Fighting For An Unknown Reason In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In the play and the song, two families are fighting for an unknown reason. For example, “two households” are feuding over an “ancient grudge”. SInce the grudge is ancient, that means it is very old. If it is very old, the families probably forgot why they are fighting in the first place. In addition, in the song the songwriter “never knew how it all started” because the feud began “before [he was] born”. The songwriter wasn’t born when the grudge started, this may lead to him not knowing the cause. According to the writer, the families are fighting for an unknown reason. In conclusion, in both the play and the song, two families are feuding over an unknown reason.

In the play and the song, one character refuses to fight in the feud. For example, in the play, Romeo tells Tybalt, “villain am I none,” and also says he “[has] to love thee” because Romeo wants to “excuse the appertaining rage.” The only reason Romeo hesitates to fight Tybalt is because Tybalt is his new cousin in law, ever since Juliet and him were married. Romeo doesn’t want to hurt Tybalt because it might anger his love, so he refuses in the feud. In addition, the songwriter thinks opposing
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For instance, the “star crossed lovers” in “Romeo and Juliet” fulfill their “death-marked love”. The lovers fought their fate to stay together. They were determined to love each other until the end, as in their deaths. On the same note, the songwriter has the desire to “fall in love” and “have an end” with her lover. The songwriter is very passionate about her love for her better half. Since she loves him so much, she became determined to love until the end, meaning their death.Therefore, destined to love each other until the end, the lovers in “Romeo and Juliet” and “Lets Fall In Love” are determined to stay together until

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