Romeo and Juliet "Discuss how Shakespeare represents Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers" during the course of the play" During the course of Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers", which means literally against the stars and the lovers incapability to change their tragic fate, which can be expressed as the inevitable events predestined by a supposed force. ... Shakespeare represents Romeo and Juliet as "star crossed lovers" by incorporating an intricate series of premonition...

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So begins Baz Luhrmann's production of Shakespeare's beloved play, "Romeo and Juliet," from the famous opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into thedepths?... Casting includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Juliet as well as great performances by John Leguizamo (Tybalt) and, Harold Perrineau (Mercutio). ... Shakespeare may be rolling around in his grave after seeing this film, but English classes all over the world can breathe a little easier when it comes time to take the Romeo and Juliet final exam b...

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ROMEO + JULIET: AN E TICKET RIDE The new release of Romeo and Juliet is fun, fast and exciting to watch. ... 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." ... One can argue that this version of Romeo and Juliet would be understood even without spoken words. ... This Romeo and Juliet is successful on many levels for many reasons. ... Unlike other productions of Romeo and Juliet which I've seen, I believe the actual meanings and ideas of Shakespeare's story are more easily digested ...

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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses oxymorons to express and show the conflict in Juliet's heart when she learns that her husband has killed her favorite cousin. ... To show these emotions, Shakespeare uses oxymorons as Juliet storms: O serpent heart, hid with a flow"ring face! ... Juliet says Romeo has a serpent's heart. ... Juliet is comparing Romeo to an angel. ... As Juliet continues her ranting Shakespeare makes the oxymorons more graphic to show how Juliet's escalating emotions are overflowing. ...

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The story of Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy in the year 1595 the story was written by a man called William Shakespeare. ... Romeo refuses to fight because he has married Juliet. ... After the fight everything was different for Romeo and Juliet the fight had changed everything for them, up until the fight everything was going well for both but now that Romeo has been banished and Tybalt dead Juliet has lost 2 close people that she loved very much on the same day that night Juliet had grieved Tybalt's death and the fact that Romeo was banished. ... William Shakespeare is a cunning...

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One of the favorite plays by William Shakespeare is the tragedy Romeo and Juliet. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Prologue, l. 5-8) I think that the theme love is the centralized theme. ... (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. ...

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L1 English Essay- William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet "What type of love is the most powerful in Romeo & Juliet?" Discuss: In the book "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare there are many powerful types of love demonstrated. ... Romeo & Juliet. ... Romeo & Juliet. ... Love is a very powerful word and especially in William Shakespeare's story, "Romeo and Juliet." ...

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In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has to go through a forceful marriage with a person she doesn't know. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet loves Romeo but the situation between the families causes her to fake her death. ... The plot in Romeo and Juliet is timeless and will stay that way. ... Great literature like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is unanimous and timeless. ... Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet will remain at its high stature till the end of time ...

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Some of the scenes in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are different from the ones in Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet. ... One of the most famous scenes in all of Shakespeare's plays is the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. ... Both Romeo and Juliet are young, and full of life. ... Shakespeare wrote that Juliet awoke after Romeo had taken the poison and found both Paris and Romeo slayed at her feet. ... The most famous scene in Romeo and Juliet, come on! ...

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In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet two worlds are in chaos, two families warring for control of fair Verona. ... It is at the ball that Romeo meets Juliet. ... Romeo planned to go to the Capulet's tomb and die beside Juliet. ... When Friar Lawrence arrives he finds Romeo dead next to Juliet. ... In my opinion Shakespeare's point in this play is that violence solves nothing. ...

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Romeo and Juliet Question: Romeo and Juliet's tragic deaths were fated to happen. ... Romeo and Juliet's death were fated to happen. 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. ... Romeo and Juliet had no control over the behavior of both their families. ... Romeo cannot help his feelings for Juliet so this is also classes fate. ...

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ESSAY: Romeo and Juliet Romeo is too sensitive and reacts too quickly to the events in the play. ... Romeo is too sensitive in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", which leads him to react to quickly to the events in the play. ... Romeo meets Juliet the night of the Lord Capulet's Party. ... Romeo heart is an open book as he exudes his feelings for Juliet. ... Romeo wishes to join Juliet, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ...

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Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, was a love story that ended in tragedy. ... Romeo and Juliet were secret lovers from two feuding families; Romeo a Montague, Juliet a Capulet. ... Romeo, Juliet, and Capulet all acted out of ignorance, resulting in the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. ... This happened with Romeo and Juliet when Romeo thought Juliet was dead when she really wasn't. Romeo took the poison, Juliet woke up, saw that Romeo was dead, took his dagger, and killed herself, ending in tragedy. ...

