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It wasn't because guns weren't invented back then, because they were. They were too bulky and heavy to carry around, however. A rapier was a light weapon which was easily carried. There was already in the Elizabethan era an art of Fencing (which Mercutio refers to when talking about Tybalt's method of swordfighting) and there were fencing competitions (like the one in Hamlet) and duels (like the one in Twelfth Night). Fistfighting was considered ungentlemanly at this time, and guns were for military use only.
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What are the swords in the 1996 movie 'Romeo and Juliet' replaced with?
Swords and daggers were replaced with guns.
What are the swords replaced with in the 1996 Romeo and Juliet movie?
In the 1996 Romeo and Juliet movie, the swords are replaced with guns to give a modern twist to the classic Shakespearean story. The use of guns adds a contemporary and gritty feel to the conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets.
In Romeo and Juliet who says Put up your swords you know not what you do?
The quote "Put up your swords, you know not what you do" is spoken by Benvolio in Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is trying to stop the fight between the Montagues and Capulets.
What does Shakespeare mean by 'There lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords'?
Romeo means that Juliet's attractiveness is very dangerous to Romeo, moreso than twenty swords. Juliet's attractiveness is dangerous because the feelings it incites in Romeo may (and in fact do) make him do things hazardous to his health.
In the movie Romeo and Juliet why does everyone carry a gun?
It's everyone's swords. Similar to shakespearian time.
What do flowers and swords symbolize in romeo and Juliet?
In "Romeo and Juliet," flowers symbolize love, beauty, and youth, reflecting the innocence and purity of the young lovers. Swords, on the other hand, symbolize violence, conflict, and the feud between the Capulets and Montagues, representing the destructive forces that ultimately lead to tragedy in the play.
What scene of conflict opens the action of the play in Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet opens with the 'Chorus' telling about Verona and the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Then, two servants of each house begin to argue and eventually pull their swords. :)
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Which Hollywood film has the same part in it as Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet (1935), Romeo & Juliet (1968) and Romeo+Juliet (1996).
What object does Juliet use as an example of unimportance of names in romeo and Juliet?
what object does juliet use an example of unimportance of names
Who are the main characters in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
When a fight develops who kills whom?
Romeo and Juliet
