... but to kill her so that the marriage between her and Romeo be broken. If I was Juliet the same thoughts would be running through my head as well, because I wouldn't know what was going to happen and what the possible outcomes of the situation would be. Juliet then thinks if she wakes up before Romeo comes to redeem her then it would be a fearful sight ... . She would have to see all the dead bodies, skeletons of all her past ancestors and other past members of the family. The nasty smell would ... be overpowering and she would have to see the dead murdered ... ...

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... that they are married, it will be full of chaos because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, and Montagues and Capulets hate each other. The audience may also feel a bit suspense. In act 2 scene 6, Romeo's feelings for Juliet are so different form Rosaline's because he is actually getting married with Juliet, and he has forgotten about Rosaline. Romeo was just using his imagination on describing Roslaine ... Laurence tells Romeo that this marriage may come to a violent end. "These violent delights have violent ends. Friar is also telling Romeo that the marriage is violent and da...

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... a very strong example of the fraternal love that is shared between Romeo and his friends. Other characters that display fraternal love are Friar Lawrence and Juliet's nurse. Both play vital roles in guiding and caring for the youths. The Nurse comes into the story at the same time as Juliet's mother and her feelings towards Juliet and the close bond that they share make her more of a mother then ... her real one. The Nurse quotes "I would say thou had sucked wisdom from thy teat". The Friar is a very good friend to both the protagonists, treating them with respect and solving their prob...

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... love for each other. In this play there are a lot of different types of drama such as tragedy, romance, comedy, action and suspense. I think that Shakespeare has made Romeo and Juliet appeal to a wide audience by having the many different kinds of drama in it. This will appeal to many people as it ... is about "A pair of star-crossed lovers" who die for love "death-marked love" the parents of Romeo and Juliet decide their fate "Which but their children's end nought could remove" Romeo and Juliet's deaths couldn't be stopped as their love was strong for each other, but it wasn't accepted ...

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... then to have lived without Juliet, or not to have Juliet's love and be left only with hate. He so proves the strength of such a conviction when he kills himself, and, in turn, Juliet kills herself. During this part of the play, after Romeo has killed Paris and himself but before Juliet has done the same, the Friar comes rushing in, trying to persuade Juliet out of the tomb ... before more arrive. He says to Juliet in Act V, scene iii, "A greater power than we can contradict ... hath thwarted our intents." This can be interpreted that he is talking of fate, telling Juliet that a power b...

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... Verona, "For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring" (3.1.4). Benvolio warns Mercutio when he spots the Capulets approaching, "By my head, here comes the Capulets" (3.1.31). To Benvolio's dismay, Mercutio responds on line 32 with "By my heel, I care not." At this point, Benvolio realizes that Mercutio ... good intentions. This is true of Romeo's actions. He actually thought that his new attitude, due to love and infatuation, could halt this deadly quarrel. He actually thought that his and Juliet's love was strong enough to overcome the ongoing battle between their two families. ...

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... consequences of the fight. Explain where you think the responsibility for the fight lies. Playwright and actor William Shakespeare in 1594- 1594 wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet". In the play, there are two families; 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 ... not move an inch when Mercutio is trying to wind him up. Romeo then appears on the scene and Tybalt says to Mercutio " Peace be with sir, here comes my man." He walks up to Romeo and tries ...

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... ahead. Romeo is banished and therefore opening up a whole new path of possible bad luck- which leads to the tragic ending of the play. Juliet Influences Romeo by making them meet in very obvious places such as the Capulet's mansion where they could easily be caught. The Friar is also a big part in influencing the play. He first comes up with the plan ... -like nature of Romeo's character. Another interpretation by Baz Luhrmann is of the theme of fate, Luhrmann shows fate as water- for example in the scene where Romeo and Juliet meet there is a fish tank they are looking a each other thro...

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... or does not insist in its own way, it is a celebration of what is right, true love never ends. In the plays Othello, Antigone, and Romeo and Juliet, love leads to the downfall of each of the tragic heroes. The characters excessive love leads them to the end of their own lives. Haemon the son ... and Othello's great love when Othello arrives to Cyprus and Desdemona greets him. They are so happy to see each other that they would be content at dying at that very moment. "It gives me wonder great as my content /to see you here before me. O my soul's joy!" Othello down fall comes in ... whe...

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... stand out from any other kind of film works. Over the years he has won many awards for his greatest works including a number of AFA's (Australian film awards), and many BAFTA's for "Romeo and Juliet" and "Strictly Ballroom". This must mean that contrasting what the critics say he must be doing something right. These successes do not only appear on the cinema screen. He ... the story has a tragic ending (grabbing their attention and provoking emotion at such an early stage) and are drawn further into how the story will develop. This can also be applied to Romeo and Juliet in more that on...

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... of the Rings but he has still kept the story. This idea has been recently portrayed in a film version of Romeo and Juliet, where the action takes place in the present day, with the use of guns as opposed to swords and the protagonists getting around in cars. All the language used is exactly the same as that in the text of the ... play; it is just taking place in a different setting. What is being presented is still a film version of Romeo and Juliet; it is just being presented in a different way. One book that relies heavily on the imagery the language used creates in Trainspotting by I...

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