Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Mercutio’s Queen Mab Speech
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A 5 page paper looking at Mercutio’s speech on fairies and dreams in William Shakespeare’s play. The paper argues that the speech, which begins as a sweet little fantasy, seems to tumble out of control into violence much like the love motif of the play. No additional sources.
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The Art of Appeasement and the Political, Religious and Social Issues Reflected in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," "The Merchant of Venice" and "Macbeth"
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A 10 page paper which examines if William Shakespeare's social commentaries (as represented by three plays) were financially motivated or if he was trying to prove something. Specifically considered is how Shakespeare was able to diplomatically handle the political and religious aspects of his plays in order to secure funding for them, i.e., what he would have to do to appease the monarchy and the church. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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The Development of Romeo and Juliet
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A 3 page paper which examines the development of Romeo and Juliet in the play be William Shakespeare. No additional sources cited.
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The Fatal Flaw in Romeo
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This 5 page paper consider Romeo from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The paper argue that the tragedy can be seen as a result of a fatal flaw in the personality of Romeo, that flaw was his youth and the hormones that control emotion in youth. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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The Morality of Friar Lawrence in 'Romeo and Juliet'
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A five page paper on the characterization of the priest in William Shakespeare's classic play. The paper argues that although Fr. Lawrence is often considered to be a well-meaning character, he is in fact a man without moral courage. Bibliography lists four sources.
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The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet
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A 5 page paper analyzing the character of the Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It shows how she reveals their tragedies through both her offhand but oddly prophetic remarks and her earthy pragmatism.
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The Romeo and Juliet Tour
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A 5 page paper which provides information, in a tour-like manner, on places that exist in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The places visited in this tour are Stratford-on-Avon, London, Verona, Italy, and Mantua, Italy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Themes of Love & Death in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Sonnet 130"
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An 8 page paper which examines how William Shakespeare expresses the themes of love and death in the characters of his play, "Romeo and Juliet," and in his "Sonnet 130," considering how they are represented both literally and figuratively. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Three Thematic Similarities in the Love Affairs of Heathcliff and Cathy in Charlotte Bronté’s “Wuthering Heights” and Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”
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A 3 page paper which examines three similarities – how social structure is a barrier to true love, the role of outsiders in keeping the lovers separated, and the tragic sense that these love affairs are doomed in the mortal world and can only be fully realized in death – between the featured protagonist love affairs in each work. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet / A Modern View
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This 5 page paper considers the genre of romantic tragedy, looking closely at the 1996 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. This paper considers how the new version of this classic relates to the genre, and evaluates the iconography of the genre, the deviation in the film, and how the film fits into the postmodern text. As an extension of this evaluation, this paper also considers the correlation between the genre and the audience and the genre and the film. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Shakespeare in Love” -- Representations of the Elizabethan Era and Drama
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This 5 page report discusses Elizabethan theater, the movie “Shakespeare in Love,” and the time periods represented in the work of Shakespeare. Reference is made to Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in describing the plots of “star-crossed” lovers and how they are represented in the movie. For various movie scenes, a quote from “Romeo and Juliet” is used in order to highlight the connection between the two works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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