Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Coursework- 1st Draft Act 3 Scene 5 begins at the balcony of Juliet's bedroom. Romeo and Juliet spend their last moments together before Romeo heads off to Mantua. Juliet tries to persuade Romeo to stay but then fears for his safety and encourages him to go. The Nurse enters to say that Lady Capulet is coming. Romeo leaves. Lady Capulet then enters to say that she will be marrying Paris 3 days from now. Juliet refuses and starts weeping. Lady Capulet misinterprets this because she thinks that her daughter is still mourning Tybalt's death and tells Juliet the plot to poison Romeo. Lady Capulet leaves and Capulet enters. Capulet also misinterprets the situation and empathises with her until he finds out that Juliet has refused the arranged marriage. He then explodes with rage insulting and threatening Juliet and ignores Lady Capulet and the Nurse when they both try to calm him down. Lady Capulet also rejects Juliet. She is left alone with the Nurse seeking advice. The Nurse betrays Juliet by saying that Romeo is "a dishclout to him (Paris)" and Paris is "a lovely gentleman". Juliet leaves to seek aid from the Friar. Events leading up to Act 3 Scene 5 are Romeo marries Juliet privately; Romeo then kills Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death. Romeo is banished. He returns to the Friar who recommends Romeo to consummate the marriage before sundown (when he will be
Romeo and Juliet Coursework
Romeo and Juliet Coursework - Tom Cornall It is undeniable that William Shakespeare makes Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 3 Scene 1 supremely dramatic and exciting for his audience. Given that at its time of writing, Shakespeare had at his disposal few dramatic tools other than costume, the quality of his actors and most importantly, language, it is imperative that these scenes entice and excite the audience through action and word. Act 1 Scene 5 is crucial to the plays existence because Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and immediately falls in love with her. Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, recognising a Montague, wants to start a fight, but Capulet restrains him. Romeo and Juliet talk together. As the guests are leaving, Juliet questions Nurse about the unknown young man. Act 3 Scene 1 is in contrast to the happy, romantic mood of Act 1 Scene 5, because this is the scene where Mercutio, outraged when Romeo refuses Tybalt's challenge, draws his own sword, and in the fighting that follows both he and Tybalt are killed. Romeo is then banished from Verona. This scene may seem more dramatic than Act 1 Scene 5, but is in fact just as dramatic and crucial to the outcome of the play in a different way. The opening quote, "Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away?" shows that there is a 'fun' atmosphere, but also a rushed atmosphere, because they are running out of people. This quote
Romeo and Juliet coursework
To what extent does Baz Luhrman succeed in engaging a 21st Century audience in the opening of "Romeo and Juliet"? "Romeo and Juliet" by Baz Luhrmann is an adaptation of the play written by William Shakespeare. It is quite new and had a star-studded cast and was screened in cinemas worldwide however the producer Luhrman kept to the script of the original Shakespeare play so that it does not lose any authenticity, by doing this he had to try and make it modern in other ways therefore he used many different aspects of the play to engage a 21st century audience such setting the film in a big city and using new technology yet those same aspect can be argued deterred a modern audience whom have a negative view of Shakespeare as they see his work as outdated in today's society, in my opinion Luhrmann succeeds in engaging a 21st century audience. Firstly, the play is set in a metropolitan city with vast skyscrapers and many flashy lights. In modern times this is a typical urban view as urbanisation has engulfed many rural parts of the world to create huge cities. In the film the two families of the Montagues and Capulets are shown to be business rivals, this is done by Luhrmann by putting two huge towers which have their names on them facing each other and he places the towers right in the middle of the city. By doing this, it seems to split the city into two parts; a Montague
Romeo and juliet essay
English Coursework- 'Romeo & Juliet' By- Khalid Dalal X5 The famous play-script 'Romeo and Juliet' was published in 1564 by a famous typical renaissance writer called William Shakespeare. It is thought that Shakespeare probably thought of this story with the aid of Arthur Books poem Known as 'The tragical history of Romeo and Julieta'. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play. Although it is a play with the main theme of love, there are many scenes that contain violence and conflict. The violence in the play happens because of an ancient feud between two families, which leads to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The play was first performed between the years of 1594 and 1595. The play was set in Verona, Italy during the 1600s. Back then people were fond of any sort of entertainment and it was important for Shakespeare to make his plays as exciting as possible. Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare most famous plays with it continually being shown today. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in April 1564 and died April 1616. This playscript turns from hate to love then what would be known overall as a tragedy. The question I am going to be answering in this piece of coursework is who is responsible for Juliet Capulet's death in this story? Juliet isn't like any ideal renaissance daughter as she is rebellious towards her
Saving Private Ryan
'Saving Private Ryan' coursework The film I'm going to be analysing is called 'Saving Private Ryan'. It's directed by a guy called Stephen Spielberg and was written by Robert Rodat. This film also was the winning film of Academy Award in 1998. 'Saving Private Ryan' could say it's the best portrayal WWII out of all films. It's about how a troop of army went off to complete a mission which is to bring back a man called Fredrick Niland, back to his parents because of the new War Department's Sole Survivor Policy. The director of this film actually filmed it in the real places of where the war happened. For example, France, England and Ireland etc. Steven used lots of different techniques to make the scene seems real and realistic. The way he did the sound effects and the colour makes it so real as if the audience was actually there in the scene. Sounds effects- sometimes it can go right through you, nice, loud and clear. Letting to know exactly what was happening and what equipment was being used. Light/colour effects- at the beginning, when the man was walking through the graveyard (present tense) it was all bright and sunny reminding us how a special and memorable day it is. But when he started thinking about the past, the colour changed immediately to all dull and dark, representing the fears and nervousness of the army. Scene 1-this is when the flash back from the
saving private ryan
Analyse the methods used to make the opening battle sequence of 'saving Private Ryan' both shocking and realistic, and say how effective you find it as an introduction to the film. 'Saving Private Ryan' was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1998. It stars Tom Hanks in the leading role as Captain Miller. The film shows the horrors of D-day and then turns into a mission to save Private Ryan (played by Matt Damon). The film received five academy awards (Oscars) including best director in 1999. Steven Spielberg has directed many other brilliant films such as Jaws, Raiders of the lost ark, E.t. The extra-terrestrial and Jurassic park and many more. The overall style of the film is realistic and authentic as it shows some events which has happened like D-day in the past. Saving Private Ryan breaks from traditional by showing that one man doesn't take on everyone and that the good guys don't always survive. The effect on using desaturated colour has on the film is that it shows the mood of the film like in the opening battle sequence everything is grey and dole and you just know that something bad is going to happen, this continues through the film but other colours and loss of hearing happens at some stages. The uses of using handheld cameras were that you seemed like you were in the film yourself and looking through your own eyes, this helps you really to get into the film.
