'Romeo and Juliet' / Effects of Harmony and Disharmony
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A 6 page essay on the artistic means by which Shakespeare brings about harmony—or resolution of the message—in the play. The writer compares and contrasts Act II:1 and Act V:3 with the other scenes to show how harmony is brought about through symbolism, characterization and theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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'Romeo and Juliet' / Was it Love or Lust?
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A 5 page essay which examines whether this great love story reflected true love or the intense sexual attraction which is so often mistaken for love in Western culture. The writer demonstrates that Shakespeare intended for the audience to perceive that this consuming passion was the result of the extreme youth of the protagonists and that this was part of the tragedy. No additional sources cited.
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A CAMPBELL ANALYSIS OF LOVE IN SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET
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This 3 page paper analyzes Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet according to Joseph Campbell's theories on Love and Myth. Based on Joseph Campbell's book, The Power of Myth. Quotes Cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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A Comparison of Themes in Othello and Romeo and Juliet
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This 10 page paper provides an overview and comparison of common themes in two plays by the Bard, William Shakespeare. This paper integrates a view of the major themes in Othello and Romeo and Juliet, and makes distinct comparisons relative to the tragic motif. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A Sociological Analysis of Romeo and Juliet
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This 5 page paper looks at the Montagues and Capulets to determine how much emphasis on social class was placed in the original Shakespeare work. West Side Story and Shakespeare in Love is compared and contrasted to Romeo and Juliet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Aspects of "Romeo and Juliet"
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This 3 page paper argues that we can see three aspects of the play as adjuncts to the idea of sickness: first is the plague imagery that runs through much of the work; the second is the idea of the feud between the Capulets and Montagues as a metaphor for sickness; the last is the idea that Romeo and Juliet and their love is the cure for this illness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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August Wilson: "Romeo And Juliet" Race Reversal
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5 pages in length. If given the opportunity to comment upon the notion of race reversal in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," black playwright August Wilson would like say much the same as any other enlightened individual: the play would not have had nearly – if any at all – the same impact that it has throughout history. Considering a production where black actors play the Capulets and the Montagues played by white actors, Wilson would certainly agree with the fact that the entire essence of Shakespeare's intent would be without merit, inasmuch as a significant element of the performance revolves around social status. As such, one might readily surmise that race plays an integral role in Shakespeare's works. If such a production were assembled, where black actors performed the parts of the Capulets and white actors the Montagues, the director might be thinking that audiences would be blind to the notable yet be fully accepting of it. However, this would certainly be a difficult change to make in one of history's most beloved tragedies, inasmuch as metamorphosing the racial content of "Romeo and Juliet" not only alters the play's physical appearance, but it also changes the core meaning of social acceptance. Indeed, one can readily argue that Shakespeare's original choice of race was intended to reflect each character's social class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Comic Elements in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
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This 9 page report discusses the fact that there are certain comic elements in Shakespeare’s best-known play, “Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespeare weaves the humorous into the tragic and the result is one that is all the more realistic because of its multi-dimesionality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparative Analysis of Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet” (1968) and Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” (1996)
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A 4 page paper which examines each respective director’s artistic vision, and then selects a key line from a chosen scene, and considers how the director elects to execute the scene and what artistic execution he employs in order to achieve the desired result. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Comparing and Contrasting Desdemona in William Shakespeare's "Othello" With Juliet in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
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An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts two of William Shakespeare's most tragic heroines, Desdemona in "Othello" and Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet," and specifically considers the way each comes to grief by different means. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Comparing Two “Romeo and Juliet” Movies
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This 3 page report discusses two 20th century movies based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” that are easily remembered and compared because of their distinctive style and presentation. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli created a lush costume extravaganza that told the Romeo and Juliet story (in the U.S., it was released in 1974. In 1996, Australian director Baz Luhrmann presented a much more stylized interpretation titled William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Characteristics of both movies are presented. Bibliography lists one source.
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Couplets and Quatrains in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
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A 5 page paper which examines how William Shakespeare employed the popular Elizabethan literary style of couplets and quatrains in his tragic play, "Romeo and Juliet." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Discussion on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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5 pages. This paper answers several questions about Shakespeare's famous Romeo and Juliet. Important commentary is included regarding the meaning of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Also reviewed are the differences between Shakespeare's work and that of Arthur Brooke's Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. Finally, viewpoints are given about the overall meaning of the tragedy in Shakespeare's time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Does Romeo Really Love Juliet?
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This 3 page paper discusses how we can tell true love from infatuation, and argues that Romeo really does love Juliet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Dueling, Feuds, and William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
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A 6 page paper which examines how Shakespeare’s tragedy reflects the dueling and feuding culture of Elizabethan England. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Eulogy for Romeo.
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(5 pp) I, Benvolio, cousin of Romeo, am honored and indeed saddened to be the speaker, who has been chosen to say goodbye to our dear one, struck down early in his youth. I welcome you all to this sad place, and hope that what I have to relate will be of value to us all. Days ago he was dancing. Days ago we laughed and were merry. Days ago the two of us were speaking of love, and the great joy that it gave to Romeo; if I did not see him, pale before me, I would hardly believe that this is the same man.
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Eulogy for Romeo.
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(5 pp) I, Benvolio, cousin of Romeo, am honored and indeed saddened to be the speaker, who has been chosen to say goodbye to our dear one, struck down early in his youth. I welcome you all to this sad place, and hope that what I have to relate will be of value to us all. Days ago he was dancing. Days ago we laughed and were merry. Days ago the two of us were speaking of love, and the great joy that it gave to Romeo; if I did not see him, pale before me, I would hardly believe that this is the same man.
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