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    “Pyramus and Thisbe” and Romeo and Juliet: A Comparative Essay Tragedy and love, two of the most common themes incorporated into ancient and modern literature, can be found in almost any piece of text ever written. Even more common, some might say, is a tragic love. The most famous tragic love story is a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. It took place around the 14th century in the city of Verona, Italy. The play follows a pair of star-crossed lovers who belong to…

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    would you do to stay together? In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, the two main characters fall in love, but are forbidden to love each other because of their two families’ feuds. The tragic outcome in the play was not caused by character’s bad decisions; it was completely caused by the fate of the characters. Fate is first presented in the story of Romeo and Juliet at the beginning which was when the servant on the street asks Romeo to read the invitation…

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    The Notebook. The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet are the main characters. Romeo and Juliet fell in love with each but they couldn't be nothing because of their family feud. They went behind their parents back then suddenly something happens. The end timely death of Romeo and Juliet are caused by themselves. The first person responsible for Romeo and Juliet death is Romeo. “His name is Romeo, and a Montague, The only son of…

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    (II vi 11-14). This warning given by Friar Laurence in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was so painfully ignored that it illustrates the suggestion that this play is not a love story but rather a play of obsession and desperation. Throughout the entire play of Romeo and Juliet, multiple characters are motivated by obsession and desperation disguised as true love. The most notable of these characters are Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, but this same theme can be seen through the roles of…

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    Romeo and Juliet Literary Analysis Written in 1597 Romeo and Juliet is still one of the greatest plays ever written. What makes it so revolutionary? Many of the characters went against social, gender, and societal roles to follow their passions. The nurse and juliet both go against societal and gender norms multiple times in the book. Juliet goes against gender norms when she decides to marry romeo instead of Pars, and the nurse when she assists Juliet in secretly marrying romeo. “Deny thy…

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    but when somehow they get killed the person has to tell the parents. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because of performing the marriage, not telling Lord and Lady Capulet and Lord and Lady Montague about Romeo and Juliet being together, and letting Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. First, Friar Laurence performed Romeo and Juliet’s marriage ceremony.…

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    William Shakespeare's fictional tragedy, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ set in fair Verona, depicts two warring households, both alike in dignity, the Capulets and Montagues. The feud results in the tragic fate of the pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet who took their lives due to their parent’s strife. The play explores how various forms of conflict was conveyed to reflect the era of the Renaissance when political turmoil and European nations were at war. Shakespeare represents the theme of…

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    Star-crossed lovers bound to meet Romeo and Juliet are said to be star-crossed lovers, was it predetermined that they will find each other no matter what? Some people believe that predetermined destiny does not exist in life, while others believe that it is a roadmap that is laid out to life. William Shakespeare play “Romeo and Juliet” shows this very well. The fate that they have really controlled their lives and forced them together and the fate has influenced on there love for each other.…

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    Light symbolises purity and love, while darkness gives off the impression of fear, hate and violence. In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, the playwrite flips the symbolism, blurring the lines between what is good and what is bad. In doing so, shakespeare gives off the message that not all things appear as they are first perceived. The play’s main characters’ Romeo and Juliet discover that love can be soothing, but it can also be rough. Hate can be malicious, but it can also lead to…

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    parents can’t stop true love. This is just one major theme of Romeo and Juliet. Both Romeo and Juliet knew that if their parents had known about their love they would have forbid it. They decided they would not let that stop them and they got married against their parents wishes. Romeo and Juliet only knew each other for a short time, but they were willing to give up literally everything for each other. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet are both aware that their joining will not end…

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