... family. Thus, during the play Juliet becomes an independent,courageous, and heroic young woman. Many times in the play Juliet shows many acts of being independent.When she was under the pressure to marry Paris, Juliet stood up for whatshe thought was right and best for her and refused to marry him. In a lotof situations Juliet relied on the Nurse to guide her and make decisionsfor her. When the ... helped shape the destiny of Romeo and Juliet. Perhaps their deaths could not be prevented. Maybe Romeo and Juliet were `pawns' in a game to end their families' ancient feud. It is possible th...

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... lose interest rather quickly. The same may happen for Shakespeare. I believe there are many advantages of watching the movie of Romeo and Juliet over interpreting the book. Body language and voice tones are a major factor in determining a character's traits. In Act II, the scene in which Mercutio is teasing the Nurse was quite the opposite if how I had imagined the scene while reading the book ... Nurse adds to her character and helps give humor to the play. Shakespeare's plays are written to be acted our, as opposed to being read. It makes sense to see the words put into actions rather...

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