... other bit of personification in this quote is that the moon is called envious. As before, the moon is not alive and does not have feelings. The moon is given human traits by Romeo, and that is what personification is. Romeo apparently got the inspiration for this complicated compliment to Juliet by just looking at her, so this supports his character trait once again ... . Beside metaphors, which are comparisons, and personification, the giving of human traits to non-human and even inanimate objects, there are ... similes. Similes are similar to metaphors because they also make compariso...

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... between the Montagues and Capulets strongly influenced the characters to take extreme measures. The first evidence of prejudice between the Montagues and Capulets is visible from a character by the name of Tybalt. An example of Tybalt's prejudice towards Romeo was displayed when Tybalt grew angry and judgemental of Romeo when he spotted him at a party: "Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, / a villain that is ... hither come in spite / To scorn at our solemnity this night"" (1.5). As displayed in this quote, As displayed in this quote, Tybalt assumes Romeo has come ... when Tybalt kille...

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... his beautiful lover Juliet. The two noticeable differences between their rolls include how each of them interact with their parents throughout the play, and how this could possibly affect how Romeo fulfills this exaggerated image of an obvious dynamic character, while Juliet ceased to always remain as a polarly static character. In contrast to that idea, they also share many similarities that include each ... . That alone could also be the lead reasoning behind the dramatic difference in Romeo's irrational changeability as a dynamic character, to Juliet's ability to remain (For the most p...

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... their deaths, and this very powerfully highlighted that human responsibility was the cause of their misfortunate deaths. Two other notable characters that raised the idea that human responsibility was the reason for the unnecessary deaths were Tybalt; nephew of Lady Capulet, and Mercutio; friend of Romeo. Tybalt's cunning character was rather childish at times when trying to maintain the family name and ... status in Verona. Tybalt's proud and quarrelsome character clashed with that of Mercutio, which in turn caused a lot of grief for the two families. Mercutio was rather quick-minded ....

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... Upon seeing the tragic nature of the play, people often ponder a question about the tragedy: "How did this happen?" Often, people lay the blame with fate, or the violent nature of the feud the Capulets and the Montagues were engaged in, or the character flaws of Romeo and Juliet, or even the wrath of other characters, such as the temper of Lord Capulet or the bloodthirsty ... brutality of Tybalt. However, a closer inspection reveals a common trait found within the vast majority ... of the conflicts that led to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - honor. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, ...

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... live in a romantic allusion. Their families on the other hand, live in a world of deep hatred and violence. The recurring imagery system sets the mood of each scene and allows the audience to see the place of each character. The water and fire imagery in "Romeo and Juliet" makes the plot of Shakespeare's tragedy easier to understand and therefore more accessible to modern audiences. The film ... succeeds as an appropriation because it retains the values of its original context but still connects to its ... and mythological allusions and replaced them with references to contemporary socia...

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... and remade several times. The original script was written for an audience found during the late 1500's and early 1600's. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, however, was aimed at a typical 20th century audience- people who had completely different expectations to the people that would have been ... 16th century. In order to make the play more accessible to the modern audience; Baz Luhrmann had to alter a considerable amount of the 'traditional' version of Romeo and Juliet. He produced Shakespeare's play as an appropriation, which meant that he moved the story four centuries i...

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... the romantic teen tragedy. He turns Shakespeare's original play into a distinguishable, modern film. Luhrmann's use of visual imagery and symbolism can be seen throughout the film. One place viewers see this is through religious effects and topics. Each character in the adaptation displays some type of religious emblem, which symbolizes their Christian faith. At first sight, such emblems appear to be no ... more than a typical representation of religion. However, Luhrmann uses them as a means to show that while violence, sexuality, and power may ... the good. Water is another symbol us...

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... to Paris, in his attraction to Trish and through their relationship with Juliet's/Trish's fathers in which there is a deep trust. However, in "Romeo Must Die" Mac abuses the trust of Trish's father Isaac O" Day. The predominant comical character in my film is Maurice who is employed to "keep an eye" on Trish, but does not necessarily succeed in doing so. I have developed ... this character from that of the Nurse from Shakespeare's Romeo an Juliet who is also employed to take care of Juliet and has a humorous side that is reflected through her interaction with Mercutio in Act II Scene IV...

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