Romeo And Juliet: Shakespeare's Use Of Death
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9 pages in length. The characters of Shakespeare's tragedy address the sadder side of reality, a side where aberration serves as the underlying conflict. Inasmuch as Romeo and Juliet's true love ultimately lures them into a premature death, one may readily argue that they completely lost sight of the one thing to which they both aspired. The writer discusses Shakespeare's use of death in relation to "Romeo & Juliet." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCromju.doc

Romeo Updated / Nihilism in Verona
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A 5 page paper comparing of William Shakespeare's original play Romeo and Juliet with the 1996 version directed and produced by Baz Luhrmann. This paper compares the film and the play to determine whether the film reflects an updated version of Shakespeare's original theme, or something else altogether. It concludes that Baz Luhrmann's world view is nihilistic, pessimistic and depressing, completely foreign to anything Shakespeare intended. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Shakespeare & the Effectiveness of Death / Juliet vs. Cleopatra
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This insightful and analytical 8 page paper compares the deaths of two of Shakespearean characters : Juliet (Romeo & Juliet) and Cleopatra (Antony & Cleopatra). The thesis is argued that while their two stories did indeed have many similarities, Juliet's death was a much more effective one from a literary standpoint as Cleopatra's death was not as striking nor as saddening. Numerous examples from each story are provided to support this point. Bibliography lists 6 critical sources.
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