On the surface, Romeo and Juliet may seem like two love blinded immature teens, but when delving deeper into their dialogue and exchanges many things become clear. Romeo sneaking onto Capulet property and professing his love to Juliet includes other things besides extensive compliments. Through their exchanges, readers can discover a recurring theme of a variety of motifs. Shakespeare uses these motifs which include love and hate, light and dark, and youth and age to develop a central idea of love and family.…
My first difference I noticed between the movie and the play was the choice of weapons. In the play the characters fought with swords but in the movie they had guns. This is important because since there was a difference in time period from the movie to the play they had to switch the swords for guns.also the important e of switching the weapons of choice was because swords are more dangerous, when you had a sword you had to be t close range to kill r even fight somebody whereas the guns you just had to have good aimed you didn't have to worry about getting into close fights. Another reason there was a change in the choice of weapons was because n the Elizabethan era they didn't have the knowledge or the technology to make the guns. The weapons of choice is a big difference but the major scene of Juliet faking her death changed lot more due to the fact hat the movie is directed by omens different than the play.…
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare represents multiply subjects . William Shakespeare wrote a twisting love play about two crazy in love kids named romeo and juliet . Romeo and juliet families had a long family feud , for a reason no one knew . Romeo and juliet fell in love even though their love was forbidden . Their love for eachother causes multiple tragedies including their own.…
Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders, is a great book to read, and a great movie to watch. The movie is almost exactly like the book, with only a few changes. The movie shows every character, and they look how the book described them The book describes how hard life is for some people and the movie shows how hard life is for some. Some people might get hurt just because of what they look like, and this story tells how some people feel about that. The Outsiders movie is great, even though it was made 16 years after the book.…
Romeo and Juliet displays an example one of the most famous tragedies written by William Shakespeare. This story focuses on two families that have a deep hatred for each other, and one member from each family have a deep love for each other. This description of characters represents Romeo and Juliet, and they have a forbidden love. Juliet’s family wants her to marry another character, Paris, in which she cannot because she has secretly been married to Romeo by Friar Laurence. Juliet and Laurence had created a plan for Juliet and Romeo to run away and live happily together, yet the plan fails and they both end up committing suicide.…
The Outsiders is a popular remarkable novel which describes the life of a fourteen year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis or Ponyboy and his struggles in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. This novel was written by S.E Hinton. This book is based on two youthful groups, the Greasers, and the Socials (also known as the Socs.) This novel contains violence, humor, and passion, intelligence, and action. Another well-known book is Speak.…
In the play, Friar John has been sent to Mantua to inform Romeo of Juliet's phony suicide. He is unsuccessful in getting the message to Romeo due to being quarantined because he has been "in a house / Where the infectious pestilence did reign [. . .] " (Shakespeare 5.2). In the movie, the message from Friar Lawrence to Romeo is sent through a delivery service called "poste haste. " The message is "blown away in the dust-laden wind" (Downing 5).…
In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers meet an unfortunate and tragic end. Their death was caused by two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The two families couldn’t settle their differences and the consequences were deadly for their children. While Romeo is defined as the tragic hero, Juliet also has a significant role in the tragedy. Juliet shows critical growth throughout the play and demonstrates decisiveness executed with grace throughout the play.…
One of the many popular film Adaptations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. This modern day film adaptation, released in October 18th, 1961, takes place in a rundown neighborhood on the streets of New York City. A gang called the Jets, lead by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), find themselves in a turf war with the Sharks, a gang from Puerto Rico lead by Bernardo (George Chakiris) . Tony (Richard Beymer), a former member of the Jets, notices Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, at a neighborhood dance. They immediately fall in love, but are banned from seeing each other due to the differences between the two gangs.…
The two versions of William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by Zeffirelli and Luhrmann are similar in many ways. One of the ways that the two versions is that Zeffirelli and Luhrmann both use the same coloring in the uniforms that the Montagues and Capulet families wear. Ex, The Montagues has an orange uniform, and Capulet’s has a purple uniform in Zeffirelli’s film, and Montagues has an orange car, and Capulet has an purple car in Luhrman's film. Another way the two versions are the same, is that they both use the same wording. Ex, “No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you sir; but I bite my thumb, sir.”…
(Light vs. Dark, fate vs. Free will, Love vs. Hate) The most prominent theme throughout his version of Romeo and Juliet is the theme of LOVE vs. HATE. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is threatened by a society of hate. Juliet fears for Romeo because her kinsmen want to kill him. (“Here’s much love to do with hate, but more with love” Act 1 Scene 1, line 166)…
Two texts can seem so similar on the surface but could end up being quite different as you explore their depths. This is shown through the contrast in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Taylor Swift’s Love Story by the use of literary devices and their vastly different structures to express the theme of love. In Romeo and Juliet, imagery was used far more to convey the love that the protagonists felt for each other while in Taylor Swift’s Love Story, repetition was more commonly employed. “It’s a love story, baby just say ‘YES’”…
Compare and contrast In class we read a book called “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, in the book we learn about a greaser named Ponyboy Curtis who narrates the novel. Pony has good grades and a good attitude, he likes to read, to Watch movies, and to Learn. I like to read, learn, and watch movies as well except my my grades aren't that good and neither is my attitude Pony is smart but he doesn't use his head, and example is when he went into a burning church and almost died. I am smart and I use my head…
Romeo and Juliet is by far the most famous love story in English stories. Love in the story, is the most dominant theme. William Shakespeare has an interesting view toward philosophy about young love. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's persona about young love consists of the forcefulness of love, love as a cause of violence, and fickle love or as we call it, puppy love.…
"What 's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name belonging to a man.” This quote from Romeo and Juliet captures the entire story of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet asks what it means to be a Montague.…