Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And The Hunger Games

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is considered one of the most famous love story of all time. It reminds me about the first Hunger Games movie. Although the hunger games did not portray the iconic love in first sight, it still had a strong amount of love and passion between the characters, Katniss and Peeta. There are many similarities and distinct differences between both of the stories. Despite the obvious and specific details, like location or character names, both of the stories shares a similar plot. For instance, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are alike to Romeo and Juliet but by characteristics rather than personalities. If I did not know the title of the film and the character names, I would assume that it is a futuristic remake of Romeo and Juliet.

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For example, Peeta and Katniss resemble Romeo and Juliet. In the film, When Peeta found poisonous berries, Katniss was so worried that she thought Peeta was going to die. This scene is roughly alike to the scene in the play when Romeo gets banished. Juliet feels so worried about Romeo and expresses how much passion she has for Romeo. Juliet said in sorrow, “And Tybalt’s dead, that would have slain my husband.” (3.2.106). This shows that Juliet is very passionate of Romeo that she would rather have Tybalt die instead of him, although Tybalt and Juliet are both Capulet. And Finally, an event that compares both of the main character's passion is near the endings of the stories. In the Hunger Games there has be sole victor. Katniss and Peeta intimidated Crane, the head game maker, to allow two victors or they will both die. This portrays the amount of passion and