"As many as 12-25 percent of older children and adolescents experience some form of thoughts about suicide at one time or another". ... For instance, if they change their eating habits, they don't do the activities that they were supposed to, they feel bored and they neglect their personal appearance. ... They feel bad and begin to do things to lose weight, so that they can please others and so no one would call them fat again. ... When their families found out about their relationship they wanted them separated at once. ... When Romeo sees her laying there he says, " O my love, my wi...

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Romeo receives no notice of this plan and because of accidents; mistimings and malevolent fate things turn out for the worst. ... There is a close up on the sign, "add more fuel to your fire," this means that both families are fuelling the conflict to get worse. When they are fighting this whole scene is choreographed like a dance it makes it more interesting to watch and it is unusual rather than watch yet more boring fight scenes that have been in films for years. ... When he is killed he falls into the water in the shape of a cross we feel some sympathy here. ... It is ironic that Romeo...

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There have been numerous films based on it, with some that date back as early as 1900. ... Then there are some films that don't use the original script that Shakespeare created. ... One impressive point that Luhrman has integrated into the modern version, without altering the script is when Benvolio says "Put up your swords-, in the Luhrman version and the modern world where people use guns instead of swords, he has used the camera to focus on the guns where it says the brand name of the gun which is called a sword. ... Romeo has just taken some kind of hallucinogen, a drug perhaps, and i...

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When Juliet refuses to do soCapulet threatens to disown her. "...you shall not house with me." ... Instead of supporting Juliet the Nurse instead believes "I think itis best you marry the county...For it excels your first (marriage)." ... Instead ofstaying with Juliet and comforting her when she does not wish to leave "Go,get thee hence, for I will not away." ... The adults betrayed Juliet because they did not see things in thesame view as she did. ... When the Nurse started pushing Juliet towards marring Paris andcutting down Romeo, she could no longer put trust in her and wanted nothingto d...

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This dramatic change in Juliet's character may leave the audience wondering about some aspects of the play: 'Was Juliet a victim of the feud?' ... The first time we meet Juliet, Shakespeare presents Juliet as a very obedient young girl who is constantly trying to obey and please her mother: 'Madam, I am here, what is your will?' ... She has seen how Capulet orders Lady Capulet about and how boring and insignificant her life is. ... Falling in love should be a good thing and Juliet should be delighted at how things went with Romeo, at first she enjoys the thrill ...

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