...Romeo and Juliet; the Story of Two Despondent Lovers Does love attract those who are similar to each other, or those who are disparate? People tend to look for those that are similar to them, but try to find differences that make them “special” from other people. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, an old family feud between two households keeps two lovers apart. Romeo and Juliet love each other so much, that they try to do everything they can think of to keep their family names from not letting them get together; this eventually leads to more conflicts and their demise. Both characters have significant roles in the play, and share many qualities, but also have compelling differences when viewed from the aspects of persistency, dramatic emotions,...
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...The Game of Love Juliet waits impatiently for night to fall so Romeo can climb to her balcony unseen and consummate their marriage. Sighing to herself, she wishes the darkness would spread faster. She divulges her nervousness in a soliloquy and invites night to teach her how to tame her racing emotions. Come, civil night, Thou sober-suited matron, all in black, And learn me how to lose a winning match, Played for a pair of stainless maidenhoods. Hood my unmanned blood, bating in my cheeks, With thy black mantle till strange love grow bold, Think true love acted simple modesty. (3.2.10-16) Juliet personifies night as “civil” and a “sober-suited matron, all in black,” which portrays night as a dignified, established woman in contrast with Juliet’s shy inexperience. As a widow, night in her black robes appears modest and humble but instructs Juliet in the...
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...The Tomba di Giulietta of Juliet is a myth. Only the Montague family is originally from Verona, while the Capulet family is from Brescia. Romeo and Juliet “love” each other, but in reality would a couple really commit suicide to express their love for eachother. In the Glencoe Literature “The reader's choice” page 778 lines 92-96 it states that Juliet had drank some sort of distilling liquor, putting her into some sort of coma. Well, back in that era and time people could see if somebody’s heart was beating through a pulse, and Juliet obviously didn’t have one. Only the Montague family is originally from Verona, while the Capulet family is from Brescia. The oldest known story of Romeo and Juliet states that Pyramus and Thisbe lived in Babylon and Ctesias, this means that the two feuding families were from two different cities. There were no reports of fighting between the Capuleti & Montecchi in the courtyard entrance, so...
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...Verona, Italy: One day, Romeo was challenged to a duel by Tybalt (Romeo’s new cousin by marriage to Juliet), but he did not accept for he was not going to shed the blood of his cousin. On the other hand, Mercutio (Romeo’s friend) was wanting to pick a fight with a Capulet, and decided to insult Tybalt (A Capulet Kingsman), leading into a fight on the Square of town. In the end of the brawl between the two, Tybalt slayed Mercutio and left the area. Romeo seeing this all happen, chased after Tybalt and demanded for his life to pay the price for his dead friend. Tybalt (with a smile) responded, “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence”. The both drew daggers and sought out to fight each other. The battle ended with...
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...In the story (Romeo and Juliet), the story that tells what love really is, but sometimes goes to fare. But the story does have meaning. Because in this story the author wanted to tell us something, something about love. But he also told us how love can be forbidin between two people. But he was skeeky on how he said his words. By being star crossed lovers, they somehow show how love is real. In Order to love you must see so Romeo always made that happen, he would be as close to juliet as possible. But if he was caught he would be killed on the spot. On page 971, line 27 it stats, (that Romeo is describing Juliet as a bright angel and that she is a winged messenger of heaven). He is telling the reader that he would give his soul for her, and that he would rise up from anyone else too do anything and everything for her....
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...My Monologue In the pitiful longevity of my life, I have never experienced such angst, such disquietude, such pain… until that destined trice. The unforeseeable deaths of Romeo and Juliet have plagued my mind and very conscious. Day after day, I cannot relieve my soul of the burden it carries, enthralling every gruelling waking hour. Each night is an endless night. I have always conceded the fact that I was not the one at fault, but my perception constantly remains in an eternal libido. Argh…! This guilt, this weight, this affliction, just when is this façade going to cease. I now wander the endless labyrinth that is my humanity, slumping from one end to the other, was my life was worth the exorbitant sacrifice? … No! No! What am I spluttering?...
