Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, a story of two young lovers who kill themselves because they are kept apart by a feud, is an example of source transformation because it takes many ideas and plot points and adapts them from other stories, especially Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe. Romeo and Juliet has also been a basis for other mediums such as films and art, for example, the movie Gnomeo and Juliet, which took Romeo and Juliet and used the main ideas and themes and other plot points to make a movie. One example of an art transformation of Romeo and Juliet is "The Curse," by Annie Leibovitz in 2008 for Vogue Magazine. Her artwork of Romeo and Tybalt brings a scene from the play to life. One theme in Romeo and Juliet that has been adapted

In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is talking to Romeo about their love and what prevents them from being together: "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet." (2.2, 33-36). Juliet is talking about how her name is keeping her and Romeo apart because they are from feuding families. She later mentions, " 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a

The theme that hatred and feuds can only lead to violence, death, and destruction is a theme in both stories. In Romeo and Juliet, the Prince says, "I have an interest in your hearts' proceeding. My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding" (3.1, 150-1). The Prince is explaining how the feud between the Capulets and Montagues have left many other families hurt, like his own. In Gnomeo and Juliet, there is one scene in which Benny destroys the gardens of both the Reds and Blues. The Red’s wishing well also gets destroyed because of the feud. In the end of Romeo and Juliet, the teenagers die because of the rivalry. In Gnomeo and Juliet, Gnomeo and Juliet almost die because of the garden controversy and violence surrounding it. Gnomeo and Juliet get crushed underneath Juliet's tower, barely escaping. The theme that hatred and feuds can only lead to violence, death, and destruction is a similar theme in both Romeo and Juliet and Gnomeo and