John Gielgud

Star-Crossed Lovers The Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, is one of the worlds most known tragedies. Rather than the use of a bright setting, director Franco Zeffirelli uses techniques using music to support their love in the scene, while another director by the name of Baz Luhrmann primarily uses setting rather than the film’s music. Both cinematic versions of the same play are different from each other in the way they are directed. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann use cinematic…

Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, takes place in Messina, Italy in the 16th century. The story ends with a romantic ending, but characters go through shame and honor throughout the story. In Much Ado About Nothing, two couples are put through some very difficult situations, showing us that they have their similarities, but they also have a lot of differences. Benedick and Beatrice are independent. Both want to live lives as single to avoid getting hurt or wounded by the…

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, has fate as the overlying theme since the audience already knows the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, will die. Their fate was given to the audience right from the Prologue, but what Shakespeare intended was for people to understand how the lovers ended up fulfilling this fate. In the early acts, Romeo meets Juliet and their love seems unbreakable, but fate continues to place obstacles in their path making it so that they fulfill…

Is the love of Romeo and Juliet so strong it would give you the erg to kill people to stay with the love of your life? They just met and they are really young, do they really know what love is? Romeo is too petty and only thinks of himself and what would benefit him. Was killing three people really the right thing to do? The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a cheesy funny play, but who was really at fault of the tragedy? Romeo found the love of his life, but there was one issue she was a Capulet.…

Adolescents and Inexperience cause an Untimely Death Romeo and Juliet are children when they fall in love, and too young when they decide to take their own life. The story of Romeo and Juliet and their “untimely death” is caused by their inexperience, their eagerness, their curiosity and mainly their youth. Every action they undergo they are just too young to for. It is understandable though, they are teenagers and teenagers are very spontaneous, but their age is not the only thing to blame.…

Shakespeare’s readers learn many things through his work and the literary and dramatic devices he used shows them many lessons and techniques to improve our writing. His plays teach us ways we can be a good citizen, thinker, and writer. In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, I learned that citizens are the ones who have the power to decide who is trustworthy. Whether we are choosing a leader for the community or not, we need to know who can be trusted. Shakespeare shows us the difference or…

Monologue My dear cousin Juliet and I have been close ever since we were children. We were the best of friends; we played dolls when we were children and did each other’s hair when we got older. I will admit that we have not been as close in the past few years, but I cannot believe that this has happened! Her passing makes me feel like I am in a pool of quicksand; every time I attempt to move, the grief wrenches me down deeper and deeper until I can no longer find my way out. Yet I am currently…

Historically, it is evident that masculine and feminine authorities display their power in contrasting ways. Three recent studies have concluded that only eighteen percent of men share similar personality traits with women, supporting the common standard that women are more “sensitive, attentive to others and apprehensive, while males are more forceful and aggressive.” (Rettner) While looking at the tragedy King Lear by William Shakespeare, the theme of gender division is outlined throughout the…

The various names in Romeo and Juliet signify many different things that are being portrayed throughout the book. Although names have the very literal meaning of being something somebody is known by, in Romeo and Juliet names also define people and connect them with certain families or things, showing that they mean much more than just something you are known by. Throughout Romeo and Juliet , the main characters both try to distance themselves from their names, while also trying hard to use…

If you have experienced depression and are impulsive with love, you can relate to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic comedy written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century. It is about a couple of young adolescents named Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They meet at a party and instantly fall in love. Juliet gets married to Romeo in secrecy without her father acknowledging it. Their families are also sworn enemies, so Juliet’s father would never let the marriage take place.…