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Romeo and Juliet had a profound influence on subsequent literature . Before then , romance had not even been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy . In Harold Bloom 's words , Shakespeare " invented the formula that the sexual becomes the erotic when crossed by the shadow of death " . Of Shakespeare 's works , Romeo an... |
Romeo and Juliet was parodied in Shakespeare 's own lifetime : Henry Porter 's Two Angry Women of Abingdon ( 1598 ) and Thomas Dekker 's Blurt , Master Constable ( 1607 ) both contain balcony scenes in which a virginal heroine engages in bawdy wordplay . The play directly influenced later literary works . For example ... |
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare 's most @-@ illustrated works . The first known illustration was a woodcut of the tomb scene , thought to be by Elisha Kirkall , which appeared in Nicholas Rowe 's 1709 edition of Shakespeare 's plays . Five paintings of the play were commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare Gall... |
In 2014 , Simon & Schuster will publish Juliet 's Nurse , a novel by historian and former college professor Lois M. Leveen imagining the fourteen years leading up to the events in the play from the point of view of the nurse . The nurse has the third largest number of lines in the original play ; only the eponymous ch... |
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Romeo and Juliet may be the most @-@ filmed play of all time . The most notable theatrical releases were George Cukor 's multi @-@ Oscar @-@ nominated 1936 production , Franco Zeffirelli 's 1968 version , and Baz Luhrmann 's 1996 MTV @-@ inspired Romeo + Juliet . The latter two were both , in their time , the highest ... |
Shearer and Leslie Howard , with a combined age over 75 , played the teenage lovers in George Cukor 's MGM 1936 film version . Neither critics nor the public responded enthusiastically . Cinemagoers considered the film too " arty " , staying away as they had from Warner 's A Midsummer Night Dream a year before : leadi... |
Stephen Orgel describes Franco Zeffirelli 's 1968 Romeo and Juliet as being " full of beautiful young people , and the camera , and the lush technicolour , make the most of their sexual energy and good looks " . Zeffirelli 's teenage leads , Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey , had virtually no previous acting experien... |
Baz Luhrmann 's 1996 Romeo + Juliet and its accompanying soundtrack successfully targeted the " MTV Generation " : a young audience of similar age to the story 's characters . Far darker than Zeffirelli 's version , the film is set in the " crass , violent and superficial society " of Verona Beach and Sycamore Grove .... |
The play has been widely adapted for TV and film . In 1960 , Peter Ustinov 's cold @-@ war stage parody , Romanoff and Juliet was filmed . The 1961 film of West Side Story — set among New York gangs – featured the Jets as white youths , equivalent to Shakespeare 's Montagues , while the Sharks , equivalent to the Capu... |
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In April and May 2010 the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Mudlark Production Company presented a version of the play , entitled Such Tweet Sorrow , as an improvised , real @-@ time series of tweets on Twitter . The production used RSC actors who engaged with the audience as well each other , performing not from a tr... |
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= Reptar on Ice =
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" Reptar on Ice " is the tenth episode of the second season of the animated television series Rugrats . It is the first segment of the twenty @-@ third episode for the entire series . The episode was written by Peter Gaffney and directed by Howard E. Baker . It was originally broadcast on November 8 , 1992 . " Reptar ... |
" Reptar on Ice " continued Rugrats ' employment of the character Reptar , a satirical parody of Godzilla . The episode included several other cultural references ; the basic theme lampoons the commercialization of children 's media products and its plethora of merchandise tie @-@ ins . The ice show the children see i... |
The episode was released on the DVD and VHS compilation " Decade in Diapers , " which included the " favorite episodes " of Rugrats in their respected category as voted on by fans on Nick.com , and was celebratory of the show 's tenth anniversary . " Reptar on Ice " in particular was categorized as the " Favorite Rept... |
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The babies discover a tiny lizard in Tommy Pickles ' backyard that they are convinced is the offspring of Reptar , a fictitious green dinosaur and main character of many action movies of which the Rugrats are fond . After learning about the extinction of the dinosaurs , Tommy decides to return the lizard to Reptar jus... |
