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    Sorry guys but this is not actually complete‚ so its a tad bit rough. Romeo and Juliet Speech By Jordan Kirkaldy If you watch the news you will see that contemporary teenage audiences of today are motivated by selfishness‚ lust‚ immaturity‚ and violence. These themes have been relevant to teenagers all through time‚ even that of the innocent and romantic couple in the play Romeo and Juliet. Although the main characters are wholly in love and cannot bear to be apart they are unable to escape

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    selfish if they do not care about others well-being. This kind of selfishness is shown in the story‚ Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet selfishness is shown by the Friar in his actions and words. The Friar is more focused on making himself look better than he actually is. Friar Lawrence

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    to blame for the deaths of the beloved Romeo and Juliet? The one to blame‚ would of course be the one who played the biggest role in the sequence of events that led up to the major catastrophe. . Friar Laurence is the one. The Friar is the most responsible; marrying the two‚ giving Juliet the potion‚ and not delivering the letter of importance by hand to Romeo. Friar Laurence does not follow the policies of priesthood. Friar Laurence knows Romeo and Juliet are not dealt the same hand of cards when

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay There are a number of theories as to why Romeo and Juliet take their lives. Most of these theories state that the couple’s selfishness and failure to love caused their demise. These are all possible causes of the tragedy‚ but there is one that is the definite answer: the pressure of religion and the idea of fulfilling God’s will led to their death. If religion were not a factor then the lovers would not have looked to Friar Lawrence-a man of God-for guidance. The Friar has

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    REAL ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a play set in Verona - the city of love. Love is a prominent theme that runs throughout the play and Shakespeare manages to portray every form of love. The courtly love tradition embodied in Romeo’s infatuation with Rosaline‚ is ridiculed by Shakespeare. There is also the passionate‚ youthful love of Romeo and Juliet that contrasts greatly with the harsh reality of an arranged marriage. Shakespeare’s main aim was to illustrate the tragedy of love but also the Elizabethan

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    Control is the main theme in Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo & Juliet. Power is presented by fate‚ love and parental control. Shakespeare clearly demonstrates that Lord Capulet is a very protective father. This is because in Act 1 scene 2 Capulet says “ hopeful lady of my earth” In this quote Shakespeare shows that Capulet is a loving and protective father because children died easily and the words ‘hopeful lady’ means that Juliet was his only hope ‚ Juliet was very precious for him because she was his

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    death’s of Romeo and Juliet. If Friar Lawrence didn’t tell Juliet about making a plan of her faking her own death so that she will nd ot marry Count Paris. Maybe Romeo and Juliet would still be alive and could have ran away together to get married by Friar Lawrence instead of Juliet going along with Lawrence plan and actually dieing at the end. Also it is the Messenger’s fault too because the messenger should of immediately told Romeo about the plan Friar Lawrence and Juliet agreed to make.In Romeo and

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    2012 2nd Block Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is heralded as a great “love Story”. With Romeo being involved with Rosaline at the beginning‚ and their families at war they were never thought to succeed as a couple. Romeo and Juliet have really achieved an iconic status in the modern era‚ a story of young reckless love that ends in tragedy (book rags). This couple experienced love at first sight. Romeo‚ a member of the Montague family‚ falls in love with Juliet‚ a member of the Capulet

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    Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Romeo The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ has become nearly synonymous with “lover.” Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. During the course of the play‚ Romeo matures from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his unfortunate involvement in the feud‚ marking his development from a comic character to

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    but being misguided in a conflict can lead to an even larger predicament. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the death of main characters can be rooted at the deluded advice from supposedly wise mentors. These mentors were Friar Lawrence and the Nurse‚ whose intentions were pure‚ but whose advice could be considered otherwise. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse unintentionally mislead Romeo and Juliet‚ which ultimately was the driving force behind the extreme actions they made throughout

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