Romeo Montague

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare that has been adapted over many years into many different forms. Baz Luhrmann (Director of the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet) wrote and directed a modernised version of Romeo and Juliet with prominent themes throughout. Both versions represented context that the other did not and this will be the focus of the essay. Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet is set in the make believe world of Verona Beach. A violent place were the…

Romeo and Juliet Critique William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet in the late 1500s in which two star crossed lovers take their lives. In this play, Shakespeare utilizes a variety of irony to show how doomed love can lead to unexpected outcomes. Shakespeare's play if full of dramatic irony. For example, he demonstrates dramatic irony because the audience knows Romeo was going to kill himself over Juliet being dead. This is ironic because we know that Juliet's going to wake up…

Forced Entertainment – Romeo and Juliet (Tabletop Shakespeare) To me what makes a piece of art visually striking or not is how it challenges the idea of space. How can actors, puppets, or scenery change my impression of the venue? How can imagery immerse its audience into the world of the performance? Forced Entertainment offers a new answer to these questions by using common household items to illustrate one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Romeo and Juliet. I am very familiar with the…

a very valuable quality to possess. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo does not have a voice of reason. He needs this because rather than thinking realistically, he thinks with his heart making his decisions impractical. Thus, Mercutio’s role as Romeo’s voice of reason is crucial. When Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo lost his one source of a voice of reason which resulted in him making immature and senseless actions. Hence, Tybalt is the reason for both Romeo and Juliet taking their lives because…

children find the love of their lives, causing misfortune throughout the city of Verona, Italy. Zeffirelli’s interpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet covers the tragedy and action that the original novel captured. Zeffirelli’s use of clothing in the movie depicted the level of wealth the people had and also what family they belonged to, by having the Montagues and Capulets wearing time appropriate clothing. Not only did the clothing show the time period, the use of setting did as well.…

violence. In William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet one very important theme is violence from strong emotions. Throughout this play the Capulets and Montagues have a lot of hate towards each other, and a lot of people are affected by this hate. Their children are in the worst position because they are expected to hate each other, however with the deaths of these two they turned the tables and finally the two families are now at peace. In this essay it will prove that in Romeo and Juliet, strong…

“Michelle” and Romeo & Juliet are about males and their enthusiastic response of affection towards a female character. “Michelle” is a song by The Beatles, an English rock band. A male character is expressing his love towards a beautiful female who is not fluent in English, so he uses French. He longs for her to understand what he’s saying and he repeats the French phrase he knows, hoping that one day she’ll knows he loves her. Romeo & Juliet is a play by Shakespeare, an English actor,…

Why read Romeo and Juliet when the entire story is told in the prologue? Romeo and Juliet is the story of two young lovers from feuding families who, in the end, meet their untimely deaths. Shakespeare captures readers with his elaborate and creative usage of words. His romantic monologues mixed in with the tense rivalry makes for an exciting read. The prologue starts off the play laying out the situation and foreshadowing multiple events to come. Three main messages sent in the prologue of…

The story of Romeo and Juliet is about two star-crossed lovers from feuding families. In this tragedy, written by William Shakespeare, two adolescents separated by a held grudge between their families meet at a large party hosted by the Capulet family. The two, Romeo and Juliet, have an instant connection. The morning after the party, the two lovers eloped. The Friar, who agreed to marry the two, thought it would solve the everlasting feud. Thus, causing a series of tragic events leading to the…

Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are more alike than what you think. They are both dynamic characters. First of all Lord Capulet in the beginning of the is a loving and caring father. A way this is shown is when he tells Paris to gain Juliet's love and wait because Juliet is still only 13 years. In Act II Ln 12-28 this is shown. The way Lord Capulet undergoes changes is he goes from being a good rather and letting Juliet have somewhat of an opinion on what she does, to making her marry Paris…