Comparing Sparks's Romeo And Juliet

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Nicholas Sparks, American novelist, well known for creating some of the most romantic stories, according to readers who simply adore the idea of love, has messed with the hearts of many by creating stories that include forbidden or love not supported by the families of the main characters. For example, The Notebook is loved by millions. Not only does it capture the theme of forbidden love, but it includes aspects taken from Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook is today’s Romeo and Juliet. Although they have different endings, both speak the same message about how decisions affect you greatly. I felt sympathetic towards Noah and Allie, and how Noah was a poor mill worker and Allie was a rich girl. Romeo and Juliet is not just “a play of young love.” It deals with hate as it does love. …show more content…
The movie demonstrated that moment really well. Throughout the party, especially in the movie, they were trying to just simply be together, but no matter how hard they tried, nothing would really go their way. They knew they couldn’t publicize their love.
Both of them quickly realized how dangerous pursuing their love would be, but they didn't let that stop them. Feeling sympathetic for them, would be an honest feeling. This is where the idea of fate enters. Perhaps if Romeo wasn’t a Montague, or if Juliet wasn’t a Capulet. There would be no tragic story to be told, if only everything had a happy ending. As Juliet stated in Act 2 Scene 2. ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any part belonging to a man. O, be some other name!’ Juliet just wished that Romeo had a different name so then they could be together. They did make some rather quick decisions, but this is because the love they had for one another, was so powerful and they had such a strong bond. They really would have done anything for each other, and that, they did. Times began to get worse, as the same day

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