Romeo And Juliet Excerpt Analysis

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In literature, the male characters narrating may express enthusiastic responses to the women they have fallen for. ¨Michelle¨ is a song performed by Sir Paul McCartney in the White House for Michelle and Barack Obama. It is a love song where the narrator has fallen for a woman he cannot communicate his emotions for because of a language barrier. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare set in the 1300´s. This excerpt shows Romeo´s verbalized thoughts upon seeing Juliet for the first time at a party. Looking at the narration of the song and the play, it is shown that when a man feels strong emotions and attraction about a woman he feels the only way to express his affection is verbally. In the play excerpt, Romeo portrays his

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