... she is not taken in so easily. Romeo uses a variety of different metaphors to try and overwhelm Juliet, but she to Romeo's surprise answers back and momentarily leaves him speechless and lost for words. They kiss Juliet Have my lips the sin that they have took? (1.v.106) Juliet is talking about the "sin" from Romeo's lips. Romeo Sin from my lips? Give me my sin again ... has been beaten at his own game. Romeo, after this, realises that he has met his match and concedes, asking Juliet for another kiss. Juliet persists to play with words. This is a good example of her strength. Another ex...

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... actions, made by the Friar, ultimately led to the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. These misaligned choices included the initial marriage of Romeo and Juliet, the deceitful scheme to fake Juliet's death, and his inability to follow through with this scheme. First and foremost, the Friar foolishly agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, even though he knew the tumultuous history between the families. Binding these two households by a marriage ... publicly announced their secret marriage or even their love for each other, due to the notorious hatred for the opposite family. However the Friar belie...

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... agreed to marry them because he thought it would end the feud between both their two families. Later, when Romeo was banished and Juliet suicidal, the friar gave Juliet the death potion because he had faith that it would allow Romeo and Juliet to be together. It also was a possible way to prevent her from committing actual suicide. The audience is aware of this when ... the nurse. The nurses intentions are proven good because of the constant love and understanding she gave to Juliet. She did the best for Juliet and even passed Romeo's message about the marriage on to Juliet. At one poin...

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... I ne"er saw true beauty till this night." With this speech Rosaline is now forgotten and Juliet becomes Romeo's focal point. Despite learning Juliet's identity as a Capulet, Romeo ignores the feud and commits himself to Juliet. Romeo as a character can and does vary throughout the play, for example in act 2 scene 4 when the male bonding ... example of dramatic irony. In addition Romeo mentions that he is guilty about Tybalt's death, yet another regret Romeo states. During and towards the end of the speech Romeo confirms his love to Juliet through a kiss. He has a contract with death he mu...

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... had not been on the guest list attending the party, Benvolio would not have thought anything of having Romeo attend the party. It was during the Capulet's ball that Romeo and Juliet had first saw each other. Once this happened, there was no force that could have stopped them from falling in love. The encounter with the servant in the city set ... the term of a despised life, closed in my breast, by some vile forfeit of untimely death."" (Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 5,Line 114-119) And when he heard of Juliet's death. "Is it even so? Then I defy you, stars." (Romeo and Juliet, Act V, ...

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... true love with Romeo who is standing below in her father's orchard. The scene is famous for its moving and vivid images, used to express love between two people of contrasting nature. In my study I will compare the language of Romeo and Juliet in this famous scene. The balcony scene is physically separate from the rest of the play by being set in ... the beginning of the scene through the use of light imagery. He declares: "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon Her vestal livery is but sick and green" Romeo connects the pale moonlight with sic...

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... him because he has spent time looking for the right man which will suit the needs of her daughter, Juliet. Juliet is in a dilemma She is married to Romeo; the killer of Tybalt and enemy of the Capulets and now she has been told to marry another person which her father has chosen, a person that she does ... thoughts are running through her mind, as they would be because of the situation that she is in. She shows signs of nervousness and signs of panicking. Juliet also questions herself of what might happen; these are a few examples of what she asks herself; To whose foul mouth no healthso...

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... when he states, "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! / They drugs are pick. Thus with a kiss I die"(V. iii. 119-120). Another occasion that shows the love felt between Romeo and Juliet is when Juliet kills herself when she realizes that Romeo is dead. A quote that shows this is when she says, "Yea, noise? Then I"ll be brief. O happy dagger! / This is thy sheath ... breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou art thou not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there" (V. iii. 85-86, 91-96). Romeo and Juliet...

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... that Mercutio is a good friend, as he knows that it is too dangerous for Romeo to go back as he is a Montague and does not want to see him hurt. This scene begins with the two characters Romeo and Juliet alone. Shakespeare has structured the scene in this way so the characters can express themselves openly without the other person hearing them. An ... example of this is when Romeo idolises Juliet as the sun," It is the east and Juliet is the sun". This is very descriptive and has a lot of meaning. It tells us what Romeo thinks of Juliet and strengthens the idea of Romeo being infatuated...

