... to put dead bodies," proving that Mercutio is comical, which makes it even more of a tragedy to the audience as he dies. After this scene the atmosphere swiftly changes from romantic and comical to more serious and tragic. Due to the death of Mercutio, Romeo wants revenge on Tybalt, even though Tybalt would have been Romeo's future cousin. Rome states, "And ... the villains, as they are like the "typical villain" want money and ruin everyone's happiness. The play was vaguely set out in two main stages, the first being a sort of romantic comedy, and the second being a more tragic love. A...

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... and meaningful to the modern day audience. The setting used in Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet was a traditional medieval city in Italy- busy with life, bustling with people, with a romantic backdrop to it. Baz Luhrmann's version took place in 20th century America (it was filmed in New Mexico City)- dirty, grungy and polluted- it almost seems as though it is ... . Luhrmann directed the films in such a way so that teenagers nowadays could relate to it as well as the older people. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, and romantic story that everyone at some point can rela...

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... more ground which makes him materialistic. The other side of symbolism is implied as he used the word "buy" this objectifies Hero; however, it could be seen as romantic as he describes her as extremely valuable as Shakespeare uses the "world" to be able to "buy" Hero. Shakespeare demonstrates the shallowness of courtly love mainly ... ...

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... ;female character' and how it is 'stipulated' within specific works of Shakespeare. Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, is a romantic-comedy drama that depicts a lustrous affair between the privileged Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the upcoming commoner playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) which transpires during the fictional development of ... ...

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... be inventive in his filmmaking techniques. Therefore, he integrates modern-day media language. By adding news media, and displaying selected pieces of text onscreen, he is able to intensify 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 ... ...

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... by Bandello proposed in 1554. Bandello's poem was further imitated from Luigi da Porto's version in 1525 of a story by Masuccio Salernitano. Though 'Romeo and Juliet' is displayed as a romantic love story, this play is classified as a tragedy. 'Romeo and Juliet' can be considered as a tragedy because the protagonists of the play - the two star-crossed lovers - are faced ... ...

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... . This recurring imagery conveys to the audience the growing divide between the two lovers and their respective families. Juliet and Romeo are completely besotted with each other. They 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 ... ...

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