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    In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers meet an unfortunate and tragic end. Their death was caused by two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The two families couldn’t settle their differences and the consequences were deadly for their children. While Romeo is defined as the tragic hero, Juliet also has a significant role in the tragedy. Juliet shows critical growth throughout the play and demonstrates decisiveness executed with grace throughout the…

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    Harry potter vs. Lord Voldemort, Batman vs. Joker, or Avengers vs. Loki. Like all those movies, the same theme of good vs. Evil is involved in this play called Dracula. This play is about a Dracula which is an evil character and other character like Van Helsing, Renfield and Lucy are the good character and are trying to vanish the Dracula.Dracula is a Play adapted by Hamilton Deane in 1924 from the novel Dracula which was written by Bram Stoker in 1897 and then revised by John L. Balderston in…

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    Early in the story, Johnathon is headed towards Count Dracula’s castle. As the train gets farther away from civilization the atmosphere becomes spooky. The architecture becomes scarcer and decayed. When he mentions where he is headed, some passengers on the train are scared of him; other passengers…

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    The famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about two ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet, from two feuding families. In Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy, he expresses that there is nothing on Earth that is so evil that it does not provide the earth with some special quality. This means that everyone, no matter what, will always have some sort of evil and good in them, but depends on what situation that they’re in, where they will show that evil or good. Through Romeo,…

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    From a young age, girls typically dream about their wedding day long before they meet their Prince Charming. However, Shakespeare’s tragic portrayal of marriage in Macbeth has the power to ruin their imaginary weddings. Macbeth displays a chaotic world when the most respected man becomes disrespected as shown by the king being betrayed by one of his most honorable soldiers, Macbeth. This chaos reaches Macbeth’s respectful and loyal marriage to Lady Macbeth. Such chaos in their marriage stems…

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    completely different people finding each other falling in love. In this context, it refers to the main theme of the Bram Stokers novel Dracula from the late 19th century. Love, lust and horror frame the world-known book Dracula, which is about the evil Count Dracula travelling his way to London, England, turning young, beautiful women into vampires and allure them back to Transylvania in the now-existing Romania. The novel Dracula is written by Bram Stoker in 1897 during the Victorian era. The…

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    Romeo and Juliet’s love shall always be overshadowed by hatred, thus meaning that the play revolves around the conflict of love and hate. This conflict is strongly evident in Act 3 Scene 5, where Juliet’s parents are attempting to make her marry Count Paris, who also dies because of Romeo & Juliet’s love. However, Juliet resists her parents pressure as she is already married to Romeo. This, therefore, results in an inter-family conflict, as Capulet is enraged that Juliet dares to disobey him.…

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    Bad decisions are like an avalanche; they start small, but then get bigger and bigger. This relates to “Romeo and Juliet”, a tragic love story between two teenagers whose families have been mortal enemies for centuries. Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, fall in love and face the consequences of their forbidden love. In “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare teaches us to make thoughtful decisions. If they are not thought out well, they will have bad consequences later on. This message is shown…

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    In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo was a considerably large reason for all of the chaos to occur. Many would argue that the Friar caused most problems, or that Lord Capulet being indecisive led to the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was really the origin of all these issues to occur. Romeo only whined throughout the play. All of his thoughts were based from other people, and his only thought throughout the story was to kill himself, which he eventually did because he thought Juliet killed herself.…

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay When you think of rebellious you think of young teens, or your favorite movie villain, or maybe even The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare is the story of two star-crossed lovers who go through so much just for love. The Montague and Capulets are rival, royal families. In the beginning, Romeo Montague is depressed because his love for a girl named Rosaline is not returned. He sees Juliet at a party the same day and…

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