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What is striking about Much Ado About Nothing is that it is written largely in prose.
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Comparing Hobson's (a private limited company) and Mr. K. Day (a sole trader).
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Pre-1914 Drama Coursework: Romeo and Juliet Essay By Charlotte Gatehouse 1SD GCSE English / English Literature Band X Set 1 2001 - 2003 Pre-1914 Drama Coursework: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Teacher: S Webber What different types of love are represented in the play, and how is Shakespeare drawing on historical, social and cultural features of medieval and Elizabethan England in the ways that he represents these types of love? The entire theme of Romeo and Juliet is love. The plays plot is about Romeo and Juliet's love affair, but the romantic love is not the only type of love present in the story. As well as using realistic social situations familiar to an Elizabethan audience, Shakespeare draws upon popular medieval and Elizabethan conventions of poetry, literature and art in the way that he represents the different types of love in the play. Shakespeare draws upon conventions of art and literature from the Elizabethan and medieval world, for the first type of love that appears in the play that is the Infatuation which Romeo has for Rosaline. In the opening scenes Romeo is depressed because he is in love with a woman who does not return his affections. This depression is apparent when Benvolio talks to Lord and Lady Montague about Romeo. He says, "...underneath the grove of sycamore.../ So early walking did I see your son/ Towards him I
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Views of love in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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Classical Music Interpretations of Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Prokofiev
0099 0549 2 016 Word Count: 8300 Tutor: Dr. Julie Sanders Classical Music Interpretations of Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Prokofiev Contents Acknowledgements Page 3 Preface Page 4 Chapter One: The Masked Ball Page 6 Chapter Two: The Balcony Scene Page 15 Chapter Three: Friar Lawrence Page 23 Conclusions Page 31 Glossary Page 33 Bibliography Page 34 Acknowledgements This dissertation would not have been possible without the help of many tutors and friends at Keele University. Thanks, first of all are due to Dr. Julie Sanders who stimulated and encouraged me throughout the writing of this piece. Secondly I would like to thank Matt Edmonds who let me borrow several pieces of his music collection so that this dissertation could be completed. My Mum, Dad and Phil need a special thanks for reading rough drafts, sharing my enthusiasm and for picking me up when I was in need of help. Thank you all. Preface This study originated in my interest in Shakespeare and my love of music. I first had an interest in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet when I did a school production at the age of twelve. Having since studied a wide range of Shakespearean material at university I decided to go back to my initial interest of Romeo and Juliet and write a dissertation. As my interest in classical music has grown over the
