What Is The Difference Between Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet Did you know there are two very different versions of Romeo and Juliet. The original ends in Romeo & Juliet dead. The modern version ends in them being happy together. The main point in both stories is that love is conquered by hate. Lets see how the differences of the stories are compared by plot, characters, and endings. In the original story the plot is frightening. It is about a girl and a boy falling in love, but they can't be together because there families hate each other. They secretly get married. The boy kills the girls cousin for killing his best friend and he is banished from the city. The girls parents force her to marry a different boy because they think she is unhappy when her cousin died. She asked the person …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet aren't really hiding when they are talking they just talk in the open. Romeo and Juliet think of a plan instead of just going behind their parents backs. The parets fake there hatred, but they really like each other. Friar is the same character for the most part his main role for both stories is he marries them. Romeo saves Juliet and they are both alive. The ending in the original is sad and depressing. In the end nobody gets what they want, juliet and romeo die. Paris is slain by romeo. Lady Montague dies after the end for an unknown reason. Then the families come together and make a statue for Romeo and Juliet. Mostly everyone dies or is dressed about them dying it is a very sad story. The modern version is happy and peaceful. The families party and Romeo and Juliet get married. They are happy because they got what they want. Everyone is alive, happy, and thankful. Juliet's dad secretly pays the kidnapper without anyone noticing. Everyone all got their happy ever after. These are the differences between Romeo and Juliet modern and original through plot,characters and endings. In the original version no one is happy, they are all depressed or dead. In the modern version everyone gets what they want and are happy. These stories share some similarities and many differences. Learn from the original always tell your parents the truth and find your

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