... the play whilst later on as an archetypal courtly lover which results in a fatal tragic death. Whilst on the other hand, in Much Ado about Nothing love is portrayed in two different ways as of the fact of how each gender was seen and the status of males and females. Benedick at the beginning ... of the story was portrayed as an egocentric bombastic military man who can never be in love as he objectifies women and is very misogynistic which is the starting ground for all the conflict between Benedick and Beatrice. However as they are both very ... to be together; in Romeo and Juliet we kn...

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... whilst depicting the confines of the '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 the play Romeo & Juliet. The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and ... not ...

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... 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 ... Juliet during lines 91-105. These fourteen lines in question fit together to form a perfect Shakespearean sonnet. The sonnet is most often associated with love therefore is used to present the emotion of their first meeting. Romeo takes the lead with the first quatrain...

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... text. (Word limit: 800-1000 words) Romeo and Juliet is widely known as one of the artistic masterpieces of our time. Due to this the tragic love story has been adapted 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 ... 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,...

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... 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 ... news that Hero supposedly "died" of the shock he stated that it was "most foul, most fair." His feelings are conflicted as he used to love her. Claudio only truly feels bad when he finds out that Hero was innocent and that it was all setup, and this shows that Claudio and ... ...

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... several contemporary social issues non existent in "Romeo and Juliet's" original context. However, Luhrman's film conveys the values embodied in the play and the impossible love, hate and sorrow that are the essence of Shakespeare's tragedy. Baz Luhrman's "Romeo and Juliet" is set in a modern city; a striking contrast ... very sincerely. They appear as genuine, passionate lovers in a world of violence and hatred without reason. Romeo and Juliet seem alive. Their love seems real. Lord Capulet is characterized as being highly abusive and unreasonable. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, ...

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... original play. However, Luhrmann was able to make it more appealing to modern audiences by integrating modern elements into the film; thus, turning Shakespeare's original love story into a more modern, and controversial, interpretation of the original love story. Today, Shakespeare's poetic language would leave viewers perplexed. Luhrmann is able to keep Shakespeare's original language by incorporating creative cinematography, editing, and style ... be inventive in his filmmaking techniques. Therefore, he integrates modern-day media language. By adding news media, and displaying selected ...

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