A Character Most Like Me Tyler Brown In Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare, there are several minor and major characters. Out of all the characters I had to pick from, I chose Romeo. I chose Romeo, because Romeo and I are alike in several ways, and different in others. ... Even though I like Romeo and the way his character works and thinks, I totally lost respect for him during this scene. ... I only lost respect for Romeo in this scene. ...

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William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest literary examples of human fallibility. In the play, many characters, which include Friar Lawrence, the Montagues, and the Capulets, make seemingly small, absurd mistakes that cost the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, their lives, proving how erroneous even adults can be. ... He rushes to Romeo before the Friar can send for him. Romeo arrives at her tomb and meets up with Paris. ... Juliet awakens shortly after to find both Paris and Romeo dead. ...

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L1 English Essay- William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet "What type of love is the most powerful in Romeo & Juliet?" ... The love of friendship that is shown between many characters such as Mercutio and Romeo, the love of family that is very obvious in both families, the love of god and religious aspects and the most powerful which is true love, between the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet. ... Friar Laurence also has a major influence on the main characters, Romeo and Juliet by acknowledging their relationship and agreeing to marry them in the hope that the two families would be ...

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Most of the time authors use oxymorons to express the conflict in their character's hearts. ... Juliet says Romeo has a serpent's heart. ... She calls Romeo a dragon with a fair cave. ... Juliet is comparing Romeo to an angel. ... In Macbeth Shakespeare uses a hell-kite instead of a raven to express the same emotions that Juliet is having with another character, Macduff. ...

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in a masterpiece. ... However, the play's dramatic irony and suspense bring the reader into the characters" world for a very entertaining story. ... Well, Romeo never got the message that was sent to him about the plan. ... Romeo wanted to die and be dead along with Juliet. ... This single event in the play, as well as the play as a whole, not only entertains by immersing the reader into the characters" world, but teaches that two people in love simply cannot be told to stop loving one another. ...

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The production that I selected to critically review is Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet now live in modern day Verona beach, instead of on the streets of Verona, Italy. ... Romeo laments Rosaline over a game of pool and Mercutio convinces Romeo to ingest Ecstasy before the party. ... The switching of lines from character gives more depth to characters that had previously lacked much strength or personality. Overall, I believe that Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is a fabulous interpretation of the Romeo a...

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From the beginning of the play, the readers and the characters knew that fate and destiny controls the characters. ... An important motif in Romeo and Juliet is nature. ... The frown symbolizes Romeo's depression after Rosaline's rejection, and the smile that replaces it when Romeo meets Juliet. ... Although Romeo and Juliet try many ways to be together, it is believed by the characters that they have no hand in their fate; they are being manipulated by powers of fate and destiny. ... As it is the main reason why Romeo and Juliet could be realistic. ...

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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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Who was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? The controversial end scene of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" leaves many unanswered questions in the mind of the reader. One of which is "Who was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?". I believe that the most influential factor contributing to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet is fate. ... From the very first act the characters already appear to realise their destiny Romeo said "hanging in the stars" which implies a premonition of his and Juliet's destiny was planned from the very beginning of ...

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The exception is Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet seem alive. ... In contrast, in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the opposite was the case and Romeo and Juliet would have been seen as very disobedient to their parents. ... Juliet and Romeo are completely besotted with each other. ... The recurring imagery system sets the mood of each scene and allows the audience to see the place of each character. ...

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(Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, sc. ... Juliet as well is consumed with the love she has for Romeo. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, sc. ... The role of Juliet, and other young female characters, were commonly played by young boys before they hit puberty when their voice and body began to change. ... He , or an actor from the play, would give the epilogue as the closing maybe to tell a little bit about the future of the characters. ...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo had to run away in order to meet Juliet. ... Since Romeo and Juliet took place in the past, the laws were not as strict of sophisticated as today. ... In the play both Romeo and Juliet committed suicide. ... This significant difference is the amount of loyalty and love between the characters. ... Romeo and Juliet cannot live without each other whereas Maria can live without Tony ...

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For instance, in the original play, while fighting, the characters use swords, although, the modern version used guns. ... In the modern version, the director has Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, Old Montague, and Lady Montague characters use first name. ... When watching this and knowing how the play should truly go, the characters in the modern version look foolish speaking as if they were in earlier times and acting in modern settings. ... A classic such as Romeo and Juliet should be given the credit it deserves. ... She is with Romeo and they both eventually end up in the pool. ...

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Because of the pride these characters hold in their houses, they are willing to die. ... After Romeo and Juliet's deaths, their fathers agree to drop the feud. ... We see this type of futility in Act 3 Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet'. ... Similarly in 'Romeo and Juliet' all of the characters are bound by the love of their house, and would do anything to protect its pride and would never dare to dishonour them. ... Also, in 'Romeo and Juliet' some of the characters like Benvolio express their desire to not engage in conflict, but it is almost as if they are pee...