Saving Private Ryan
Hannah Smith May 2004 Analyse the methods used to make the opening battle sequence of Saving Private Ryan both shocking and realistic and say how effective you find it as an introduction to the film. Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielburg and was first released on the 11th September 1998. The film runs for a total of two hours and fifty minutes and it won five Academy Awards including one for the Best Director in 1999. Steven Spielburg has directed many award winning films such as Jaws in 1975, ET The Extra Terrestrial in 1982 and Minority Report in 2002 as well as Saving Private Ryan in 1998. Some of Saving Private Ryan's leading actors include Tom Hanks as Captain Miller and Matt Damon as Private James Ryan. Saving Private Ryan is about the D-Day invasion killing the third of four brothers so that only one was left alive. It then goes on to tell us about eight men's epic journey trying to save the last Ryan, Private James Ryan. Saving Private Ryan breaks many of the traditional film conventions. It shows emotions as well as battles, weapons and deaths. This is normally left out of war film because it is deemed unnecessary. It also is very realistic. This was, evidently, Spielburg's intention because he said, "I was looking for realism all the time." I believe that he was
The Shawshank Redemption film review
The Shawshank Redemption film review What would you crawl through to be set free? Shawshank redemption is a spectacular movie full of excitement and it contains many dramatic scenes which have a very large impact on the atmosphere and the audience. The film is truly amazing as it will make you think about the geniuses that made the story. It will definitely leave you wanting to see it again and again. The story starts in court as Andy Duphrane, an ex-banker who is being convicted of killing his wife and her lover is being sentenced to two life sentences in prison. Andy did have a gun which was loaded but he was too drunk to go through with it, he ended up throwing the gun into the river which was strangely never to be found. Andy is then sent to Shawshank Prison which is full of innocent people just like him. He arrives at Shawshank prison where he meets Red. Red is a regretful murderer who is constantly being rejected for parole. Red can get you anything, if you want a packet of cigarettes he can get you them within a day. Andy and Red become friends rather quickly as Andy asks Red if he could get him a rock hammer, but what will this rock hammer be used for? Shawshank prison however is corrupt and is full of unnecessary violence and horror. If a prisoner does not obey the rules they will have their lives beaten out of them by Warden Norton's chief of security. Andy
To Kill a mockingbird
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird portrays the life of its narrator, Jean Louise Finch "Scout", in the small town of Maycomb. Scout describes the novel as a grown lady reflecting back, thinking about and narrating her childhood. She lives with her father, Atticus, an old widowed lawyer, and her elder brother, Jem. She is not a convincing portrait of a child because she knows much more than is expected of her. She is too intelligent for her age. This proves Harper Lee has been biased in explaining the story making Scout seem like a 12 year old girl Scout is very bright girl who does not like going to school. She is also very clever and she has an advanced vocabulary. Her father is a lawyer and he has taught her big words. She bosses over in school. She puts on a boyish feeling and acts like a tomboy. She even gets a scolding from her teacher as she knows how to read and write at such a time when reading was taught to grade three or grade 4 students and she is only in grade one. As she knows how to read she hates going to school because her teacher scolds her for learning that. She tries to make Atticus think she was learning the wrong kind of words in school by using slang words. She is more intelligent than the other children in her class. This is because her cook Calpurnia taught her to read at a very young age to stop her from getting bored when her brother went to
Travel and tourism
Travel and tourism . Compare the views of tourism expressed in text 2 with those of some of the other texts. In text 2 "Backpackers hit the tourist trail" written by Sarah Hall there is a bad view of tourism and especially backpackers. The article claims, based on a two-year study of 50.000 backpackers, that backpackers nowadays are no different from the rest of the holidaymakers. They are no longer a special kind of tourists who wants to explore new cultures and travel around the world to find themselves. According to the new research made by Heba Aziz who is a lecturer in tourism the backpackers are not interested in the local people and do not want to learn about their culture. They avoid the local cuisine at the places they visit and instead they eat pizza, pancakes and milkshakes - the fast food they are used to from their own country. But apparently all tourists are not like this. In text 1 we meet Don George who I will describe as the perfect tourist. He loves to travel, explore new cultures and he loves that everyone around him is speaking another language. When he travels he eats at the local restaurants and drinks the local wine. For him every little snapshot of the other country is a precious memory. When Don George travels to a foreign place it is definitely not because he wants to eat pizza or live among the other tourists in travelers' ghettos. He wants to
