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    Puns are an incredibly hilarious play on words. Shakespeare use puns to make Romeo & Juliet more enjoyable. The sense of these puns are quiet easy to understand. Three of my favorite puns in Shakespeare‚ would be (dreamers often lie) I;iv;49-52 ‚ (grave man) III;i;65-66 ‚ and (give me a torch) I;iv;11-12. In the Elizabethan era puns were greatly appreciated. Puns always gave a great laugh to those who understood it. “Give me a torch. I am not for this

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    King”‚ and “Romeo and Juliet”. Is fate a real thing though? Or is it something we just see in books. Do we have control over everything that happens to us? Or is our life in the hands of “fate”. Everyone has their own opinion of whether fate is real or not. We were meant to be where we are right now‚ fate tells us one day that we will marry‚ but to who is our choice. Fate determines if we will be wealthy or not‚ but how we reach that is up to us. Was it fate that lead Romeo to Juliet? He didn’t chose

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    theme of love is in the first act when Romeo is talking of his love for Rosaline with Benvolio. Here Romeo is very confused as he uses oxymorons such as ’o brawling love‚ o loving hate‚’ which shows how he is confused by his relationship with Rosaline as she does not return his love because she wants to be a nun and don’t want to love any man. Shakespeare presents the pain of Romeo’s love as ’being vexed‚ a sea nourished with lovers tears.’ This shows how Romeo feels that he is being tormented by his

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    Romeo & Juliet Love in young people is very different than in older people because young people are feeling love for the first time and older people have experienced it more than one time. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet undergo a great change due to love. Romeo went from only caring about not being able to have sex with Rosaline to caring about marriage and his love for Juliet. Juliet went from not caring about marriage or marrying Paris to caring about

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    according voice’ he is saying that Paris has his approval but it is up to Juliet to make the final decision. The way Capulet handles the situation with Paris shows the love and kindness he feels for his daughter. Capulet allows Juliet to decide if she wants to marry this man. This wouldn’t have happened very often in Elizabethan times as the richer families often married for wealth not love and here Capulet is asking‚ not telling‚ Juliet to marry this wealthy man. He doesn’t treat her as a piece of furniture

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    Major figures in teens lives play a huge part in their decision making and comes with disastrous consequences. In the acclaimed tragedy Romeo & Juliet’s case by famous playwright William Shakespeare tells of how the various figures can dramatically affect the lives of the protagonists. Romeo and Juliet are both intensely in love with each other and are willing to do anything to display their affection. Since they are both members of royal families‚ their say in their life is highly limited and monitored

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The play displayed many types of love‚ Romantic‚ Familial‚ friendship‚ and mentorship. Each of the characters had a different relationship with each other. Whether it was between two partners‚ a family‚ or a close friendship. Everyone’s relationship was varied‚ each having a special bond surrounding the people. This play evolved around two families‚ The Montagues and the Capulets who had a long family hatred. They both had a single child. Juliet whose mother and

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    Madalyn Saddler Limback 1st hour Romeo and Juliet Blame Paper The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. A famous piece of literature‚ known for its ultimate love‚ and unfortunate events. And it all closes with death‚ but who’s to blame for these misfortunes? None other than Juliet herself. She was dishonest‚ didn’t stick up for what she wanted‚ and made irrational decisions that were unquestionably ludicrous. Throughout the matter‚ the characters face many different obstacles‚ and it is Juliet’s actions

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    Romeo and Juliet has a tragic ending where both of the star-crossed lovers die. This was a result of human actions‚ not fate. Many people in the play had vital rolls in the death of the teenagers‚ though Romeo and Juliet were both greatly at fault for their own demise. Friar Lawrence‚ Friar John and the entirety of the Capulet and Montague families were responsible for the deaths of the lovers. From the very beginning the love of Romeo and Juliet was ill-fated. However‚ there were many circumstances

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    Love is also depicted in Romeo and Juliet as friendship. One of the main friendships in the play is that of Romeo and Mercutio. Whenever Romeo was feeling down and needed some cheering up or if he just needed to fool around‚ Mercutio was always there for him. After the night of the Capulet party‚ Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ came after Romeo to start a fight with him. Without a second thought‚ Mercutio stood up for Romeo‚ fought Tybalt‚ and died. "Ask for me/ to-morrow‚ and you shall find me a grave

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