... . Shakespeare writes, through the character of Lysander, that, "The course of love never did run smooth." This holds true for both Juliet and Romeo and Hermia and Lysander. But the course in which Romeo and Juliet's love follows is much different from that of Hermia and Lysander. Romeo and Juliet are prevented from being married by their parents. The same, in some respect, is true with Hermia ... over a long period of time. They have spent many, many hours together and know each other very well. Their love is constant and never ending. As you can see, the relationships between Romeo and J...

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... the end there will be only one winner. The effects in both these films were different for different reasons. 'Romeo and Juliet', though used old english, was set n present day and so the effects were as realistic as possible. Where as in 'A Mid Summer Nights Dream' the effects are more unnatural. This is because the story line in 'A Mid Summer Nights ... Dream' calls for abstract unrealism in effects. 'Romeo and Juliet' has more explosions and has more action based effects where as 'A Mid Summer Night Dream' has more magical looking effects. Both stories are about love, 'Romeo and Julie...

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... that when they wake up, they immediately fall in love with the first person they see. It's ironic how this notion of love at first sight is literally depicted in "Romeo and Juliet" as well. But isn't love at first sight a fantasy a lot of people have today? It feels as if Shakespeare had this dream, or fantasy, of his own that he intertwined ... in the play accompanied by a transformation of the moon. It was also interesting to see that the only answer for these two lovers was to avoid Athenian law and physically leave. The same situation took part in "Romeo and Juliet." In that play, t...

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... important and interesting. Not only is he not afraid of it, but he wants to turn it into a ballad. Turning a fearful nightmare into a fun song is crucial to understanding what Shakespeare has done with the play. The play itself delineates with Romeo and Juliet, taking the sad tragedy and converting ... it into comedy. Thus Shakespeare is making a further comment about the nature of plays and acting, showing them to be a medium by which our worst fears can be ... Act Four. Earlier in the play, we have already been introduced to the interchangeability of the characters. Lysander and Demet...

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