Romeo and Juliet Group

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cooldawg54
cooldawg54
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Community / Jr. College

How might Romeo and Juliet to the Simpsons or Spongebob Squarepants?

I am trying to get a connection of traits from characters in Romeo and Juliet to similar traits from the Simpsons or Spongebob characters (lame, I know but oh well). Ex. juliet's beauty, romeo's romance, etc, all from things before Act III.

The characters that I need are:

Lady Montague
Mercutio
Paris

thank you :) !

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Posted by cooldawg54 on Friday March 20, 2009 at 1:00 PM and tagged with benvolio, capulet, characters, friar lawrence, juliet, mercutio, montague, nurse, paris, prince escalus, romeo, romeo and juliet, traits, tybalt, william shakespeare.

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  1. mwestwood
    mwestwood Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    • Paris/Homer Simpson - In the first part of the play, Paris appears rather self-serving, as, of course, is Homer Simpson.  When Lord Capulet objects to considering marriage for his young Juliet, Paris has no consideration for Capulet's feelings; instead, he argues that "younger than she are happy mothers made."  Paris, too, shares a volatile temper with Homer.
    • Mercutio/Bart Simpson - Like Mercutio, Bart likes jokes and playful tricks on people.  He also ridicules others.  Mercutio's humorous mockery of the Nurse's abundant clothing--"A sail! a sail!" is an act that Bart, too, could perform.
    • Lady Montague/Marge Simpson - Marge often is the voice of common sense for Homer, so when Lady Montague cautions her husband "Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe," Marge could be capable of such words, as well.

    This exercise does make for analyses of the characters, does it not?  Check the site that gives character analyses of the personages in "Romeo and Juliet."  Perhaps, then, you can find some matches.

     

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/character-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/summary-analysis

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    Posted by mwestwood on Friday March 20, 2009 at 3:12 PM