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romeo and juliet act 4 (3- brito of XUHS) part 1

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Uploaded by on Mar 30, 2008

this is our english project...
romeo and juliet....
we shooted this for about four days in nikki's graparents house...
we really had fun..
we had a lot of experiences of doing this...
so marian rivera played as juliet here when she was in high school joke..hahaha
gillian bollozos played as juliet
karl navarro as capulet
nikki san juan as lady capulet
june niere as peter
louisse young as servant
jaeanne bayucot as maid
rb sapiera as servant
and melvert bullen as friar lawrence
so this is the act four of romeo and juliet
perennial staple of high school English classes, Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare at a relatively early juncture in his literary career, most probably in 1594 or 1595. During much of the twentieth century, critics tended to disparage this play in comparison to the four great tragedies that Shakespeare wrote in the first decade of the seventeenth century (Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello). Appraised next to the Bard's mature works, Romeo and Juliet appears to lack the psychological depth and the structural complexity of Shakespeare's later tragedies. But over the past three decades or so, many scholars have altered this assessment, effectively upgrading its status within Shakespeare's canon. They have done this by discarding comparative evaluation and judging Romeo and Juliet as a work of art in its own right.

Viewed from this fresh perspective, Shakespeare's tragic drama of the "star-crossed" young lovers is seen to be an extraordinary work. Indeed, Romeo and Juliet was an experimental stage piece at the time of its composition, featuring several radical departures from long-standing conventions. These innovative aspects of the play, moreover, reinforce and embellish its principal themes. The latter include the antithesis between love and hate, the correlative use of a light/dark polarity, the handling of time (as both theme and as structural element), and the prominent status accorded to Fortune and its expression in the dreams, omens and forebodings that presage its tragic conclusion.

In the scene with Friar Lawrence, Juliet did not expect to find Paris there and manages to hide her despair from him showing an unusual strength of character. She is polite towards him but formal using "you" while she is talking with him, whereas he uses the familiar "thou" with her.

After Paris leaves, the mood changes and Juliet is able to express her true feelings and bemoan her fate.. The Friar offers his solution of giving her the appearance of death so that she may regain life and love. His intentions are good but unfortunately they will result in the ultimate death of both of the lovers.

Scene 2 shows dramatic contrast between the Capulet household making arrangements for Juliet's marriage to Paris while Juliet, in her bedroom, readies herself for her "death".

When Friar Lawrence arrives he plays his role well and shows no signs of knowing what has really happened to Juliet.

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  • what school do you go to?

  • Very good! Very helpful for learning the pronunciation (I'm reading the play). But Friar L.'s speech is a bit changed sometimes. That's a shame.

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