The chasm of differences between the male protagonists of The Sound of Waves and Romeo and Juliet, Shinji and Romeo respectably, is quite a wide one. Romeo is seventeen years of age at the beginning of his adventure and likewise, Shinji is around the same age: eighteen years old. Instilled in both young men is the sense of recklessness and determination. In Act II, Romeo breaks into Juliet’s garden since “For stony limits cannot hold love out” (2.2.72) despite it being his enemy’s territory and Juliet’s warning that “If they do see thee, then they will murder thee!” (2.2.75). Likewise, Shinji is equally as bold when he claims that to meet Hatsue, there is “Nothing for him to do but to wait until the streets were empty and then prowl about the neighborhood of Hatsue’s house” (page fifty). Shinji like Romeo is the one who has to find a way to meet his love and the two teenagers are so desperate that they throw caution to the wind by going to see her at night time despite the very good chances of failure. However, it seems that the similarities end there. Although appearance wise they may be the same, but underneath the exoskeleton, their personalities and home situations differ drastically. Upon meeting Juliet at Lord Capulet’s party, Romeo immediately and without hesitation engages Juliet in conversation and within a very short period of time, their friendship blossoms into a premature love. In fact, Romeo’s first words to Juliet show his boldness and confidence (“If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:/My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss” 1.1.104-107). However, on the island of Uta-Jima, Shinji approaches Hatsue in a vastly different way....
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...amily of fishermen and since his father passed away, he is the man of the house and the one responsible for putting the bread on their table. The fact that Shinji has grown up with so much responsibility on his shoulders while Romeo can be described as the personification of carefree influenced the two vastly different ways of thinking toward their “true” loves. Romeo is a fickle character who, upon seeing Juliet, approaches her and commences his seducing. Shinji takes a hugely different approach. Shinji fears that he is not good enough for Hatsue. This is evident on page eighteen: “But he could not believe that any of these qualities could possibly touch Hatsue’s heart.” Romeo, being the confident young man he is, knows that he is good enough for Juliet which the author reveals by Romeo’s bold approach towards love.
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet are madly in love with each other and will go to any lengths to be together.
A Comparison of Two Versions of Romeo and Juliet In this essay the opening sequences of the two versions of
Juliet is honest with herself. Although she is aware of how dangerous it is to be interested in Romeo, she wishes to ask him to “Deny thy father, and refuse thy name;/ Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my lover,/ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (II, ii,
Juliet’s weakness to be controlled by love leads her to make unadvised and irresponsible decisions that contribute to her choice of ending her life. Characterized as a young and rash teenager, with no interest in love and marriage at first, Juliet wants to be independent. However, after she first lays eyes on Romeo, Juliet’s perception of love is quick to change. Their strong love easily manipulates and clouds her judgment. Even if she is cautious and realizes their love is too fast, the rush of feelings from having a first love overcomes her. Her soft-spoken words symbolically foreshadow the journey of Romeo and Juliet’s love. “Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy of this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;…/ This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, / May prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet” (2.2. 117-123). The blooming flower is indicative of their growing love, especially Juliet. Being her first experience of true love, her actions become more rash the deeper she falls in, even ...
The lover’s immediate connection is established at the Capulet feast, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Through doing this, it shows that Romeo is reckless and continues even though he recognizes that they come from different families, “o dear, my life is my foe’s debt”. Throughout the play, it establishes that Juliet allows herself to behave impulsively and be persuaded by Romeo into a impetuous and thoughtless marriage, “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vowel for mine” Juliet expresses her concern that it is too soon to promise to love Romeo when they have only just met, “It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden / Too like the lightning” This simile is used to convey Juliet’s thought on their sudden love. Although Juliet has recognized how spontaneous they are acting, it does not prevent her from continuing her relationship with Romeo, proving that Juliet is just as impulsive as Romeo. Thus, Shakespeare has skillfully utilized the lovers to demonstrate that their own reckless actions is a reason for their untimely
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is done through the renewal of props and costumes, the reconstruction of the prologue and the upgrading of the setting, whilst preserving the original Shakespearean language. Out of the two, it is Luhrmann who targets Romeo & Juliet to a younger audience to a much larger extent than Zeffirelli.
