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    Character Analysis Romeo is an essential character worth analyzing in William Shakespeare’s famous playRomeo and Juliet. One way to describe Romeo is determined. Throughout Act 1 in the play at and after the party‚ he is determined to get Juliet. “What lady’s that‚ which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?” (I.ib.46-47) In this line‚ Romeo is a the party and it is “love at first sight.” Romeo is very in love with Juliet.  When Romeo first sees her at the Capulet ball‚ he completely forgets

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    do not think straight and fail to realize there are consequences to their actions. Within Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ there are several factors that occur in the play that leads to conflict. For example‚ Juliet’s father‚ Capulet‚ arranges a wedding for her sooner than expected--even though she is secretly married to Romeo. In fact‚ conflicts are augmented in the play‚ especially when Romeo foreshadows his death as he fails to follow his instincts. In addition‚ Friar Lawrence foreshadows Romeo’s

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    literature. In William Shakespeare’s playRomeo and Juliet‚ two star-crossed lovers are similar in their emotional dramatics and impatient mindset‚ but different in their consistency of love. One of the many similarities between the main characters is their impatience or rashness. Romeo‚ for example‚ is quick to life changing decisions such as marriage. At the start‚

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    and Restraints. Romeo and Juliet’s impulses and self-control used in Romeo and Juliet. In the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ many characters show how they cannot handle the pressure that they are faced with which leads to impulse and action which is taken without thinking it through. Many of the characters show a lack of self-control and exaggerations which leads to broken-hearts and many unfortunate situations which result in deaths and miscommunications. Over the course of Romeos love life‚ he tends

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    conflict in Romeo and Juliet and what does the audience learn from the consequences of the characters action? In Romeo and Juliet the themes of conflict and violence are very important. The prologue‚ which acts as an overview of the play‚ highlights this. The lines “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” and “where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” let us know that there is going to be violence and conflict throughout the play. The fact that this is said at the very start of the play is significant

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    the greatest love stories ever told. Romeo and Juliet was written between 1591-1596 whereas wuthering heights was written around 1846–1847. The most powerful feeling after reading these stories is love. I shall be exploring both how Bronte and Shakespeare present love in two very contrasting ways. And I am going to be focusing on Romeo and Heathcliff. When Romeo is first introduce we find that he is one of the star crossed lovers and that his love for Juliet is there to break the ancient grudge

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    Themes for Romeo and Juliet

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    • Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers‚" doomed by fate to a tragic end. • Bad luck and unfortunate coincidences abound: (1) Of all the people the illiterate Capulet servant could have asked to read the invitation list in Act I‚ scene 2‚ he chooses Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and Romeo; (2) Of all the hotties at the Capulet party‚ Romeo spots Juliet first; (3) It just so happens that the County Paris decides he wants to marry Juliet the same day Romeo meets her; (4) Friar John

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    Romeo and Juliet

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    Touch me essay (In speech form) Good morning my fellow year 9 & year 10 peers. Today I’ll be talking about the hot topic of "Gender roles limit and restrict". Have you ever felt painstakingly sickened of being told that women and girls in today’s patriarchal society are considered soft‚ delicate‚ weak and homebound? I don’t know about you; however I find this stereotypical assumption demeaning and unrealistic. My English class is doing a unit called ‘Stepping out of male stereotypes’. The purpose

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    opinions of those we’re close to. Juliet is placed in a similar situation when Romeo shows interest in her. At a young age Juliet is lead into believing that Romeo loves her. Meanwhile Romeo believes that it is truly love he feels for Juliet‚ while it is more likely lust. Hours before they met Romeo was thoroughly infatuated with Rosaline. “One fairer than my love! The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” (I‚ ii‚ 92-93). In these lines he compares Rosaline’s beauty to rivaling

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    paradoxically‚ Juliet fell in love with the only son of her family’s great enemy‚ and many died due to their ruthless hate and disregard for reason or peace. Juliet was‚ at first‚ a very obedient child and agreed to marry Paris for her parent’s sake. When she met Romeo‚ all of this changed. Her love for Romeo is ironic‚ because out of all possible suitors‚ he is the only out of bounds. Juliet’s “only love sprung from [her] only hate” (61). Juliet‚ is torn between love and hate of Romeo in different

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