Romeo and Juliet was an epic story. ... It shows two different themes. ... This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die. This story brings out the themes of the hatred shared between two families, and the secret lovers caught in the middle. These two themes play a strong role in the play. ...
Fast-forward five hundred and sixty years when this universal theme was used to create the tale of two young lovers, Tony and Maria, called West Side Story. ... The ending of both these plays set a lasting impression on the audience, yet West Side Story was altered to fit the interests of modern times. ... The officer has certain facets that allude to the Prince in Romeo and Juliet, yet by stating to the Jets, "Boys, just tell me, I am on your side. ... Although their where many things that where different in the end of the two tales, the tragedy of the story was untouched. ... It was not unt...
The relationships between the characters, plot sequence, and theme of hatred in West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet intertwine resulting in two similar, yet varying versions of the most famous love story of all time. ... Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy. (1.5.140-143) "The balcony scene" is mirrored in West Side Story as the "fire escape scene." ... How many [bullets do you have left] and still have one bullet left for me?" (2.6) The universal theme of hate and close-mindedness presents itself in unique forms in Romeo and Juliet and West Side S...
He instead gives a bit of background, and a bit of foreshadowing. ... It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know I love him"(803). ... He stops smiling and gives the children a look of hatred for how awfully they are treating Hareton. ... If it passed to me from you tomorrowI would abandon it"(108). ... After analyzing the texts, it can be found that these four seemingly unrelated stories are able to be connected by this theme of "ancestral redemption....
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. ... Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins 1961 West Side Story is one such version. ... Even though the presentation of the play is very unconventional, it still accurately portrays the themes of the original version, because it does not change the story at all. ...
Moreover, the last scene in which the mechanicals present a fumbling, hilarious version of "Pyramus and Thisbe" at the wedding of Theseus, duke of Athens and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, is an important part of the play as it gives it a purely joyful, comedic ending. ... "I'll give thee fairies to attend on thee/ And they fetch thee jewels from the deep" (3.1.131-132). ... This quote shows her meek, submissive and humble characteristics after her bizarre experience: "Come, my lord, and in our flight/ Tell me how it come this night" (4.1.96-97). ... Mo...
People may well think of Romeo and Juliet to be "the greatest love story ever told", due to their rather vague knowledge of the passion shared by the two main lovers. ... /Prodigious birth of love it is to me, /That I must love a loathed enemy." ... One of the major themes of Shakespeare's imagery is that of light. ... In contrast, though, there is also the recurring theme of dark imagery. ... "Nurse, come back again, /I have remembered me, thou's hear our counsel." ...
When Juliet refuses to do soCapulet threatens to disown her. "...you shall not house with me." ... Capulet will only forgive her if she will consent to herfather's decision "...I'll give you to my friend.... Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word.... "If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow. . . ... Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play umpire. . ." ...
In William's Shakespeare immortal tale, Romeo and Juliet, love and hate are juxtaposed to portray the antithesis between the two themes. ... If thou be merciful, / Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet."... There is a naivety about her answer: "I'll look to like, if looking move. / But no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to make it fly" (I.i. 98-100). ... Friendship plays an important part in the story and is allied to the idea of loyalty. ... As love is a recurring theme, hate is reinforced in the play through the "ancient grudge" between the two hous...
She was like a grandmother to me. ... One story I remember the most was one she told about when he passed away; she thought they would grow old together, and a part of her soul died along with him. ... (Merriam-Webster) What she is saying is she wants the same love she gives him in return. ... Let me count the ways. ... Out of the four poems I analyzed, Bradstreet's poem moved me. ...
Love is a major theme within Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... All of the characters exhibit at least one of these as the story progresses. ... Sexuality is also another aspect of love within the story. ... A character who constantly makes sexual comments and puns is Mercurio who often gives sexual meaning to Romeo's words. ... Throughout the story little goes right for the lovers but they manage to share a few moments of true happiness. ...
The themes of the play are dreams and reality, love and magic. ... This is seen in everyday life, women give up their wants to make their men happy. ... In this area, legends, myths, and impossible stories originate. ... The fairies bring the stories to you from the East. ... (McIntosh 3) " four happy days bring in another moon: but, O, me thinks, how slow. ...
The classic love story is set now in modern Verona beach stays true to the original text. ... The news headlines also echo the prologue, which is repeated twice to give the audience a chance to get used to the language. ... The lyrics, "never be hung up, hung up like my man and me" show that Romeo and Juliet are young and they shouldn't be dragged down by commitments of love. ...
However, if one man can so exquisitely write fictional stories about love and still include a controversial issue in them, then where do we draw the line between fact and fiction? ... The first quatrain introduces the theme with the image of reflected beauty, "Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest" (ll. 1). ... Shakespeare is also once again reminding the audience that her mother had hoped to achieve a sense of immortality by giving birth to her. ... The speaker is giving his beloved an ultimatum as it were. ... With this the speaker is able to accomplish what can only dream of;...
