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Romeo And Juliet 1996 Vs 1996

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In act two scene two of “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet display their affection for one another with comparisons. The comparisons exchanged between Romeo and Juliet have been interpreted in two different ways, as displayed in the 1967 film and the 1996 film. Romeo compares Juliet to an angel. In the 1967 film Romeo’s connotation suggests that he is comparing Juliet to an angel because of her purity. In the 1996 film Romeo’s delivery of the line “O, speak again bright angel” suggested Romeo believed Juliet was angelic because of her beauty rather than her innocence (29). Additionally Juliet compares Romeo to a rose. “A rose by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
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