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Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed West Side Story in 1957, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...
volatile for no apparent reason. The conflict, in other words, has no real foundation but it is tradition. The lovers marr...
the best Shakespeare company in the world so perhaps the director might want to consider a minimalist production. The focus of th...
slightly surreal way, youthful innocence. Juliets bedroom, for instance, is full of images of the Virgin Mary: an interesting vari...
Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...
of the aristocrats. Although Cathy took to Heathcliff immediately, her brother Hindley was not nearly so receptive, and had taken...
In five pages a eulogy of Romeo by his cousin Benvolio is presented....
This essay describes the characterization of Romeo and the role that this plays in the tragedy, referring to both the original pla...
a marvelos contrast in dark and light, which is aptly used in a good deal of his plays. Both in Romeo and Juliet and in Othello, t...
Montague explode into a deadly brawl, comes directly after the secret wedding between Romeo and Juliet, a time during which Romeo,...
the still city, which is bathed in ethereal morning light, the city is shrouded in fog. This is also symbolic, in that its white s...
the titled gentleman who had lots of time on his hands, dueling for the sake of principle was a favorite pastime. According to Vi...
speech associates her with a shrine, a religious object, and then offers up his lips as pilgrims. Pilgrims often made journeys to ...
Had they employed reason by waiting for the light of day, perhaps they would not have rushed into love, marriage, and ultimately, ...
lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...
Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...
In five pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare employed violence and aggression in this tragedy in a consideration of the role...
In ten pages this paper discusses Shakespeare's efforts at religious, political, and social appeasement in this trio of plays. El...
component. But were they all that different in Shakespeares original version? Many seem to think so and that high schools renditi...
is something that does not escape the young couple, for they do have the capacity to accept the grandeur that is love; while their...
disheartenment. Yet to have the ability to love is something that does not escape the young couple, for they do have the capacity...
In five pages this paper presents a tour that is based on places pertaining to William Shakespeare's tragic play including Mantua ...
In ten and a half pages the themes of fate and choice as they impacted upon the deaths of the young lovers are analyzed. Three so...
In five pages the quatrains and couplets that were so popular during the Elizabethan period are considered as Shakespeare masterfu...
see the beauty of love, for at their tender ages, they have yet to become cynical, although the volatile Romeo is depressed by his...
This paper analyzes these classic characters, noting the traits that qualify them as tragic heroes. This paper has five pages and...
The character of Mercutio and his significance to Shakespeare's tragedy is analyzed in this paper consisting of eight pages. Six ...
In seven pages Elizabethan style fencing as it is featured in Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is considered. Six sources are cited...
In ten pages this paper examines the timelessness of this William Shakespeare tragedy as it is represented in Franco Zeffirelli an...
works had been turned into movies. Of course, film makers take license to distort the plot, characterization and verbiage. Despite...