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    romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, showcases how Romeo, Juliet, and Lord Capulet, try to fulfill their loved ones happiness. In doing so, they make destructive and precarious decisions which eventually lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s primary message of love is that it can lead to reckless and brisk decisions that often result in severe consequences. Shakespeare uses the character Romeo to argue how loving Juliet…

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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a world famous play about two young people, Romeo and Juliet, who fell in love even though their families are enemies. In the end they both kill themselves and it fixes the families feud. When reading this play many people wonder, are Romeo and Juliet really in love? Love is a true, deep emotion, that’s is often long lasting of devotion. While infatuation is fake love, that is obsessed over, unreasoned, rushed, and often physical. Because of these definitions…

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    The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare starts out with the audience already knowing that both families (The Capulet's and The Montague's) are rivals. The story never tells you why or what happened between the families, though. But if both families talked and got along then both Romeo and Juliet would not have had to sneak around. Fighting with Tybalt, Mercutio and Benvolio would never have happened either. There are many at fault for different reasons. The two characters in the play I…

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    Romeo and Juliet a remarkable play presented in the 15th century by William Shakespeare. Even though, this was a tragic play and among Shakespeare’s most popular productions during his lifetime and most frequently performed play. This piece was introduced to the world in the early career of Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths came across at the end. Shakespeare has produced this extraordinary drama with full intense of romance between the two young lovers. However, he…

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    pure meaning but Shakespeare proved it wrong. The story, Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare is both a loving and a heartbreaking drama. In this tragedy two star-crossed lovers named Romeo and Juliet try to be together despite their opposing family status which suggests otherwise. Examples of wrong choices made by this young and innocent couple will be discussed. You can interpret this tragedy in many ways, but undoubtedly Romeo and Juliet is suggesting that love blinds young people, and it…

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    believe the world is going against them. Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene Two is an excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene depicts Juliet venting her thoughts, while Romeo actively listens to her, which then follows a conversation between them. By considering Shakespeare's balcony scene, the reader can understand that in finding love through the risks, you only push yourself to lose self-meaning and character. In an attempt to sleep, Juliet keeps coming back while…

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    and strengths in humans in Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet in 1597 about two star crossed lovers, who eventually end up taking their own lives due to their feuding families preventing their love. Shakespeare implies that the meaning of silver shows truth, purity and the good inside of humans. On the other hand, he portrays gold as the root of all evil, showing the evil present inside all humans. Throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses gold…

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    to cause harm. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the play finishes with a tragic ending where the two main character’s take their own lives due to the character’s choices throughout the book that helped lead to this ending. Although Friar Laurence, Capulet, and Romeo and Juliet all have the best of intentions, their actions contribute to the tragic ending of this play.…

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    your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” The classic play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” illustrates the meaning of literature quite well. This work begins with a tale of two young people from Verona…

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    major characters being fatally flawed in some way or another. The story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is not exempt from this trend. Both Romeo and Juliet were tragically killed by the flaws that made them fall madly in love. Romeo’s spontaneous decisions based purely on his hormonal impulses paired with Juliet 's blind love and effortlessly won faith is what leads to the “Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”. Romeo was a very ambiguous person who let his immaturity get the best of him and…

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