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...In To Kill a Mockingbird and the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Atticus and Lord Capulet are both caring, but are still strict towards their daughters Scout and Juliet. Atticus cares about his daughter Scout, yet he still is not allowed to do certain stuff.After Scout had punched Cecil Jacobs, she got yelled at. (Lee.99) Cecil Jacobs stated at school “Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggrs” afterwards altho she defended him, Scout still is yelled at due to violence. Jem criticizes his sister Scout for trying to hang out with him all the time. Scout always has wanted to do stuff with her brother Jem, however, he is getting older and just wants time alone.(Lee 111) Calpernia stated “Mister Jem’s growing up, and he’s gonna want to be off by himself doing whatever boys do, so you just come by me when you're lonely”. Atticus is worried about Jem and Scout at school with possible bullies. After Atticus gains Tom Robinson's case plenty of people in the community send hate towards Atticus, Jem, and Scout . (Lee 180) “They c’n go loose and rape up the...
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...Romeo and Juliet show the love of two young teens that come from two rival families that experience culturally diverse worlds, unlike the lovers in West Side Story. West Side Story is about a gang member that falls in love with another gang member’s sister that are rivals, although unlike Romeo and Juliet these two lovers come from the same culturally diverse world, but are from different ethnic backgrounds. 1. The new and old versions have shown the different aspects of their societies/times through the way each family lived, believed, loved, fought, and even died in each way it has been translated to the screen in these three excerpts in Romeo and Juliet (1968), Romeo and Juliet (1996), and West Side Story (1961). Similarities: • The whole story/theme is the same....
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...William Shakespeare wrote in 1954 Romeo and Juliet and The West Side Story was written by Arthur Laurents in 1961. Both stories are about two star crossed lovers from different groups who dispices each other. Romeo loves Juliet but she is from the Capulet family and he is from the Montage family. Tony loves Maria but she is Puerto Rican and he is white. Both couple define the common stereotypes and secretly meet each other. Eventually these meetings lead to Romeo, Juliet, and Tony dieing. Both stories feather similar conflicts with similar outcomes. Both of their lives were forbidden, they lost people close to them, and neither of the couple got to live happily ever after. In the West side story Maria is a young Puerto Rican girl who is...
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...After watching Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing, I noticed lots of differences and similarities. Some similarities I noticed were that the main characters fall in love with each other and they are too scared to confess it to others. When Claudio and Hero meet, they fall in love with each other, then break apart, then fall in love again. Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing are both love stories written by William Shakespeare, but they are portrayed very differently. Romeo and Juliet are constantly struggling with their love and Beatrice and Benedict are tricked into falling in love. Shakespeare’s plays both involve characters falling in love at first sight, manipulation of love, and other extra details. But Romeo and...
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...Romeo and Juliet Compare to Contrast Shakespeare, a playwright who wrote a play by the name of Romeo and Juliet, along with movie producers who brought the play to a screen, helped the story of a tragedy be widely known. Moreover, the story of Romeo and Juliet is of forbidden teen lovers whose families are in a rivalry, so much so, that the cause of the two teenagers’ suicides is a direct and indirect result of the feud. However, though; both the literature and movies of this play explain the same story, they have more than just similarities, for an individual may also note the differences between the original creation and adapted creations. Therefore, by noting these distinct disparities and parallels of the literature and a singular cinema...
