... be satisfied." Tybalt hates the spirit of Romeo and consequently wishes to exterminate him except Mercutio holds him and Romeo draws his blade regardless of "The Prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona Streets." Romeo beats down their points and rushes among them. Tybalt beneath Romeo's limb thrusts his blade in ... had he the time to ponder the situation he may have acted differently. Romeo's action has threatened the public order of Verona and the Prince has no alternative but to act decisively. Unbeknown to him, his action is aimed at thwarting the love of Romeo and Juli...

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... The Montague's and the Capulet's. They feud with each other constantly and disrupt their hometown with violence on numerous occasions- so often in fact, that the Prince of Verona has banned the two families from feuding in public. In this scene, we meet Benvolio Montague. He is Romeo's cousin. He tells Mercutio ( ... gets in the way to try to separate them, - " Draw Benvolio, beat down their weapons. Gentleman for shame forbear this outrage! Tybalt, Mercutio, the prince expressly hath, forbid this bandying in Verona streets! He then steps in between them and says " Hold Tybalt, good Mer...

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... kills himself and Juliet kills herself because of this. This is all because of this scene The main characters in this scene are Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Benvolio, Prince and lady Capulet. Mercutio personality is that he likes to fight he shows this by having a fight with Tybalt in this scene and the fight could have ... easy he doesn't look for fights but gets in them easy enough in this scene he tries not to get into a fight which is like him. The Prince's personality in this is that he is smart and doesn't usually try to get in peoples business he also makes decisions only when he has ...

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... 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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... time that the play was written, then he speaks to the families. However in Luhrman's version, he has used the modern day equivalent of a prince, a police general, this is good because there are no princes in modern day cities so Luhrman has used the next best thing, a modern day equivalent of ... a prince. If Shakespear were alive today I think he would have been impressed by Luhrman's attempt to modernize his story, as he has done this very intelligently and ... fight. Back to the play, and we soon see that Romeo doesn't want to see anybody get hurt, so he reminds the two men of what th...

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... keep the feud in the privacy of their own home but have been seen fighting in the public streets and displaying violence. They disrupt the peace of Verona and even Prince Escalus personally had to break up a fight, where the family members were heavily fined . They were also given a warning that another public fight could result in death. While this is ... very busy and strict. Lord Montague-He is Romeo' father. He is stubborn and not willing to forgive. County Paris- He is kinsman of Prince. He cares about Juliet and wishes to marry her. Prince Escalus- He is Prince of Verona. He wants...

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... . This is a very good way of not altering the script but staying close to a modern day likeness of the play. At the end of the scene where Prince Escalus says that if the two families fight again there will be deaths, Luhrman's version, he has used the modern day equivalent of ... general, this is good because there are no princes in modern day cities so Luhrman has used the next best thing, a modern day equivalent of a prince. The scene of the ball where we first see Romeo and Juliet together, is also the scene they first meet. It starts when the Montagues sneak into a ... to intervene,...

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... , Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, all dead for love's sake. The surviving characters Benvolio, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Lord and Lady Capulet, Lord Montague, and Prince are all punished with the deaths of family and friends. The Prince sums up the end with: Where be these enemies?- Capulet, Montague, See what scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds mean to kill ... your joys with love. And I for winking at your discords too, Have lost a brace of kinsman. All are punished. (5.3.301-305) Even Prince has suffered from the recent violence with the loss of Mercutio. From the sens...

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... after the feast in order to go to Juliet's garden II.i); and ruler (Romeo returns to Verona for Juliet's sake after being exiled by the Prince on pain of death in II.i.76-78). As with so much else in this play of contrasts, romantic love is placed in sharp opposition to ... saint-seducing gold." (I.i 210-213), the poetic language conveys the unsuccessful gestures of love conducted by Romeo towards the indifferent Rosaline. Paris, a kinsman of the Prince, approached Lord Capulet with the intent of marrying his fair daughter, Juliet, but Juliet does not reciprocate the love. Even with the ...

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... very powerful force that is able to drive us into foolish situations, good or bad. After a particularly violent clash between the two powerful families, Prince Escalus orders peace in the land. Lord Capulet, as a show of good faith, promises his daughter Juliet's hand in marriage to the ... Prince's nephew, Paris. In celebration of the engagement, a masked ball is arranged. Romeo and his friends attend the celebration and there, Romeo and Juliet ... refuses to fight Tybalt, Juliet's cousin. Instead Mercutio, Romeo's gallant friend takes the challenge himself. He is by mischance slain and...

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... leads to Tybalt and Benvolio joining the fight to kill each other. The Lords both see the fight and are about to join the fight but are stopped when the prince comes in and they are told that if this happens again they will be executed. Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profaners of this neighbor-strain steel If ever disturb our ... up stabbing Mercutio and Mercutio says A plague o both your houses! (pg 1047: 95) before he dies. Romeo avenges his friend Mercutio's death and slays Tybalt and Romeo runs away. The prince finds out and banishes Romeo from Verona because of his actions....

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... is a wealthy man, head of the Capulet house. He is a man of considerable status other respect him and mostly obey him. He is a man of power, second only to the Prince. People are wary of Lord Capulet as they know he is power and can carry out evil tasks as shown by the many brawls caused by the "ancient grudge" with ... . In the long run this contributes to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Lord Capulet only wants the best for Juliet, for her to marry Paris the noble young kinsman to the Prince. This shows that Capulet obviously loves Juliet dearly. But due to the little respect shown towards w...

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... find him constantly harassing Romeo and trying to start a fight. When Romeo finally does fight him to get revenge, he ends up killing him and thus gets exiled as the Prince promised earlier in the play. Romeo getting exiled means that when Friar Laurence and Juliet plans their devious scheme, Romeo is not able to hear about it straight away. In ... only skin deep. He never really gets to know Juliet. If he did, then she may have liked Paris better than Romeo, which would completely cancel out everything else. The Prince contributes by exiling Romeo near the beginning of the play. Romeo ...

