... that lead to the tragedy in the play. The main villain of "Much Ado" is Don John who is the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, the Prince of Arragon. There are may other, less obvious villains in both plays, a few of them being Romeo, Mercutio, Friar Lawrence, and the Capulet and ... took stance Benvolio gave Tybalt advice to "put up your swords," but Tybalt took no heed of this, as he took no heed of the words of the Prince, who had already set a pledge to stop fighting, and the punishment was severe. Don John alternately is introduced being quiet and shy, and a quiet character ... to...

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... done the same given the structure of post contemporary society and the way in which women heroines are now portrayed in film. "Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such a woman oweth to her husband; And when she is froward, peevish, sullen, sour, And not obedient to his honest will, What is she but a foul contending rebel And ... ...

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... Romeo realises that he has killed Tybalt he says "oh, I am a fortunes fool." What he means by this is a fool for killing Tybalt and realises the consequences for it "the prince will doom thee death if thou art taken". The audience are left wondering if Romeo will do as Benvolio says "Romeo, away be gone!" and what will happen to Romeo ... ...

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... presence of guns and violent fighting in public streets. We are shocked by the unlawfulness of the young adults and the lack of punishment enforced for their behaviour. Although the prince is symbolic of governing power, in essence he can do little to control the corruption of his people. Luhrmann shows that every society needs to be governed by law and ... ...

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... words. However when Tybalt came across Mercutio at a chance meeting, it was human responsibility that led to the killings as well as Romeo's crime, yet fate took a chance and the Prince ordered banishment over the death penalty. More fate was enforced when the message from Friar Lawrence regarding the fake death of Juliet did not get through to her anxious husband ... ...

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