Romeo and Juliet Coursework Lord Capulet Calls Juliet "my headstrong" (4.ii.16). ... Juliet's strength is first shown when her and Romeo initially meet. Romeo tries to seduce Juliet but she is not taken in so easily. ... 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. It would have shocked the audience to have heard Juliet's name spoken before Romeo's, however, I think that was Shakespeare's intention! ...

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In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, much of the conflict within the story was motivated by a sense of pride or honor by the characters, as shown through the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, the proud familial ties that characters are bound to, the forced marriage between Juliet and Paris, and the conflict between Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo. The idea of honor was central to Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, as well as the Renaissance-era Italy portrayed in the play. ... (Romeo and Juliet, Act 1.1). ... (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2.2). ... (Romeo and Juliet, Act 1.3). ...

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Comparison between Romeo & Juliet of Old and New (1968 and 1996 films) After viewing the two Romeo and Juliet films, one of which was directed by Frank Zeffereli in 1968 and the other by Baz Luhrman in 1996, I was able to come up with quite a few comparisons to Shakespeare's original screenplay. ... This film takes place in Victorian times and what is transcribed on the big screen is likely what Shakespeare would had envisioned when he wrote Romeo and Juliet. ... The actors in the 1996 remake of Romeo and Juliet are not conservatively dressed. ... I found ...

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Throughout the play "Romeo and Juliet," there is an obvious power struggle between the Capulets and the Montagues. ... Romeo + Juliet also continuously pictures the two families in completely different types of settings. ... One scene in particular, is when the Capulets have the large party in the beginning of the movie where Romeo and Juliet actually met. ... We can also see why Romeo and Juliet's love is so complex and intense. ... So when Romeo and Juliet fall in love, we too can feel the uneasiness that the families themselves feel about it. ...

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" (Shakespeare 743). ... Romeo and Juliet pine for each when they are parted. ... Romeo and Juliet were raised to hate each other. ... " (Shakespeare 761). ... Romeo & Juliet has many underlying themes: feuding families, political ramifications, religion, destiny, and Shakespeare's use of foreshadowing throughout the play. ...

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In both the novel the Story of the Stone written by Cao Xueqin and the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, death is the main theme. ... These two couples, Romeo and Juliet, Daiyu and Baoyu all have tragic ends. ... " (Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 5, Line 154) Juliet's dad is mad at her, because she doesn't intend to get married with Paris. ... "I do defy thy conjuration, and apprehend thee for a felon here. " (Shakespeare, Act 5, Scene 3, Line 68)Paris decides to fight with Romeo after Romeo asks him to go away. ... Paris doesn't notice that Romeo is willing to su...

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Act III sc v is the midway scene in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." ... The murder of Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) committed by Romeo contributes to this dramatic irony between Juliet and her mother. ... Which signals to Romeo and Juliet that the day has broke and that Romeo must leave. ... This provides evidence to us that the love between Romeo and Juliet is real. ... Romeo's departure left Juliet alone and heartbroken, subsequently Juliet cryies. ...

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