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... Montagues face off at a gas station rather than the Italian market. The feuding families" wield 9mm handguns named "swords." After the gas station brawl has come to an end, the prince, manifested here as the chief of police, dispatches his men to detain the two families responsible for this show of violence. These men show up in helicopters and police cars ... to get his revenge on Tybalt by crashing into him with his car, then taking his gun, with the name "dagger" on it's handle, another reference to the book. The prince banishes Romeo from Verona Beach. After her father attempts to f...

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... been enemies. Verona, the battlefield for an epic battle between two super powers of society. Loyal followers, employees and family members of both sides fighting in the streets. One day Prince Esculus, ruler of Verona, had had enough a decreed that "If ever you disturb our streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace." The ... Prince had hoped that this would solve the problem and it did .. for a while. That evening Capulet held a gala ball to which only invited guests could attend. Romeo, son of Montague ... the murder of his friend. When Romeo found Tybalt he dueled him ...

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... find him constantly harassing Romeo and trying to start a fight. When Romeo finally does fight him to get revenge, he ends up killing him and thus gets exiled as the Prince promised earlier in the play. Romeo getting exiled means that when Friar Laurence and Juliet plans their devious scheme, Romeo is not able to hear about it straight away. In ... only skin deep. He never really gets to know Juliet. If he did, then she may have liked Paris better than Romeo, which would completely cancel out everything else. The Prince contributes by exiling Romeo near the beginning of the play. Romeo ...

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ACT ONE Scene 1---- The fight between the houses of Montague and Capulet results in a street fight between the two families. The ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus, is mad about the latest disruption of the peace by the Montagues and Capulets and declares that the penalty for another fight will be death. Scene 2---- When Paris asks ... related to Tybalt but he does not want to be a coward so he fights with Tybalt and kills him. The Capulets demand that Romeo be killed because of what the Prince said about what would happen if anyone fought. Even though Benvolio tried to explain what had happene...

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... what could've been evil, was actually sad and despaire. Oh, how I feel sorry for sweet Romeo, but really he's lucky to still be alive for what he's done. The Prince banished Romeo from Verona, to where what could be a nice town of Mantua. At least he can still start a new life, and that's all that matters. To be continued Balthasar ... Romeo and I can't bare the grave sadness in his eyes. He refuses to stay in Mantua, as of now we are heading straight back to Verona, no matter what the prince has in for him. We made it to Verona, and we snuck into the Capulet's graveyard but Romeo was t...

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... is much worse than if he would have died or gotten a death sentence. They both think that if Romeo would have died in the fight against Tybalt or if the Prince would have given Romeo a death sentence it would have been better. Romeo thinks it would have been better simply because he wouldn't have to live the hell knowing the Juliet ... don't really discuss the same things. Friar Lawrence just keeps saying how lucky Romeo has been to not be killed and that banishment is "kind mercy" from the Prince. Nurse doesn't understand how Juliet cares more about the man who killed her cousin and ho...

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... wasted deaths. Benvolio keeps the play moving by reporting events but Tybalt does that by initiating conflicts. In act 3 scene 1, after Mercutio died and Prince Escalus comes into the scene, he conveys the whole incident to the Prince. Instead of reporting events, Tybalt initiates conflicts that drive the storyline further into chaos and disorder. He ignited a conflict between Mercutio and himself and ... ...

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... plot by killing Mercutio. When Tybalt kills Mercutio it causes Romeo to retaliate and kill Tybalt, this results in Romeo being exiled from Verona when the prince arrives. Benvolio proves this when he speaks to the Prince upon his arrival, "Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay." (III.i.160). Friar Lawrence contributes to the plot by sending Friar John ... ...

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... , "either thou or I, or both, must go with him" (3. 1. 134). If Romeo had not let his anger build up over Mercutio's death and had gone to tell the Prince of Tybalt's wrongdoings, he could have saved himself from being banished. This rash behavior comes up again when Balthazar tells Romeo of Juliet's death and Romeo goes straight to the ... drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee./Have at thee, coward!" (1. 1. 71-73). This rash decision by Tybalt conjures up the Prince's decision to come up with the death penalty between the two houses, that stres...

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In the tragic play, William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, the last words uttered by the prince, " some shall be pardon"d and some punished ", left the unanswered question of who will be pardoned and who punished. It seems very evident that Friar Laurence and the nurse should ... willing to go as far as killing Romeo. Because of this hate Juliet's only way out would have to be either suicide or the Friar's potion. After the deaths, the Prince even blames both Montague and Capulet. "Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds mean...

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... is she is a Capulet. They both over look this problem and decide to get married the next day. Tybalt then kills Mercutio, Romeo avenges his killing and kills Tybalt. The prince sees sympathy and only banishes Romeo. Of course this is terrible news for Romeo as he won't be able to see Juliet any more. Their last night together is their ... Tybalt, Mercutio gets killed, "A plague on both your houses!" he shouts out in his last breath. The death of Mercutio causes Romeo to kill Tybalt in a fit of rage, and Prince Elscalus banishes Romeo to Mantua- where he is no longer in contact with Juli...

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... the book, eve as early as the prologue there is lots of information stating that the two families have been in head lock for years. For example act 1 scene 1 the prince says "By thee old Capulet and Montague, Have thrice disturb"d the quiet of our street." Also, in the prologue it states, " The fearful passage of their death-mark"d love, And ... the book, eve as early as the prologue there is lots of information stating that the two families have been in head lock for years. For example act 1 scene 1 the prince says "By thee old Capulet and Montague, Have thrice disturb"d the quiet of o...

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