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    Juliet Self Harm

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a tragic love story written by playwright and poet William Shakespeare should be eliminated from the ninth grade curriculum because it is has a large impact on the students that read it. This piece of literature discusses topics such as influencing self harm, being disobedient and uncooperative with your parents, and young teens that are not able to tell the difference between love and lust because of their very young age categories. To begin with, self…

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    really a new take on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet. Another children’s film based off Shakespeare’s plays is “Gnomeo and Juliet” which is clearly a take on “Romeo and Juliet”. The children watching these movies enjoy them but don’t know who the true mastermind behind all of it is. Another instance of a film using a Shakespearean idea is the famous “West Side Story” which bases of “Romeo and Juliet” but uses gangs instead of families. People love these films but have no idea that they were all adapted…

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    The One to Blame for the Death of the Two Lovers In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, it is about star-crossed lovers who ultimately reach their demise. The tragedy has a numerous amount of chances for a happy ending, but is stopped by a series of unfortunate events, the failings of multiple characters, and the foolishness of the two lovers. Although there are many characters that lead to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the one most responsible for the unfortunate…

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    Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tragedy with two lovers from feuding families meeting their tragic ends. Romeo is son to Montague, patriarch of the Montague family. Juliet is daughter of Capulet, head of the Capulet family. The Capulets and Montagues are long time rivals that are constantly fighting. Romeo falls in love with Juliet when he sees her at a party hosted by the Capulet family. Shortly after they meet, Romeo and Juliet fall in love instantly. Within a days time, Romeo and Juliet marry…

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    Romeo And Juliet's Fates

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    William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a provoking love story filled with suffering and tragedy. The star-crossed lovers were only partly responsible for their fates with surrounding influences such as Friar Laurence, the Nurse and Tybalt also leading them to their tragic fates. Romeo and Juliet were not entirely responsible for their fates even though they did make their own decisions and knew the consequences. From the beginning of the story, Romeo showed snippets of his fate with him…

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    play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, several; characters’ actions led to the death of the young couple;However, Friar lawrence seems to be the most responsible for their death. Friar lawrence was the one who married Romeo and Juliet. He was the one who gave the idea to juliet to drink the potion that would make her fall asleep. At the end of the movie he was the one who wrote a letter that was supposed to be delivered to Romeo, but the letter never get to him. Friar lawrence married romeo and…

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    Who is there to blame when tragedy strikes? We often find ourselves speechless when a finger is needed to be pointed at the cause of the disaster. Many factors can lead to a tragedy, which makes it difficult to single out one suspect, who can also be the one that we least regard. Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, portrays a clear example of this situation, as many characters in the play contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death. However, the character most responsible for these two…

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    spreads through comedy, history, tragedy, and poetry; it was the entertainment of the past and he was in the center of it. His three most famous works are Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar. Christopher Marlowe was officially credited as co-author of three Shakespeare plays by oxford university. Recently oxford university officially credited Christopher Marlowe with…

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    literature that addresses the topic of poor decision is the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. The story is a tragedy and follows the twists and turns of Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love that eventually leads to their deaths. Both participants in the relationship partake in risky actions that could cost them their lives due to them being children of the opposite household, Romeo from the Montague household and Juliet from the Capulet household. Scholars on the issue believe that…

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    Romeo And Juliet Saboteurs

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    The Saboteurs of Romeo and Juliet Throughout the play, the nurse acted as a sort of accomplice to Romeo and Juliet. She aided in their marriage, and helped disguise it as well. There is one event in the play that mirrors the nurse in a way. This takes place after Friar Lawrence devises the plan to get Juliet out of Verona and to Romeo. What he does, is send a letter to Romeo, however the friar that sent it got stuck in a separate situation. This mirrors the nurse because while it is not the…

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