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" Reptar on Ice " was written by Peter Gaffney and directed by Howard E. Baker . It was the tenth episode of season two of Rugrats , which was created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo , along with Paul Germain , founders of the self @-@ titled company Klasky @-@ Csupo . " Reptar on Ice " was originally broadcast on No... |
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Reptar had been used since season one , episode three , " At the Movies , " as a satirical parody of the fictional Japanese monster , Godzilla . Despite being a green dinosaur , he still embodies the character , and though he is portrayed comically , his name is referent to the way a child would pronounce " Velocirapt... |
" Reptar on Ice " continues this satirical tradition , heavily displaying the over commercialization where media is dragged on into several merchandising tie @-@ ins . Angelica is insistent on only eating Reptar brand cereal , which Stu states has " no actual food in it . " The ice show the babies attend mocks several... |
= = Reception and home media releases = =
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" Reptar on Ice " was originally broadcast on November 8 , 1992 . The 1997 VHS tape " Return of Reptar " was the first home video release with this episode . Four years later in 2001 , the episode is featured on a VHS and DVD compilation for the show 's tenth anniversary entitled Decade in Diapers . It included ten ep... |
Gord Lacey of TVShowsOnDVD named the episode one of his favorites on the compilation , tying with the episode " Vacation Special , " which followed the families going to Las Vegas to relax . " Reptar on Ice " was adapted onto a CD entitled In Search of the Mighty Reptar . It features a story @-@ time set of two " adve... |
= Keith Moon =
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Keith John Moon ( 23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978 ) was an English drummer who played with the English rock band the Who . He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric , often self @-@ destructive behaviour . His drumming continues to be praised by critics and musicians . He was posthumously inducted into the... |
Moon grew up in Alperton , a suburb of Wembley , northwest London , and took up the drums during the early 1960s . After playing with a local band , the Beachcombers , he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single . Moon remained with the band during their rise to fame , and was quickly recognised ... |
Moon suffered a number of setbacks during the 1970s , most notably the accidental death of chauffeur Neil Boland and the breakdown of his marriage . He became addicted to alcohol , particularly brandy and champagne , and acquired a reputation for decadence and dark humour ; his nickname was " Moon the Loon . " After m... |
= = Early life = =
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Keith John Moon was born to Alfred Charles ( Alf ) and Kathleen Winifred ( Kit ) Moon on 23 August 1946 at Central Middlesex Hospital in northwest London , and grew up in Wembley . He was hyperactive as a boy , with a restless imagination and a particular fondness for The Goon Show and music . Moon attended Alperton S... |
Moon joined his local Sea Cadet Corps band at the age of twelve on the bugle , but found the instrument too difficult to learn and decided to take up drums instead . He was interested in practical jokes and home science kits , with a particular fondness for explosions . On his way home from school , Moon would often g... |
= = Career = =
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= = = Early years = = =
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Moon took lessons from one of the loudest contemporary drummers , Screaming Lord Sutch 's Carlo Little , at ten shillings per lesson . Moon 's early style was influenced by jazz , American surf music and rhythm and blues , exemplified by noted Los Angeles studio drummer Hal Blaine . His favourite musicians were jazz a... |
During this time Moon joined his first serious band : the Escorts , replacing his best friend Gerry Evans . In December 1962 he joined the Beachcombers , a semi @-@ professional London cover band playing hits by groups such as the Shadows . During his time in the group Moon incorporated theatrical tricks into his act ... |
= = = The Who = = =
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A commonly cited story of how Moon joined the Who is that he appeared at a show shortly after Sandom 's departure , where a session drummer was used . Dressed in ginger clothes and with his hair dyed ginger ( future bandmate Pete Townshend later described him as a " ginger vision " ) , he claimed to his would @-@ be b... |
