Shakespeare in Love and Romeo and Juliet

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All these works display very different ideas from the original story and it's creation. Each one of them has it's own way of portraying the time, the characters, and the themes. Being shown a variety of opinions about what exactly was going on in Shakespeare's head when he was writing this magnificent play allows us to be open to our own ideas about it's creation. It gives everyone the chance to put on their own version in their head. Thus making it a very controversial play.

Sometimes ideas and opinions are so wide spread that people argue about what exactly was the purpose of a certain action or scene. This is what leads to the creation of various different versions. Each different movie is actually a certain directors' take on the play. Each of these versions is so unique that it might sometimes be difficult to visualize that they all tell the same story.

The original story is that of two star crossed lovers and there journey to finally be together. The lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are forced to deal with the fact that their families have been feuding for generations. In other words this means that they are forbidden to communicate with members of the other family; Nonetheless have a romantic relationship with one another.

After many a battle with members of Juliet's extended family, Romeo winds up killing Tibault, her cousin. He is then banished from the city of Verona, Italy. Juliet, heartbroken yet confused, then decides to take drastic measures and fake her own death to keep herself from being forced to marry another man that has been chosen by her father. Her plan is to send Rom...

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...g that I was used to discussing in any of my English classes throughout high school and college. The main reason for the lack of discussion about William Shakespeare's life is probably that there are close to no facts about himself. This leaves a wide gap open for theories and different ideas.

I can't believe it has taken me this long to even speculate on his life and time. Often I forget about the author when reading novels or plays. I don't do this on purpose but I am just not used to seriously discussing an author's thoughts on their own work. I only imagine what Shakespeare would think of the different versions of his play and his life. Would he consider all of them accurate? Might he think that they are attempting to be as successful as his masterpiece is? And last but not least would he think that Shakespeare In Love is ridiculous or is it true?

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