Similarities between the Prequel Trilogy and Romeo & Juliet?

In TPM, Anakin and Padme meet and Anakin falls for her when he doesn't know her. He thinks she's an angel for crying out loud! When Romeo sees Juliet at the Capulet's party, he falls for her, but doesn't know her. He kisses her twice without even knowing her name!

In AOTC, Anakin sees Padme ten years after not seeing her. He claims to have been dreaming about her and the two even get married after being together for a short time. Romeo, lovestruck, goes to Juliet's balcony saying how much he loves her, even though there families don't get along. Juliet tells him that if he really loves her, then they should get married. So they do, the next day.

The Jedi are not supposed to get married and really don't trust the senate. Padme and Anakin get married anyways. Romeo and Juliet are on opposite sides of fewding families, but still get married.
Also, Anakin hits on Padme several times before they finally kissed. Padme kept trying to stop their feelings before it got in the way of their duty. Juliet tried hard to stop Romeo from ringing her into his love trap. Romeo and Anakin are such players!

C3PO and Obi-Wan were the only ones who knew about Padme and Ankin's relationship, but did nothing to stop it. The same for the Nurse and the Friar in Romeo and Juliet.

Finally, in ROTS, Anakin killed many, many jedi and other beings, but Padme still loved him. Romeo killed Juliet's cousin, but Juliet still loved him.

So, if anyone else has something to say, pro or con with my theory, please type your responses.

 

No,
There is just a bit more to it than that.

Not that Shakespeare was even original with his play. He based all his plays off so many pre-existing stories. Shakespeare isn't exactly known for his orignality in terms of story creation.

-Seldon

 

No, the only R&J element is the star-crossed lovers / forbidden love thing. The PT is much more Faustian than Shakespearean.

 

I'm just saying that there's a lot of similar aspects that I've noticed since I read Shakespeares play in English.

 

Similar aspects =/= a ripoff

 

okay, maybe the PT isn't exactly a rip-off of Romeo and Juliet, but you have to admit there are a LOT of similarities between Anakin and Padme's love to Romeo and Juliet.

 

So can we edit your thread title then?

 

How?

 

okay, maybe the PT isn't exactly a rip-off of Romeo and Juliet, but you have to admit there are a LOT of similarities between Anakin and Padme's love to Romeo and Juliet.

Name them.

 

Forbidden Love.
Star-Crossed Lovers.

 

Forbidden Love.
Star-Crossed Lovers.

Gee Strilo, you could apply those to Kermit and Miss Piggy!

There's a lot more differences than there are similarities between R and J and the prequels.

Both of them are dead at the end of the play.

Anakin/Vader is still alive at the end of the PT.

The conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues
in Romeo and Juliet showed how so much animosity between two families could kill their children.
I see none of that in the prequels.

Romeo unwittingly commits suicide by taking poison.
Where's that in the prequels?

The prequels have spaceships and droids, Romeo & Juliet does not!


There are actually more similarities between TITANTIC and Romeo and Juliet than between the prequels and Romeo and Juliet. In fact, I heard the shorthand James Cameron used to sell the studio on the project was that the TITANTIC story could be summed up as "Romeo and Juliet Get Dunked."

 

Hey I am not the one saying it's a ripoff of R&J. I said it was more Faustian.

 

Okay there are nore similarities than just star-crossed lovers. Look at my first post!

 

Hold on..doesnt juliet have lines and have to act in part three...or is that because a director directed her...