Moon 's arrival in the Who changed the dynamics of the group . Sandom had generally been the peacemaker as Daltrey and Townshend feuded between themselves , but because of Moon 's temperament the group now had four members frequently in conflict . " We used to fight regularly , " remembered Moon in later years . " Joh... |
Moon was particularly fond of touring , since it was his only chance to regularly socialise with his bandmates , and was generally restless and bored when not playing live . This later carried over to other aspects of his life , as he acted them out ( according to journalist and Who biographer Dave Marsh ) " as if his... |
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Moon 's style of drumming was considered unique by his bandmates , although they sometimes found his unconventional playing frustrating ; Entwistle noted that he tended to play faster or slower according to his mood . " He wouldn 't play across his kit , " he later added . " He 'd play zig @-@ zag . That 's why he had... |
Who biographer John Atkins wrote that the group 's early test sessions for Pye Records in 1964 show that " they seemed to have understood just how important was ... Moon 's contribution . " Contemporary critics questioned his ability to keep time , with biographer Tony Fletcher suggesting that the timing on Tommy was ... |
Unlike contemporary rock drummers such as Ginger Baker and John Bonham , Moon hated drum solos and refused to play them in concert . At a Madison Square Garden show on 10 June 1974 , Townshend and Entwistle decided to spontaneously stop playing during " Wasp Man " to listen to Moon 's drum solo . Moon continued briefl... |
Although not an especially gifted vocalist , Moon was enthusiastic about singing and wanted to sing lead with the rest of the group . While the other three members handled the lion 's share of onstage vocals , Moon would attempt to sing backup ( particularly on " I Can 't Explain " ) . He provided humorous commentary ... |
Moon composed " I Need You " ( which he also sang ) , the instrumental " Cobwebs and Strange " ( from the album A Quick One , 1966 ) , the single B @-@ sides " In The City " ( co @-@ written with Entwistle ) and " Girl 's Eyes " ( from The Who Sell Out sessions featured on Thirty Years of Maximum R & B and a 1995 re @... |
The drummer produced the violin solo on " Baba O 'Riley . " Moon sat in on congas with East of Eden at the Lyceum , and afterwards suggested to violinist Dave Arbus that he play on the track .
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Moon played a four , then a five @-@ piece drum kit during his early career . His 1965 set consisted of Ludwig drums and Zildjian cymbals . By 1966 , feeling limited by this setup and inspired by Ginger Baker 's double bass drum , he switched to a larger Premier kit . This setup did not have a hi @-@ hat , since Moon ... |
Moon 's Classic Red Sparkle Premier setup consisted of two 22 @-@ inch ( 56 cm ) bass drums , three 14 @-@ inch ( 36 cm ) mounted toms , two 16 @-@ inch ( 41 cm ) floor toms and a 14 @-@ inch ( 36 cm ) Ludwig Supraphonic 400 snare . His cymbals consisted of two Paiste Giant Beat 18 @-@ inch ( 46 cm ) crashes and one 2... |
By 1970 Moon had begun to use timbales , gongs and timpani , and these were included in his setup for the rest of his career . In 1973 Premier 's marketing manager , Eddie Haynes , began consulting with Moon about specific requirements . At one point , Moon asked Premier to make a white kit with gold @-@ plated fittin... |
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At an early show at the Railway Tavern in Harrow , Townshend smashed his guitar after accidentally breaking it . When the audience demanded he do it again , Moon kicked over his drum kit . Subsequent live sets culminated in what the band later described as " auto @-@ destructive art , " in which band members ( particu... |
In May 1966 , Moon discovered that the Beach Boys ' Bruce Johnston was visiting London . After the pair socialised for a few days , Moon and Entwistle brought Johnston to the set of Ready Steady Go ! , which made them late for a show with the Who that evening . During the finale of " My Generation , " an altercation b... |
On the Who 's early US package tour at the RKO Theatre in New York in March and April 1967 Moon performed five shows a day , kicking over his drum kit after every show . Later that year , during their appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour , he bribed a stagehand to load gunpowder into one of his bass drums ;... |
Although Moon was known for kicking over his drum kit , Haynes claimed that it was done carefully and the kit rarely needed repairs . However , stands and foot pedals were frequently replaced ; the drummer " would go through them like a knife through butter . "
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