Here is the outline for the paper-make sure to fill out the boxes at the end:
Writing Assignment for R&J
The story of young lovers who
are kept apart because of misunderstandings or prejudice is an old one. Shakespeare used this ancient tale as the
basis for Romeo and Juliet.
Find a modern story with a
theme that is similar to Romeo and Juliet.
The story could be from a movie, TV show, novel, short story, or
song.
1. Compare and/or contrast the theme, setting, and
characters of this story to Romeo and Juliet.
2. Include specific
examples from Romeo and Juliet and from the story you are comparing Romeo
and Juliet to.
3. This will be a five paragraph paper.
Comparing Romeo and Juliet to
Maria and the Captain in Sound of Music
In
the movie, The Sound of Music, Maria is a nun assigned to be the nanny
for a widower’s seven children. The widower,
Captain Von Trapp, is a strict, emotionless man and Maria is an outgoing, fun
woman. Despite their differences and the
interference of outside forces, Von Trapp and Maria ultimately fall in love and
get married. In the play, Romeo and
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet also overcome many problems, fall in love and get
married. Although Romeo and Juliet
and The Sound of Music have a similar theme, the setting and the characters are
completely different.
In Romeo
and Juliet, the setting takes place in Verona, Italy, approximately 400
years ago. The Sound of Music takes
place in Austria just prior to World War II.
Also, the story of Romeo and Juliet focuses on the characters of
two teenagers, who are just now finding love for the first time. In The Sound of Music, Maria and Von
Trapp are both older (Von Trapp has seven kids!) and have already experienced a
deep, strong love: Von Trapp for his
first wife, and Maria for God and the convent.
In addition, in Romeo and Juliet, all of the secondary
characters, from Benvolio to the nurse, seem to be trying to end Romeo and
Juliet’s affair. In The Sound of
Music, Von Trapp’s children are the secondary characters and they spend a
good part of the movie trying to get the two together.
Despite
these many differences, Romeo and Juliet and The Sound of Music
are clearly similar stories. Both rely
heavily on the theme of a couple finding love despite great odds. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet
fall in love with each other despite their parent’s hatred for each other,
Tybalt’s meddling and Mercutio’s death.
In The Sound of Music, Maria and Von Trapp fall in love with each
other despite their own dislike for each other, the baroness’ meddling and the
danger of the Nazi party.
Comparing
two texts:
_____Romeo and Juliet_________ and
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SETTING
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