going on in the scene or the personalities of some of the characters. ... Then when Romeo enters, the music suddenly changes to a very slow, calming piece played by string section, which reflects his characters peaceful and romantic nature. ... Baz Luhrmann creates some very exaggerated and flamboyant characters. ... Moulin Rouge also provides some gaudy characters who supply a lot of amusement. ... Both these characters are strong stereotypes of who they represent. ...

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In William Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the title characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet redeem the mistakes of their families and end a centuries-old feud between their families. ... Shakespeare deliberately does not begin the play by talking about Romeo and Juliet. ... Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Juliet and Romeo because he sees the potential of their love. ... In Charles Dickens's newspaper serial Tale of Two Cities, the character of Charles Darnay struggles to redeem his family for the horrible acts of his uncle, the Marquis St. ... Characters in eac...

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Which signals to Romeo and Juliet that the day has broke and that Romeo must leave. ... As Juliet's father becomes angry we explore a different side to his character. ... Romeo's a dishclout to him." ... Relationships between the characters are indicated to us though the way they interact on stage with one another. ... The factor which intensifies the drama in this scene is the change with two of the characters: Lord Capulet and the Nurse. ...

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Thus Juliet refers to Romeo as her God. ... She believes that a name does not make any difference to a person's character. ... She urges Romeo to speak honestly of his feelings. ... Here Romeo wishes to be asleep in peace. ... In this scene we find Romeo's and Juliet's character develop. ...

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Comparison of film to playwright in Romeo and Juliet The Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, was written in a time period that differs greatly from today. ... Due to the growing mental gap between the youth of today and the Shakespearean dialect, director Baz Luhrmann creates the modern day film version of Romeo and Juliet. ... For an example of slang that Shakespeare uses in the opening act of Romeo and Juliet is between a Capulet and a Montague. ... As the camera focuses in on the characters" faces, the audience begins to visualize the deeper emotions of each character. ... The confl...

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