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    the Prologue of Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and JulietShakespeare uses poetic devices to successfully outline the setting‚ and main plotline of the play. The prologue is delivered to the audience in the form of a sonnet. As the sonnet is a form of traditional love poem‚ the use of this style of poetry gives the reader/listener a basic understanding of the narrative’s themes prior to the extraction of meaning from the written/spoken words. Through this choice of poetic form‚ Shakespeare sets the framework

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    The story of "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. This is well known among most people‚ but why is this play a tragedy? When did it all start? Where is the turning point in this play? I think that the turning point is Act 3 Scene 1. This is the point where the tragedy starts. This scene focuses much on Romeo. When Romeo kills Tybalt in this scene‚ the Capulets don’t just hate the Montagues‚ they hate them a lot. This essay will describe what happened in Act 3 Scene 1‚ why the scene is the turning point

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    Catastrophe in Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet By: Noa Boon Due Date: 20th March 2014 Word Count: 689 (Excluding title and Quotations) # Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet represents the catastrophe and deaths of Romeo and Juliet due to internal and external conflicts. The catastrophe does not effect the characterization of RomeoJuliet and Friar Lawrence since they act the same way throughout the whole play. Act 5 Scene 3 shows that love like Romeo and Juliet’s leads to death. # Act 5 Scene

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    Act 1 Scene1 When Benvolio‚ Montague and Lady Montague have a conversation about Romeo they portray him as being very shy. ‘So early did I see your son‚ towards him I made but he was aware of me‚ and stole into the covert of the wood’. This implies that Romeo has been seen early in the morning upset and on his own. When he is aware of Benvolio he runs off into the wood which is stating that he is distracted by something or someone. To running away is an odd thing to do to anyone‚ but this was someone

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    Paris‚ a noble kinsman of the Prince. The two discuss Paris’s desire to marry Capulet’s daughter‚ Juliet. Capulet is overjoyed‚ but also states that Juliet—not yet fourteen—is too young to get married. He asks Paris to wait two years. He assures Paris that he favors him as a suitor‚ and invites Paris to the traditional masquerade feast he is holding that very night so that Paris might begin to woo Juliet and win her heart. Capulet dispatches a servant‚ Peter‚ to invite a list of people to the feast

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    How does Shakespeare create sympathy for Juliet in Act 3 Scene 5? By Fahad Khan In Act 3 Scene 5‚ Romeo and Juliet are separated because Romeo is sentenced exile as a penalty for his berserk and regretful actions which lead to Tybalt’s unfortunate tragedy. Juliet is left devastated over the separation with her husband and is furthermore misunderstood by her parents. A soon as Romeo departs‚ Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet’s plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday‚ explaining that he

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    Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme and is shown frequently throughout Act I scene V. The second most dominant theme is that of hatred‚ the contrasting theme to love; the theme of hatred permeates Romeo and Juliet and can be seen in an array of different forms throughout Act I scene V. In this essay I will discuss key themes in plot‚ characters and language. This scene alternates between the

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    by describing Romeo and Juliet as being “star-cross’d” Shakespeare is alluding to destiny‚ the inevitability of the two characters’ paths crossing each other and suggests that the outcome is going to be fatal. The Prologue is written in sonnet form‚ a form of poetry which is usually used for love and by doing this Shakespeare is suggesting to his audience that that the play is concerned with love as well as tragedy: it brings a sense of heroism to the play and makes Romeo and Juliet the eponymous

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    Examine how Shakespeare presents the character of Friar Lawrence ‘Romeo and Juliet’ In ‘Romeo and JulietShakespeare presents Friar Lawrence in many ways‚ such as‚ a holy man‚ a fatherly figure but also as a coward. Friar Lawrence is a key instrument of fate within the play; he has good intentions but ends up helping fate to create tragedy. In the first scene the audience see Friar Lawrence in; he is presented as being extremely knowledgeable. The audience see him gathering plants and herbs

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    Romeo and Juliet’ is about the love hate relationship of two families‚ the Capulet’s and the Montague’s‚ it is set in Verona‚ Italy. Act 3 scene 1 is a very important part of the whole Romeo and Juliet play. There are various mixed emotions the audience will endure throughout the scene and horrific blows are struck within this particular scene. The story is about the love of two young people form two families which are at ‘war’ with each other. The play is a tragedy in the sense that there is death

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