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... to dance. As Romeo watches the dancers, he notices a very beautiful girl. When he asks a servant about her, Tybalt, a Capulet, recognizes Romeo's voice and becomes very angry. Capulet forbids him to fight with Romeo. Romeo and Juliet speak briefly together and immediately fall in love. After they have parted , they both learn they are the heirs of the families that are fighting. ACT TWO ... 's sudden change of heart about Rosaline but agrees to marry him and Juliet that day, hoping that the marriage will end the fighting between the two families. Scene 4---- Benvolio and Mercutio meet Ro...

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... Romeos infatuation with Rosaline Paris" attraction seems to be practical. Despite the obvious obstacles of conflict and hate, the love of Romeo and Juliet is born and subsists. When Romeo meets Juliet for the first time during the Capulet's feast the language and form of the dialogue shared by Romeo and Juliet s shows that their private sphere of love is totally different from public life. Shakespeare therefore presents ... in religious terms as it is associated with purity and passion. Romeo speaks the first quatrain and its rhyming scheme is a,b,a,b The second quatrain is spoken by Ju...

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... , it is at this moment that his adulation starts. His language becomes filled with religious reflections, and he compares Juliet's being to that of saintliness. In Act I Scene V, Shakespeare uses a sonnet for the first dialogue that Romeo and Juliet share; a sonnet has fourteen lies and ten syllables in each line. The rhyme scheme is structured as follows; the first eight lines A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D The following four lines ... pilgrims, while lips are for praying. Romeo's witty response is to ask for permission to let his lips do what his hands are allowed to and Juliet agrees to "grant- this...

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... a Capulets party. He recognises Romeo's voice. "This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy". This acceptance of love brings maturity to Romeo. In act 2 scene 2, Romeo and Juliet decide to marry each other. They also arrange Juliet's nurse to act as their go-between. Romeo is more of a romantic lover because he has many ideas about love ... that they are married, it will be full of chaos because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, and Montagues and Capulets hate each other. The audience may also feel a bit suspense. In act 2 scene 6, Romeo's feelings for J...

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... two lovers die from their love for each other. In this play there are a lot of different types of drama such as tragedy, romance, comedy, action and suspense. I think that Shakespeare has made Romeo and Juliet appeal to a wide audience by having the many different kinds of drama in it. This will appeal to many people as it fulfils many different tastes in ... is made aware that the story is about "A pair of star-crossed lovers" who die for love "death-marked love" the parents of Romeo and Juliet decide their fate "Which but their children's end nought could remove" Romeo and Juliet's de...

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... reckless passion. Shakespeare's" tragedy is the tale of two lovers who take their lives for each other when their love is hindered by their feuding families. The forbidding of Romeo and Juliet's love proceeds through a chronological process that eventually coerces them into the waiting arms of death in hope that they would be together peacefully in the afterlife. In the streets of ... list, will be there. The powerful nature of love can be seen in the way it is described in the terms of religion, as in the fourteen lines when Romeo and Juliet first meet. "If I profane with my unworthies...

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... does love change the lives of Romeo and Juliet? Before Romeo and Juliet met and became two star-crossed lovers, they were both two very different people. Romeo, son of Montague was a peaceful and non-violent young man. At the beginning of the play there is a fight between the Montague and Capulet. Romeo was not present; instead he was sitting by the beach alone. Daydreaming of his ... is her mother?- nurse replied, "Her mother is the lady of the house-. Romeo realizes that Juliet is a Capulet, someone who is a great enemy to him. Juliet is told that Romeo is "the only son of your great ...

