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Inevitable Deaths In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, there are two characters that fall in love. Even though the two families have enmity towards one another, Romeo and Juliet both find love in each other. They married each other, but not in a way that was custom to the time. The deaths they both committed was not inevitable, but a decision/choice that they both made. Romeo and Juliet made a choice that led to their suicide such as going to the Capulet party/feast, getting married in secret, and Juliet faking her death.
The first choice was made by Romeo to go to the Capulet party. Romeo went there in secret because the Capulet family hates the Montagues. Romeo went anyway saying, “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, but

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