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He wrote the play Romeo and Juliet in poetic form. The specific kind is iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is a form in which each line has ten syllables. It goes in a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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∙ 13y agoHe used modern sets and costumes, and replaced certain plot devices with more modern ones, such as replacing swords and daggers with pistols, replacing Friar John with FedEx, and so on. He occasionally added modern touches such as the ecstasy pill at the party or the video surveillance of the balcony scene to amplify the intent of the original (that Romeo is entering a different mental state at the party, that Romeo and Juliet are in constant danger of being overheard or spotted during the balcony scene)
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∙ 11y agoPresumably he wanted to connect the emotions and experiences of Shakespeare's characters with the young people of today. Well, not today anymore, more like 1996.
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What kind of person is Juliet fom romeo and Juliet?
smart ,caring and warm hearted
What is an example of a shift in the play Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet wears one. It's a kind of underdress everyone wore back then.
What Movies Are like Romeo and Juliet?
the Twilight series.Underworldand probably a bajillion more to be frank.Grease 1 and 2Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 and 2High School Musical series
What conflict does Juliet feel when she hears that ROmeo has killed her cousin?
She felt sorry for her cousin but she still loved Romeo. Kind of both sided.
Did Romeo and Juliet ever kiss?
Romeo and Juliet first kiss at the masquerade party hosted by the Capulets' as a way for Paris to "woo" Juliet. "You kiss by th' book" --Juliet (1.5.111)
Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet Is an Example of what kind of writing?
Interpretive literature
Who did Juliet love in Romeo and Juliet?
hmmm... seems kind of obvious to me.
What kind of play was romeo and juliet?
Tragedy
What kind of food did romeo and juliet eat?
Italian
What kind of person is Juliet fom romeo and Juliet?
smart ,caring and warm hearted
Juliet vision of Romeo as she is waiting for Romeo on her balcony?
Juliet does not wait for Romeo on her balcony. Romeo is a kind of "peeping Tom" and overhears her talking to herself. She gets quite upset when she finds out that he's there.
What kind of culture did romeo and Juliet live in?
i dint know :)
What kind of books that lady gaga loves?
Romeo And Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet what kind of tree did Benvoilio see Romeo on his early morning walk?
yew
In Romeo and Juliet what was the name for the lower class theater goers?
There is no reference to theatre-goers of any kind in Romeo and Juliet. There is in Hamlet, though: they are called "groundlings"
Was Tybalt kind and helpful to Romeo and Juliet?
"Kind" and "helpful" are not words you use in the same sentence as "Tybalt". He wasn't kind or helpful to anyone, especially not to Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is what kind of play?
It is a romantic tragedy.
