Characters in Romeo and Juliet

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, describes the heartbreaking love story of two young individuals, Romeo and Juliet. Their families, Montagues and Capulets, respectively, have an ancient feud that prevent their families from interacting.This feud causes many deaths throughout the course of the story, some of which involved innocent citizens. The title describes the terrible outcome that will result from Romeo and Juliet’s love. Juliet is one of the most well known…

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    The tragedy of William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, occurs due to multiple factors including the actions of characters, secrecy and the family feud. There was no one person who could be blamed for the tragedy, as it involved multiple different characters who all played a different role. The tragedy itself includes the deaths of Mercutio, Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet. There were also the deaths of other characters such as Paris and Lady Montague of which were caused by the events of the…

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    love. In Romeo and Juliet there was opposite families who were in a fight because of power. Because of the feuding families it was looked down upon if Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montegue, the main characters of the story, were to marry. Romeo and Juliet were in love therefore they were star crossed lovers throughout the book, Shakespeare made Romeo and Juliet star crossed lovers because it makes the story more interesting. Romeo and Juliet were meant to be in Act I. When Romeo first saw Juliet he…

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    factor in Romeo and Juliet because lots of characters are at fault but do not own up to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The feud between the households and Friar Laurence are at fault for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues is predominant throughout the play. This is significant because the without the feud there would be no reason to frown upon the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. In the play one can strongly infer that the love of Romeo and Juliet is…

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    someone from the opposing blood. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet live that exact life. A book that is similar to Romeo and Juliet is Origins by Cate Tiernan. The ways the book is related is how the characters meet, how the couples keep their love a secret, and the main characters are born sworn enemies. One way that Origins and Romeo and Juliet are alike is how the characters meet. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet meet at a party hosted by Lord…

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    n the play Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare the 2 main characters kill themselves but who was the cause of their ultimate demise? All the characters had their own fatal flaws whether it be pride, haste or fear they all possessed hem and the worst one has to be pride and the character Tybalt possessed this trait the most he loved his house and family name so much. Tybalt is also a very aggressive man as soon as he sees a Montague instantly wants to fight them no matter what. Tybalt is a…

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    prologue.5-7 ). Romeo and Juliet were destine to be together, but the unruly actions of their fellow peers caused the unfortunate death of the couple. By the end this tragic incident lead to concluding their families feud. Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, but who is responsible for their death? To say they killed themselves would be the obvious response. However, Capulet, Nurse and Friar are three characters who take responsibility in the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet by either…

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    In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, we learn the most from characters who make mistakes. This story is about two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet who despite coming from feuding families, fall in love. Throughout the entire play, the reader got to see Romeo mature from his current age to an adult because of his true love for Juliet. Us as readers, learn the most from the character Romeo because he makes the mistakes of acting hastily and not considering the consequences…

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    Romeo and Juliet, the lovers everyone has heard of, but have you heard it from two different centuries? The first story, which is the original takes place in the 1600’s, is about two lovers who die to be in love. Meanwhile, the second story or the modern version is about the same two lovers, but instead of dying they live happily ever after. In this I will show you most of the similarities and differences of both. We will truly find out what is different and or similiar about the plot, character…

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    the inescapable, uncontrollable, fate. In the play Romeo and Juliet by, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare says that significant events that happen in a person 's life do not have an impact on an individual 's ability to determine their own fate. “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” (Prologue lines 5 & 6). The prologue says right from the beginning that fate has decided that Romeo and Juliet will fall in love and die. It starts with the…

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