Gnomeo And Juliet Compare And Contrast

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There are a lot of similarities from the story Romeo and Juliet and the movie Gnomeo & Juliet. They both were similar because nurse was the same and Romeo's personality was the same. They were different because the way Romeo and Juliet died. The story by Shakespeare titled Romeo and Juliet had a unique genre of tragedy. They both were similar because nurse was the same. “An ‘a speak anything against me, I’ll take him down, an ‘a were lustier than he is, and twenty such Jacks; and if I cannot, I’ll find those who shall. Scurvy knave! I am none of his flirt-gills; I am none of his skainsmates. And thou must stand too, and suffer every knave to use me at his pleasure?” (Shakespeare, II.iv.131-135) Also in the movie she talks a lot when she finds …show more content…

In the story Nurse can never keep her mouth shut, she is always talking in immense, unnecessary detail. In the movie nurse always had something to say and you know she did because she would always say it. They both were similar because Romeo's personality was the same. In the movie Gnomeo hated the “reds” with a burning passion, until he met Juliet. Then he just wanted the fighting to be over and for everyone to be happy. In the movie Gnomeo expresses the same feelings when talking with Juliet “we can't keep doing this, our families have been fighting forever. We will never been able to be together because our parents wont allow it”(Gnomeo & Juliet). Romeo changes his mind throughout both the movie and the play about the reds/capulets. At the beginning he doesn't like them but ends up falling in love with Juliet and that changes his mind. They were different because the way Romeo and Juliet died. In the play Romeo finds Juliet sleeping, overreacted and killed himself with poison. Juliet woke up, found Romeo dead and stabbed herself with a rusty dagger. In the movie a devil lawn mower is trying to kill Juliet and Gnomeo tries to save her. Juliet is glued to her castle but Gnomeo doesn't leave