... because in Romeo and Juliet's time Verona was a fair sized city and inadvertently seeing an acquaintance was unlikely. Whether one deems Mercutio's death as the result of misfortune or a conscious decision, it is clear that their meeting materializes as a result of chance. Chance and timing play the largest role in deciding if Romeo and Juliet would live or die. Friar Laurence had two chances to deliver the message to Romeo regarding ... his plan. The first and most practical method of sending the message was through Balthasar. His alternative plan was to send the message with Friar Joh...

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... unfortunate circumstance that stops the Friar's assistant from delivering his message also aids the death of the lover's but does not produce their deaths. Romeo acts immaturely in the play, as he never considers the consequences of his actions. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt, Juliet's cousin then he would never have been banished. Romeo angry and acting how he always does without thinking kills Tybalt. Tybalt ... decide not to go. They also could be honest and tell their parents. The parents might not like it but at least Romeo and Juliet wouldn't die. When Juliet chooses to drink the ...

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... wrote many plays one which was titled Romeo and Juliet. It was written in 1856 in Elizabethan time. In those times people believed that whatever happened to you happened for a reason and that it was your fate, which was unchangeable. In the play Romeo and Juliet mischance, miscalculations and accidents lead to events that eventually cause the death of Romeo and Juliet. The characters in this play constantly fall victim to the human ... condition of not knowing. Throughout the play you see that there are many examples of mischance. Juliet's letter to Romeo was not delivered on time. Fria...

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... I read or watch "R&J", it seems as if it is the first time.... There is a reason the classical production Romeo and Juliet is the most enduring, most often performed and adapted, most often recalled and remembered, play. There is such depth and breadth to the story, to the language and to these characters that we all think we know so well. What a challenge it must have been then for ... dead. Friar Lawrence promises to send word to Romeo to meet her when the potion wears off and to rescue her to Mantua, where Romeo is currently staying. There they would live happily ever after. Unfortun...

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... the reader how difficult having a relationship can be when two people love each other but come from feuding families. For example, throughout the play Romeo and Juliet were only able to see each other at night because that was the only time of day they were able to sneak out without their families knowing. This aggravated them ... was in fact simply in a dead-like sleep. The plan was that Juliet would drink a potion that would make her appear dead to her family. They would then lay her in their private vault where Romeo would awaken her and they would run away and live together forever...

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... whom are unique in their own way. The female characters in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are no exception. They have their strengths and weaknesses which make it easier for people to relate to them. Juliet is the protagonist of the play. She is cunning, often childish, and extremely hasty. Juliet has her mother, Lady Capulet, and the Nurse taking care of her. These two women are almost polar opposites ... a bit of a nuisance. She often complains about her problems or her ailments, acting like a victim in many of her appearances. After talking to Romeo in the town, the Nurse returns to ...

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... bodies, or that the Friar isn't being truthful, and is trying to kill her. The picture perfect plan seems to good to be true, which it was. The Friar Lawrence was suppose to send a message to Romeo telling him the entire plan, but sadly Romeo gets a wrong interpretation of the letter, and is the first to find Juliet and believes she is dead, so he commits suicide ... . Juliet wakes up early only to find Romeo dead. She doesn't want to live without her spouse, Romeo, so she kills herself too. Misinterpretations, misunderstandings, and wrong impressions lead to the death ... they ever got...

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... Water is another symbol used in the adaptation. There are several scenes in which Luhrmann incorporates water as a means to show the innocence, love, and passion of Romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann's use of visual imagery and symbolism is just one way he is able to conform Shakespeare's original work for modern audiences. Luhrmann chooses to modernize the costumes in his adaptation, ... to hear because the words have resonance. He speaks as if they really are his words and that's something you don't always get in a Shakesperean performance," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). Luhrmann's ...

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