Romeo and Juliet choose their own actions through their judgments, which were caused by their belief of everlasting love. Due to their unsound and absurd attitudes, both characters are dazed by love in a puerile manner. The relationship they created was actually built on lust and desperation. Firstly, Romeo is the first character whom shows immature love in the story as a whole. Once Capulet’s party is over, Romeo’s attitude leads him to jump over the wall to Juliet’s house and exclaim to her,” And what love can do, that dares love attempt./Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me”(2.2.68-9). The effect of love caused Romeo to not pay attention to the consequences of jumping over the wall and talking to the daughter of his enemy. The flaw is that he is beginning to think that his love is as hard as nails. It is illogical for Romeo to think this...
Romeo was the son of Montague and Lady Montague. Romeo is good looking, smart, and sensitive. “Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character.” Romeo was in love with Rosaline, but is now in love with Juliet and he is only sixteen. “Thus, Shakespeare gives us every reason to question how real Romeo’s new love is, but Romeo goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings.” Romeo secretly marries Juliet. He would rather die than live without the one he loves the most, Juliet. Juliet was the daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Juliet is young girl who doesn’t know much and doesn’t think about love and she is only thirteen. Romeo is the son of Juliet's family’s enemy. “Because she is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has to roam around the city, climb over walls in the middle of the night, or get into swordfights.” Juliet looks past Romeo getting into a fight with her cousin because she loves Romeo. The Nurse is Juliet's closest friend. “... Though she’s willing to shut the Nurse out of her life the moment the Nurse turns against Romeo.” (Sparknotes)
Boom, the trigger of the gun is pulled, Juliet is dead. This is not what would be expected out of a play written in the 15th century people would expect a person dying from a wound from a sword. Juliet dying of a gun wound is an example of a difference that happened in the movie Romeo + Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was made into a movie called Romeo + Juliet shown in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann. Between the play and the movie there are many similarities, and differences such as the language used, the weapons, and the technology available.
ROMEO AND JULIET is one of the most well known love stories ever! One young very impatience,loving and determined girl falls in love with her family's enemy’s son. She goes by the name Juliet. I’ll tell you how Juliet are these three characteristics. Also just in case you don’t believe me I’ll even tell you what act, scene and page number it is located on and you can look it up on your own.
The classic tale of Romeo and Juliet has been interpreted as both an infatuation and a true love story. In the book, a pair of star-crossed lovers meet and instantly fall in love. In only five days, the two face a roller coaster of events focused around their love. Throughout these controversies, Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed as a love story. Although their love went fast, these two demonstrated true love because of three main reasons. Romeo and Juliet were truly in love in because of how they acted when they first met, the actions they displayed throughout the story and their deaths at the end.
... and is ready to swear the vows of marriage with Romeo. Juliet’s reckless and hasty decisions demonstrate her impulsiveness. Juliet’s love for Romeo largely dictates her brash decisions and speech. If Romeo did not enter Juliet’s life, she would never have known the hurt and heartbreak she experiences throughout the tragedy.
Many people think that Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is the greatest love story of all time. It's about Romeo, who is 19, falls in love with Juliet, who is 12. The two claimed to have loved each other since the moment they had met. They were together for four days and because of the rivalry between the two families, they thought the only way to solve this problem was to commit suicide. Throughout the story, Romeo only sees the beauty of other women on the outside. Also, Romeo claimed he "loved" Rosaline and was quickly able to get over her for Juliet after they had met at the Capulet party. Then, Romeo thinks he loves Rosaline and/or Juliet but he is actually confusing lust with love. Romeo and Juliet is not a love story because Romeo only speaks of her beauty on the outside, he recently "loved" Rosaline, and he is confusing lust with love.
“Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe’s debt” (1.5.117-118). There are many factors that put pressure on Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship throughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The young couple is effected in many ways by every instance that creates stress which Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship is being forced to carry. The biggest factors that impact them are, their families ongoing feud, the broken relationships they both have in their families, and all the instances of miscommunication. Through the story of the couple who meet one another at a dance, sneak around at night to see one another, and fight for eachother, they face challenges many challenges, that add stress to their relationship.
Romeo has a passion for love that is unbreakable, and he will do anything to get who he wants, no matter the consequences that might follow. An example of this is when Romeo goes to Juliet’s balcony and confesses his love for her, but what he does not understand is that “if they do see thee, they will murder thee” (Shakespeare II.ii.75). Romeo has trouble accepting the reality that it will not work out for him or her because of family differences. The intensity of love in both of these texts becomes a dangerous and violent thing.