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Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And The Taming Of The Shrew
When meeting new people, one will never expect what the result will be. First impressions can drastically change how someone is perceived, one could find the love of their life, or someone they hate. Readers can find many different examples of relationships in William Shakespeare’s plays. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, he establishes an affectionate tone throughout their meeting scene, where their first impressions are put in place; on the other hand, Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew, he constructs an argumentative tone through their vile diction and character motivation, in their meetion scene, where Katherine and Petruchio's first impressions go very different than Romeo and Juliet’s.
Romeo and Juliet’s tone, affection,

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