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Fate plays a chief role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. ... Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight while Romeo is crashing her party. ... Juliet wakes up early only to find Romeo dead. ... William Shakespeare wrote one of the most influential plays ever, when he sat down to write, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." ...

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Shakespeare wrote a play sometime between 1594 and 1596 given the name, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, known all over the world, which has been remade by director Baz Luhrmann in a modern time movie. ... The modern Romeo and Juliet is not beneficial to the understanding of the original drama because new generations may accidentally change the play permanently. ... After observing the modern version, Romeo and Juliet, and reading the classic, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet play, the conclusion that the modern version is not beneficial to the understanding of the drama was because the modern ...

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In the tragic play, William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, the last words uttered by the prince, " some shall be pardon"d and some punished ", left the unanswered question of who will be pardoned and who punished. ... From the beginning he did the best for Romeo, Juliet and both families. ... Later, when Romeo was banished and Juliet suicidal, the friar gave Juliet the death potion because he had faith that it would allow Romeo and Juliet to be together. ... She did the best for Juliet and even passed Romeo's message about the marriage on to Juliet. ... They loved their childre...

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For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.? (V,iii) Romeo and Juliet is one of the most tragic love stories to date. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare incorporates the letter to Romeo from Tybalt, the epistle to Romeo from Friar Lawrence, and the note to Montague from Romeo heighten the suspense; Each letter has the potential to prevent disaster, but none is delivered to the intended person. ... If Romeo hadn't committed suicide than of course Juliet wouldn't have. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare incorporates the letter to Romeo fro...

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A Character Most Like Me Tyler Brown In Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare, there are several minor and major characters. ... She, as Romeo shows in the play when he sees Juliet, was just amazing. ... He wanted Juliet and nothing would stop him! ... Another example I can relate to in the play is where Romeo goes to the Friar wanting to get married with Juliet right away. ... There is nothing that could stop Romeo and Juliet from getting married, except Friar Lawrence, and even he agreed on this occasion. ...

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In the play, Romeo and Juliet demonstrate different personality. ... In addition, Juliet also thinks about Romeo and tries to console him when Romeo considers their love to have come to end. ... Whereas Romeo is independent, Juliet depends on others. ... Juliet remains optimistic about the tragic situation involving Romeo while Romeo keeps only the pessimistic ideas. ... By lending these two characters an entirely different personality from one another, Shakespeare adds much more interest to the play. ...

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Love is a most powerful, complex, and dangerouse emotion some people would say, but in this play Shakespeare agrees with some people and says that it is. ... In this essay I will talk about complex feelings like Romeo and Juliet's love for each other, I will talk about how Love is powerful because you cant control it and I will also talk about how Romeo and Juliets love is dangerous in the play Romeo and Juliet. The complex feelings are caused because Romeo was infatuated with the way that Juliet looked with out knowing that she was a Capulet. ... In Romeo and Juliet I don't think ...

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William Shakespeare was a famous playwright. ... One of his most recognized upon was the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was an epic story. ... Romeo and Juliet brought the secret love. ... (II.iii.57) Romeo has made up his mind that he truly loves Juliet. ...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare it seems that fate is the driving force behind the events that lead to an unavoidable and tragic end for the both of them. ... There were several events in this play that occurred out of the control of both Romeo and Juliet. ... As the play progresses, Juliet's father learns of her love affair with Romeo of the hated Montague family. ... Romeo is exiled from the town and Juliet is forced against her will to now marry Paris. ... Romeo never got the letter, and by now believes the same thing that Paris does; that Juliet is truly dead. ...

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In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Capulet to me seems to be the most tragic of all Shakespeare's women characters. ... That shows us how treacherous and devious Juliet had to be to be with her Romeo. ... By waking up, Juliet finds out that Romeo died and decided to end her life to be with her Romeo. ... It was not the wrong thing to do because again, Juliet must be with her Romeo. ... Juliet died because she loved Romeo. ...

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Claire McMurdock 10.A Year 10 'Shakespeare' Assignment 'Romeo and Juliet' Discuss the ways in which Shakespeare creates dramatic tension based around the transformation of Juliet's character. 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's famous love tragedies written during the Elizabethan times. Throughout the play Shakespeare creates dramatic tension by portraying a transformation in Juliet's character. ... The first meeting of Juliet and Romeo is very passionate and dramatic. ... This creates dramatic tension as the audience may think Julie...

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Romeo and Juliet are doomed to tragedy as soon as the play begins. ... Shakespeare makes it known that they were doomed to die from the beginning, but the characters always try to defy fate, which is impossible. ... The fact that Romeo was wearing a mask stopped Juliet from seeing who he was. ... Both Romeo and Juliet are controlled by an unalterable set of tragic events. ... However, the death of Romeo and Juliet is what ultimately ends the grudge. ...

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