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William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. The play is set in Verona; it is a play about two young lovers, the children of two feuding families. Because of this feud their love couldn’t be declared and wasn’t allowed by the two families, the play ends tragically. Lord Capulet is the father of Juliet and is…

The scene opens on Romeo and Juliet after their wedding night and, despite the dangers and risks facing them, Shakespeare creates an atmosphere of love, devotion and playfulness between them. At the start of the scene Romeo knows he must go because of the hatred and the differences between their families however Juliet, very much…

Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a modern reconstruction based on the original play. The setting and dress were the only things that were changed and the dialogue was preserved in its original state even though it went through a bit of editing, therefore this movie serves as an excellent resource for anyone who doesn’t…

The aims of this essay are firstly to illustrate my own ideas and concepts as to how a selection of extracts from scenes in Romeo and Juliet should be produced, as well as proceeding to critically compare my own vision of the scenes production against that of Baz Luhrmann, the director of a modern take…

The purpose of the beginning is for a change of atmosphere, this indicates change of scene. No stage curtains, servants having nothing around them allow them to bring on props for the New Scene. The audiences expectations moving into this scene is that something big and important is going to happen as well as tension,…

Charles dickens was born on the 7th February 1812, in Portsmouth. Charles was the second of 8 children and he lived a poor upbringing and he and his family struggled for money too keep them alive. Dickens was not rich enough too go to school as a youngster and taught himself everything he needed to…

By considering both the language of the scene and how it might be performed on stage, Show how Shakespeare’s makes his audience aware of Juliet’s state of mind in Act 3 Scene 5. How is our sympathy engaged for her? Refer closely to both this scene and other parts of the play you feel are…

I have chosen Sheila and Mr Birling for my two characters because they are completely different from each other and the events which take place in the play change them both in different ways. Mr Birling is presented as a strong willed individual who only thinks of himself and sometimes of those close to him. He…

Act I, Scene5 is a very important scene in the play, and it is a decisive moment. This is where the main conflict of the play is first revealed to the audience, and this has a dramatic effect as the audience’s expectation and curiosity is finally met. The conflict starts when Verona’s two rival families’…

This essay is going to explore the dramatic structure of Act 3 Scene 5 in the Shakespearian play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. I will look at the characters actions and see how they influence what happens in this scene. An example of one of these actions that influence the play would be that Juliet turned down…