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Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet Act 4 Scene 5
In Act 4 Scene 5, the Nurse finds Juliet “dead”. The Capulets go to bury her in the church. Romeo doesn’t get the message that Juliet fakes her death. Romeo asks for a sleeping medicine to fake his death. When Juliet doesn’t get the letter from Romeo, she stabs herself and Romeo wakes up. Romeo realizes that she died and ends up committing

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