... quot;, it was a reference to the young warriors that died in the battle in Homer's Iliad. Moritz was a warrior of the educational system but he died due to his failure. The third important writer mentioned in Spring Awakening was Baudelaire. His poem "À une passante" had as principal theme the discovery of a woman by a man, the feeling of love and the discovery of strong emotions such as ... love where there was a lost a reference. The lover filled himself with the illusion of something to ... live for. In Spring Awakening, this feeling was found in Anna's lyrics: "It's like I'm your l...

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... the feeling of the Shakespearean era. Also, the modern edition shows that the plot can be contemporized. In the first film, the viewer is transported back in time and in the second the setting can relate to how we are living now. The two versions are parallel in the way they approach the concept of fate and the conclusion of the play. For example, both depict the tragic timing of Romeo's suicide and Juliet's awakening. This shows that the theme ... of destiny is central to both versions because fate manifests itself in all of the events surrounding the lovers. This also ... ...

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... Be Not Proud" by John Donne and "Sonnet 71" by William Shakespeare The two poems provide a complete contrast as regard to "Death". Death Be Not Proud" is written by a Christian Minister (John Donne) and is therefore based on a religious theme, inclusive of the idea of an after life. The second poem however is written by William Shakespeare and is a secular poem, and deals with "Death" as a physical reality ... , which is unavoidable. Shakespeare writes more negatively and makes "Death" powerful, whereas "Death Be Not Proud" gives more hope ... is short lived in comparison to that of dru...

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