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... 2) adolescent lovers tend to attribute such favorable attributes as beauty, kindness, and intelligence to one another. They idealize their relationship, and believe that their match is a perfect one; and 3) passionate lovers long to know and be known by their partners. (Hatfield and Sprecher 389). There are several examples of this throughout the play. Romeo and Juliet pine for each when they are parted. They don't really talk ... own death so she can "live an unstain'd wife to her sweet." (Shakespeare 754). Romeo and Juliet's love for each other is so profound that they both threaten to...

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... themes of writers. Usually in a tragedy play the main character has one main weakness or flaw, which leads to their downfall. However in Romeo and Juliet when both of them die at the end its not because of greed, ambition or envy but love. However, unlike greed, ambition or envy, ... which are bad qualities, love is a good quality and it seems unfair that they die because of their love for each other. In Romeo and Juliet its fate that that stops Romeo and Juliet living like an ordinary couple. It's not their fault that their families were enemies. Throughout ... themes of writers. Usua...

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Andy Warhol once said, "They say that time changes things, but actually you have to change them yourself." Two hundred fifty years passed between the original Romeo and Juliet and the premiere of West Side Story on Broadway in 1957. However, time did not change the message of the story, simply the creators" unique visions evolved. Shakespeare's delivery of ... love story of all time. The relationships between the characters of West Side Story and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are reflective of their respective time periods and the original story. Maria and Juliet represent a slightly practic...

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... the play. In that time, people were very cautious of what the stars said. If two people's stars were crossed in the sky, they would never remain together. Obviously, Romeo and Juliet did not live happily ever after, as their death in the end showed. However, there were many unfortunate happenings that led up to their death. First of all, Romeo met ... wish of the death penalty. He drinks a vile of poison that he bought at a poor-mans apothecary. When Juliet awakens she is shocked that Romeo is dead and immediately stabs herself and dies. The parents and many other people soon arrive onl...

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... When he is killed he falls into the water in the shape of a cross we feel some sympathy here. In the representations Romeo is supposed to be mature and Juliet innocent but it is the other way about. In the first representation Romeo is quiet he is drowning. At the party he takes of his mask to reveal ... to each other. When Romeo is taking the poison there is a halo around him as if he were an angel. There are close ups on both Romeo and Juliet's eyes. When they are dead they are lying on the bed it is the same as their marriage bed but on the deathbed they can now be together ... forev...

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... of the film, is bland, to say the least. The dialogue in this first scene between the servants is very well known to those familiar with the words of Romeo and Juliet, Abram says to Sampson, "Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?", Sampson replies with, "I do bite my thumb, sir." The servants use swords as weapons, just as in Shakespeare ... the brawl, we see Prince Escalus arrive on horse to break up the fight between the two houses' servants. How conservative is Luhrman's production of Romeo and Juliet, you may ask, in contrast to Zeffereli's? Ladies and gentleman, there is not one conse...

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... I will compare Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet to the modern version of Romeo and Juliet staring Leonardo Dicaprio, and Claire Danes. Romeo and Juliet is old but is really famous around the world. Romeo and Juliet is a play, written by a famous play write named William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon near London, England to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. William's family was ... her confessions as she was there Paris was just leaving from talking to the friar about the wedding arrangements for him and Juliet. After he left Juli...

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... events that ultimately lead to the tragic demise of Romeo and Juliet. Her mother also agrees with her husband and disregards Juliet's emotions when she quotes, "Talk not to me, for I"ll not speak a word. / Do as though wilt, for I have done with thee," as Juliet asks for her support. At first Juliet is generally obedient and willing to her parents"decisions ("Than your consent gives strength ... a very strong example of the fraternal love that is shared between Romeo and his friends. Other characters that display fraternal love are Friar Lawrence and Juliet's nurse. Both play vital role...

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... is the Prologue, where everything that will happen is explained, the second one is in Act I Scene V when Romeo and Juliet meet, and the last one is the Act II Prologue, where the problem of their relationship is explained. The prologue sonnets foreshadow excessive passion between Romeo ... thought that Cupid was a bad omen because of this; everything should be in moderation, one should their head over their heart, and their reason over their passion. To begin with, Romeo and Juliet are blinded by their love for each other because of Cupid, whose, as Romeo states, "view is muffled still, ...

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