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Some Impressions of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most romantic and widely known Shakespearean plays around the world for quite a long time. There are more than a dozen editions of film Romeo and Juliet. Among those, the one produced in 1968 is regarded the best expresses Shakespeare both in form and idea. It is directed by Franco Zeffirelli and taken as an eternal song of love theme in the world. And two major lines threading through the whole play are always focused: a tragedy of fortune and a tragedy of fate. The death of Romeo and Juliet bring reconciliation to the two opposing families and the tragedy of them indeed moved the audience a great deal: “For never was a story of more woe/ Then this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Shakespeare 1093) Romeo and Juliet is one of the best known and best loved of Shakespeare’ plays. It conforms rather to the simplest, most basic definition of the term “tragedy". Called it a "tragedy", it's according to the love of Romeo and Juliet and the death of them. But may be we want to know more about their love than the tragedy.

Romeo and Juliet leaves me a deep impression, whether the play or the movie of 1968. Juliet is played by Olivia Hussey vividly who looks dignified and classical with little pure at her age of 17. Romeo is played by handsome Leonard Whiting. In this version, whether the costumes, the action people had or the languages they speak are perfectly matched to the age and the story’s original background. We can see people wear tights and fight violently with the real sword; those scenes are exactly what the old age people like. We will soon be able to enter the story and the whole scene set up in our minds automatically.

With the sound of “what is a youth”, Romeo and Juliet meet each other by chance at Capulet’s masque ball. The poignant love story starts! The encounter at the ball, the profession of love on balcony, the pledge at the church and the farewell in the grave, these most memorable scenes leave me deep impressions and I cannot help admiring the delicate contriving of the play----- “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” We usually wonder that w hy this tragedy is the most woeful. Maybe because it proves us that humanity is nothing but fortune’s fool, controlled by the almighty stars, acting on the mere stage of the world. Because it tells a story of true love, which reminds us of our own desire for true love, especially in youth!

The two chief families in Verona has been so deadly enmity. Romeo, who is the son of the old lord Montagu e, wants to see the beauty of Capulet’s’ daughter, Juliet. So he takes p art in the party in Capulet’s. They are in love at the first time. Soon, they are engaged with the help of Friar in secret. The same day, Romeo’s friends meet and fight till one of them dies. Romeo kills Tybalt in order to Mercution. The prince decides to sentence Romeo to banish from Verona. Later, Capulet forces Juliet to marry to the young count Paris. Juliet only asks for the help from Friar. Friar asks Juliet to agree to marry Paris. Before the night of marriage, drinking off the poison, the effort of which would last forty hours，she should appear cold and lifeless. Romeo will come to fetch her when she awakes, both of them can leave off Verona.