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    Two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, both born from families that despise each other. This story was originated from William Shakespeare 400 years ago, and is still one of the most popular classics until now. The updated Luhrmann movie best represents Shakespeare's play for the present day viewer as it is modernized with more advanced equipments like guns, helicopters and cars which also makes it more comprehensible. Luhrmann uses modernization throughout the movie while preserving Shakespearean…

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    William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet if there was no hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Unfortunately, the young lovers reside in a society made hostile by the “ancient grudge” between their parents. Capulet and Montague are clearly responsible for the various deaths in the play. Risky actions, the confidential marriage and the brawls were all caused because of the feud between Capulet and Montague. In the play, Friar Lawrence made a risky action by marrying Romeo and Juliet. This…

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    Shakespeare. His work has been widely known across the globe by his astonishing style of creating his own words, metaphors, and eloquent phrases. In fact, a notable piece of work William Shakespeare is best known for is the romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. It is about two star-crossed lovers who are driven to their death due to their feuding families. As the play prospers, it portrays a high degree of literary elements which benefit the reader to further understand the hidden significations.…

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    affect others? How can one perish from it? How can people go escape with impunity from it? In the play Romeo and Juliet, two heartfelt lovers, from disputing families, took their lives because they were influenced by a religious figure, Friar Lawrence. It is clear, due to misguided decisions by Friar Lawrence caused Romeo and Juliet to end in a tragic way. Friar Lawrence's involvement in Romeo and Juliet’s marriage without the consent of their parents caused this tragedy. Being an adult,…

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    not for who she is. This can ruin relationships and even lives. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Romeo loves Rosaline in the beginning, but as soon as he sees Juliet he falls in love with her, Romeo loves her for her beauty. He hardly knows her. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo falls does not fall in love with Juliet, but with her looks. In Act 1 Romeo expresses his love for Rosaline, his fair maiden. It is said that he will never find…

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    In the play Romeo and Juliet the playwright, William Shakespeare, introduces us to two young people who let lust get the better of them. Romeo is fooled by lust that he feels for Juliet leading to bad decision making and their death, showing us that lust kills. The play follows these two star-crossed lovers and their forbidden “love” story. Romeo is the first to be fooled by his feelings of lust, leading to Juliet thinking that what she feels is truly love and not just lust. Romeo is to blame…

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    device theme is effective in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet because it addresses the settings and true meanings in the reading. Such as the relationship between Romeo and Juliet, their development compassion for one another creates a scene where the reader could comprehend and relate to the intimacy they share together. However, their intense fondness for each other is in a similar manner to love vs. lust. In particular, the first time Romeo notices Juliet at the Capulet party, he falls in love…

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    today’s society. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about two young star crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet is a play based around the idea of love and how no matter how you were raised you can’t help yourself when it comes to these situations. This play teaches us that fate cannot be changed or dodged, and that one thing does not only affect you, but everyone else in the community around you like how when Tybalt was killed, this brought Paris into this and Romeo and…

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    Star-Crossed Lovers Idea of Love Romeo and Juliet commit suicide because they are teenagers obsessed with the idea of being in love. Romeo is the only son of the Montague’s household, and Juliet is the only daughter of the rival household the Capulet’s. Having the feud between both households means the teenagers love is forbidden, which influences them to want/rebel against their parent’s wishes, decide to marry each other and later commit suicide. Before Romeo and Juliet met, Romeo was lovesick…

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    the reason behind events that we cannot explain. In William Shakespeare’s tragic romance Romeo and Juliet, two star-cross’d lovers find themselves in a struggle to act upon their inexplicable love for one another. However, it is understood that their love is carried out in heaven, not on earth. Although their deaths are predetermined, foreshadowing elevates this dramatic irony by indicating that Romeo and Juliet cannot live a life together on earth. Their future is held within the stars, and…

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