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Just substitute William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet for the actual television show and Verona Beach for the location. ... What happens next, but the characters are introduced in a sort of 1970s-TV show-type format. ... William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona Beach; a violent modern city of guns, money and greed. In this opulent world hate, rival gangs and families at war, Romeo (Leonardo Dicaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes), are ignited by the passion of first forbidden love and Verona Beach explodes. ... Baz Lugrmann's Romeo And Juliet is a very interesting a...

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Many characters in the play show an extrusive amount of love towards another character. One character that expresses their true love for Juliet, in a variety of ways, is Romeo. ... Juliet also reveals how much love she has for Romeo in the scene where Juliet is in her chamber on her balcony and starts off by saying, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... Each of the characters (Romeo and Juliet) shows an unbelievable amount of love for one another. ...

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Many characters in the play show an extrusive amount of love towards another character. One character that expresses their true love for Juliet, in a variety of ways, is Romeo. ... Juliet also reveals how much love she has for Romeo in the scene where Juliet is in her chamber on her balcony and starts off by saying, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... Each of the characters (Romeo and Juliet) shows an unbelievable amount of love for one another. ...

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William Shakespeare's classical play "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" begins with a prologue. ... Sonnets usually consist of 14 lines, the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" follows this structure. ... I also think the he chose to use a sonnet is because Romeo and Juliet is about love and this is what sonnets were used for. ... The chorus wasn't an actual character in the play, just as the newsreader is not a character in the film version. ... This line informs you about whom the characters in the play are and how many. ...

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The characters that operate in this world are all obsessed with getting rich and becoming famous off of William Shakespeare's new play. The nature of these characters is of desperation and greed because each wants or needs to gain something from this play, but are unaware of the power and emotion that this play will have on them. ... The audience should also be able to recognize close parallelism between the movie and the play, being that both characters are in love and are separated by the forces of wealth, power, and nobility. ... This theatrical event was very rich with depth and qu...

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While Benvolio and Mercutio try to find Romeo they shout dirty things about Rosaline in hopes of bringing Romeo back. ... Juliet starts to question Romeo about how he got there, but Romeo's answers are not practical. ... Act II, Scene 3 In this scene we meet a very important character, Friar Lawrence. ... When we first meet this character he is collecting plants, which is very strange because he is seen more as a religious figure. ... To his surprise, Romeo has found a new love to admire. ...

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Romeo and Juliet is just another one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. ... Friar Lawrence is a controversial character in the play, which makes him difficult to analyse. If it were not for him, the sleeping potion would not have been given to Juliet thus making Romeo kill himself. ... If one little thing changed, if Romeo did get the notice, if Romeo didn't kill Paris or if Romeo was never banished from the town, then the ending would have been a traditional happy ending, but this play is a tragedy and the end describes this. ... Friar Lawrence was only trying to help, but b...

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Romeo and Juliet is just another one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. ... Friar Lawrence is a controversial character in the play, which makes him difficult to analyse. If it were not for him, the sleeping potion would not have been given to Juliet thus making Romeo kill himself. ... If one little thing changed, if Romeo did get the notice, if Romeo didn't kill Paris or if Romeo was never banished from the town, then the ending would have been a traditional happy ending, but this play is a tragedy and the end describes this. ... Friar Lawrence was only trying to help, but b...

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Similarity "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet" both show how powerful love can be. ... You can tell this by, not only seeing that the root of both these plays is falling in love, but also by some of the comments the characters make. ... When the moon changed, something significant happened to either one of the characters or a turning point of the play occurred. ... The same situation took part in "Romeo and Juliet." ... Juliet asks herself, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" ...

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Each character in the adaptation displays some type of religious emblem, which symbolizes their Christian faith. ... The characters of the film are dressed as a representation of their rank in society. Authoritative characters are styled in expensive and elegant attire, suggesting their wealth and rank within society. ... It's important to reveal these eternal characters anew for every generation, I just thought he'd be a perfect Romeo. It was as simple as that," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). ...

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The two main characters met in an incidental situation where Trish requires Hans's help and there is very little passion, which is the complete opposite to the meeting of Romeo and Juliet. In ""Romeo Must Die"" the characters take control of their own destiny, reflecting the changed value that is placed upon fate in society today, as independence is a more greatly valued aspect of life. ... This entices the audience to become captured in the journey of these characters. ... I have used many of the original characters from "Romeo and Juliet" in my film and simply modified them to make t...

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