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Differences Between Laurence's West Side Story And Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Number of Words: 421 / Number of Pages: 2
... killed Tony because Chino was in love
with Maria but so was Tony. This is just one way that Romeo and Juliet differ
from West Side Story.
Another way the two stories differ is the wealth of the two families, or
gangs. At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes the
Montague's and the Capulet's houses. The size of the two houses shows how
wealthy the families are. In West Side Story the author only tells about the
Sharks dwelling. The Sharks live in an apartment which shows that the Sharks
are not wealthy. The Sharks and the Jets are very poor compared to the
Capulets'' and t ...
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Romeo And Juliet: The Betrayal Of The Adults To Juliet
Number of Words: 630 / Number of Pages: 3
... be married to
her grave." (III, v, 145) Juliet's parents betray Juliet by not supporting
Juliet's pleas for the marriage to be delayed a year. Capulet and Lady Capulet
do not know Juliet is married to Romeo, a fact that may have, yet not likely
altered these circumstances. Her parent's betrayal causes Juliet to look for
comfort from the Nurse.
The Nurse also fails to support Juliet's choice against marrying Paris.
Instead of supporting Juliet the Nurse instead believes "I think it is best you
marry the county...For it excels your first (marriage)." (III, v, 230, 236)
Juliet feels betrayed by this ...
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Hamlet: Brutal Truth
Number of Words: 923 / Number of Pages: 4
... his purpose clearly. As Polonius puts it so perfectly: "And thus
do we of wisdom and of reach / By indirections find directions out" Act 2,
Scene 2, Lines 71-3 The many falsehoods and deceptions uttered in Hamlet
are expressed through eloquent, formal, poetic language (iambic
pentameter), tantamount to an art form. If deceit is a painted, ornate
subject then, its foil of truth is simple and unvarnished. Accordingly,
when the pretenses of illusion are discarded in Act 2, Scene 2, the
language is written in direct prose.
Addressing Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet pleads with them to
delive ...
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Romeo & Juliet
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... know our drift, and hither shall he come; and he and I shall
watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua."
(Act 4, Scene 1), he tells Juliet how everything will be all right.
Unfortunately, for all his good intentions the play still ends in tragedy.
Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels it is
neccesary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he marries
Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar so he can help
the two lovers. Also, when he says "Take thou this vial, being then in bed,
and this distilled liquor dri ...
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Mask Theme In Hamlet
Number of Words: 1310 / Number of Pages: 5
... of a whole other person. One of the most obvious, of course is Claudius. Claudius murdered his brother, the former king Hamlet, in order to become king himself. This murder, which was done in secret, with no one but Cladius knowing that the act was committed by him. Not only is he the King of Denmark, but he is also married to Queen Gertrude, his brothers former wife. These hideous and awful crimes have not been punished, and no one knows that Claudius has done this. When Claudius confronts anyone, he must become someone totally different. Claudius puts on a mask of his own. He is no longer the self-se ...
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Macbeth: Independence And Failure
Number of Words: 1841 / Number of Pages: 7
... the catastrophe
that occurs in Macbeth as both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth try to separate.
Macbeth is a eighteenth century play written by William Shakespeare. Using
these two metaphors, the breakdown in the relationship between Lady Macbeth and
Macbeth and between the king and the thanes and how they perfectly parallel
each other because each is caused by Macbeth's will to be independent.
According to Webster's dictionary, the archaic definition of
independence is “competence” (1148). To be independent is not to be “subject
to control by others” (Gove 1148). This means that independence is to be ...
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A Futuristic Interview With Romeo
Number of Words: 1248 / Number of Pages: 5
... What is this?
ANN: Sir, I apologize for this sudden interruption of your day. Perhaps you
would like me to explain?
ROMEO: (Steps onto stage out of light beam. Beam dies) What has happened to me?
Have I died? Is this the other world? What do you want of me?
ANN: No, you are not dead, rather transported to another time...
ROMEO: You talk no sense! Your head must be full of bugs and insects! And, if
you do not mind, what are those strange machines in the corner? (Points at video
camera)
ANN: Those are recorders - recording you as you are currently here speaking to
us. They can put the i ...
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The Temple Of Zeus
Number of Words: 521 / Number of Pages: 2
... His head was decorated with an olive wreath, possibly symbolizing peace. The face was made of ivory, the hair and beard were made of gold. Zeus held in his left hand a golden scepter representing royalty, topped with a golden eagle. In his right hand he held a Victory, symbolizing the importance of winning. Zeus wore a golden robe and sandals. The robe was described as beautiful with carvings of animals and lilies. The garments of Zeus may make one assume that the Greeks believed in wearing comfortable and practical clothing. Also, the Greeks honoring of the Olympic games showed their i ...
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King Lear: Motifs
Number of Words: 572 / Number of Pages: 3
... tells
his father that Edgar, Gloucester's legitimate son, is plotting to ruin
Gloucester. This causes the Earl to banish Edgar and give his title and land to
Edmund.
The ironic misuse of power used by the Earl of Gloucester shows up in both plots.
Gloucester punishes Edgar and later finds that Edmund was the one taking
advantage of him. Similarly, Regan and Goneril gain Lear's favor, while Cordelia
is left 'dowerless' and banished from the kingdom. In the end, though, Cordelia
saves Lear from the betrayal of Goneril and Regan.
Shakespeare develops these major motifs with supporting motifs. He des ...
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Film Review: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Number of Words: 598 / Number of Pages: 3
... knack for being able to portray an erratic man who in one instant is
completely normal, and at other times becomes utterly insane. Melinda Barro
also puts in an extremely believable performance as Dreyfuss's side-kick in
search of her abducted son. But perhaps the most hidden success of this movie
is the very underrated actress Teri Garr, who put in her two cents as Dreyfuss's
wife. Garr did play a small role, yet it was effective, it produced a gauge of
just how crazy Dreyfuss was really getting. The wonderful acting carried the
film over the obvious special effects that Spielberg uses.
This film ...
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