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...Jade Tate Broadford secondary college Jade Tate Broadford secondary college Year Ten English Romeo and Juliet Comparative Essay Year Ten English Romeo and Juliet Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, known for its tragic storyline. There are many interpretations of Romeo and Juliet, one of the most widely recognised being Baz Luhrmann’s version. In comparing the Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet to Luhrmann’s version there are many similarities and differences. These are in relation to many aspects of the play including; the setting, costume and props, sound and visual effects and the script itself. Baz Luhrmann has made these changes to the original play to help modern audiences understand ‘Romeo and Juliet. Setting is a key element in both the original and modern version. While the original Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy, the modernised version sets the film in Verona Beach, California. Despite having the same name, there is a substantial difference in the location of the sets. The depiction of what Mantua and the kind of location is another key difference in terms of the set. Shakespeare portrays Mantua as another city in his play where in Baz Luhrmann’s version Mantua is shown as an isolated barren location. This assists in making it clear as to why Romeo doesn’t want to go there, being an essential element in the modern version to indicate that banishment is worse than death rather than just moving to another city...
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...Compare Romeo And Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing There are many similarities between Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet. Was this Intentional or Accidental? Even though Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, and Romeo and Juliet, is one of his saddest tragedies, the two plots share many common incidents. Did Shakespeare mean to have these coincidences or did they happen by accident? In both of his dramatic works, the Masque is a key element furthering the infatuation of the lovers. Also the balcony scenes in both plays are crucial because without them the plot could never have reached its denouement. It seems that God came into both of the plays in the spirit of the friars, because they had good plans to keep love together. In both plays, the masque functions as a dramatic device which initiates the love plot. It occurs in a social gathering, but not without the help of costumes. If it were not for costumes the result of love might have been drastically different. How was the masque used to get lovers together? In the case of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo hears about the masque and decides to go, thinking that he might be able to get away with this scheme. Upon entering he sees Juliet and right away, he knows it is love. If he had not worn the costume, the hosts might have ejected him from the party and he might not have met Juliet. Much Ado About Nothing has...
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...Explore how Shakespeare and Orwell present forbidden love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘1984’. Introduction What is love? What are the main similarities and differences between the presentation of forbidden love in 1984 and Romeo and Juliet? Relate briefly to the contexts of both texts. Paragraph 1 Why does Romeo love Juliet? Why does Winston love Julia? Look at how Romeo is attracted to Juliet for being beautiful and compare it to how Winston loves Julia for her lack of purity. Explore this idea. You could use the quotes: ‘The brightness of cheek would shame those stars’ – Romeo about Juliet, page 53, Romeo and Juliet “Listen. The more men you’ve had, the more I love you. Do you understand?” “Yes, perfectly.” “I hate purity, I hate goodness! I don’t want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones.” – Winston and Julia, page 144, 1984 (part 2, chapter 2 end) Paragraph 2 What is the connection between hate and love? What similarities do you notice between the two texts? Look hatred has become an important element of each relationship. You could use the quotes: ‘My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself’ –Romeo, page 55, Romeo and Juliet “As soon as I saw you, I knew you were against them.” Julia says this about Winston, page 140, 1984. Paragraph 3 How is sex presented in both texts? Is sex a natural or unnatural act? Look at how sex is shown to be unnatural in 1984 – birds singing, etc. Effect is...
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...There are a lot of similarities between these two ill-fated couples, the first being that they are in fact ill-fated. That means that both of their romances end badly, either in the death of their bodies or souls. A second similarity is that their loves were forms of rebellion, forbidden in their society at the time. They had to meet in secret, love in secret, and fear discovery at the hands of those who forbade their relationships. A third similarity is that their initial attraction was mostly physical; Romeo is struck with Juliet's beauty and thinks he is in love. Later, they build on that initial attraction and form a more solid and mature connection. It is the same with Winston and Julia; their first real meeting involves merely a physical encounter; later, they establish an emotional and mental connection. Differences between these two relationships are that in the case of Winston and Julia, they betray each other and their love in the end; Romeo and Juliet did not, staying true through death. In Romeo and Juliet it was their families who disagreed with the match; with Winston and Juliet it was the government. Romeo and Juliet are much, much younger, young teenagers. Then, Romeo and Juliet's love forged a bond between warring families; the example of their love for each other was so powerful that it changed hearts and lives of many, many people. This is not hte case with Winston and Julia; their story ends more sadly, even though they do not die. Even love wasn't...
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