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    Romeo and Juliet rush to get married after their first meeting. For example, when Romeo and Juliet are meeting in the orchard, Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed./If that thy bent of love be honorable,/ Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow,/By one that I’ll procure to come to thee,/Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite;/And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay/And follow thee my lord throughout the world”(2.2.142-148). Although Romeo and Juliet just met…

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    Flaws In Romeo And Juliet

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    The lasting fame of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet stems, at least in part, from its ending: the suicides of the titular lovers. That Romeo and Juliet’s love ends in death might lead some to question whether flaws in their love doom Romeo and Juliet from the start. Romeo and Juliet’s love “fails” to conquer all, however, due to factors outside of their control. Despite their engaging in a powerful and genuine love, the enmity between their families, a lack of societal understanding and…

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    Romeo And Juliet Deaths

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    In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare establishes a world of violence and conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The normal problems faced by the star-crossed lovers are laid out as greater conflicts in the the town of Verona, Italy. The two families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of their affection for each other and because of this feud, numerous are killed. What makes this romance such a tragedy are the decisions of the characters in…

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    Romeo And Juliet Change

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    words are spoken, actions betray the truth of everyone's heart,” (Kenyon). In the play of Romeo and Juliet, the words and actions of every character have an impact or change to the plot of the play in even the slightest way. Romeo impacted the play the most because his actions influenced the plot of the play and his relationship with Juliet. To start off, when Romeo went to the party, he made the move with Juliet first, causing them to meet and "fall in love." The text reads, "Did my heart love…

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    In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he argues that when it comes to love, people should not be distracted by their emotions and focus on selflessness.This is shown through the words and actions of Romeo, Juliet, and Mercutio. Romeo shows true love by not focusing on his personal emotions but rather on people besides himself, such as Juliet and Mercutio. A fight between Tybalt and Mercutio begins to rise because of Tybalt being upset about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio however…

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    In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare constructs a play about two star-crossed lovers and their untimely deaths. There is an abundance of reasons as to why the two lovers had to part, but the most prominent one was Romeo’s impetuousness. Romeo acts without thinking because his love for Juliet clouds his judgment. Although most of the play revolves around the concept of fate, it was Romeo and Juliet’s actions that contribute to their deaths. Many negative events lead up to the…

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    ROMEO AND JULIET Shakespeare shows commitment in the prologue through a variant of different ways.‘’A pair of star crossed lovers, take their life,’’ In this sentence the word star-crossed lovers, tells us and indicates that the two people who were the star-crossed lovers were truly in love and by it saying they ‘take their life’ then the commitment between Romeo and Juliet was strong. The phrase saying ‘death marked love,’ could indicate that the deaths were because of love, or they died with…

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    Romeo and Juliet is about a couple who fall in love and get married, despite their families…

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    Romeo And Juliet Influence

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    In the play, Romeo and Juliet, other characters in the play are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because of their negative influence. Their love was so impressive. Even though their families had a long time grudge and hated each other, Romeo and Juliet fell in love with each other. Other characters were the cause of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they all influence them in some…

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    Power In Romeo And Juliet

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    Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare. The play is set in Verona and tells the story of two star-crossed lovers and their fight to be together even when the world is against them. Lots of the play shows examples of love, fate and power. Love is shown between many of the characters and drives them to do, sometimes terrible things. The two main characters fate is stacked against them and changes the course of their lives. Lastly characters in the play have more power over Romeo and…

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