Romeo And Juliet Dialectical Journal

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1.I can relate to Juliet because I remember being bullied when I was younger and I remember how I felt.

2.I remember feeling like everyone was watching me and making fun of me.

3.Nobody deserves to be bullied to the point that they want to kill there self or do kill their self.

4.I also remember feeling all alone and that I had nobody to talk to.

5.This is similar to Juliet being bullied because she was always being watched and made fun of.

6.Juliet couldn’t even make a mistake without being bullied or laughed at for it.

7.When Juliet finally confronted the girls on how rude they were and disrespectful it reminded me of the time I went up to someone and asked them what there problem with me was.

8.Sam and everyone who

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