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    That was the first encounter of “Romeo … beauty” (Pearson‚ 64) and that was the time the two lovers “Romeo & Juliet … words” (Pearson‚ 68) and that was the beginning of their journey as star-crossed lovers. As we all knew in every situation and decision they take‚ there would always there who are not in favor of it and who are not going to support for it‚ it is just a matter of how the two lover‚ Romeo & Juliet take the responsibilities and consequence in every decisions

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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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    2011 Destiny‚ Fate and Free Will ! It’s an age old question and debate that has mystified us for over a millennia. Is there really an entity such as destiny or fate that exists? Does each and “everyone” of us have a destiny‚ “ A set of predetermined events within our lives that we take an active course in shaping” Or a fate‚ “The preordained course of your life that will occur because of or in spite of your actions‚” and as you/one would expect‚ the obvious existence of our own free will‚ “The power

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    originally published during the late 1590’s‚ Romeo and Juliet is still remarkably well known today. How did a play remain prominent for over four centuries? The tale of the two star-crossed lovers dying at the mercy of unfortunate circumstances is still considered one of the greatest literary works of all time due to its unique plot‚ use of diverse characters and how well written it is. First of all‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet is like no other. The entire story is one big oxymoron‚ to love someone

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    know know the play Romeo and Juliet for being a very tragic love story but was it even a love story to begin with? According to many people Romeo and Juliet is infact a tragedy instead of the love story they call the play today.Romeo and Juliet is not a love story because first of all Romeo and Juliet just met each other‚ Also they are way too young to know what love even is yet. And Romeo is only trying to cope with the fact that he’s lost rosaline and trying to get over it. Romeo is not in love

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    1961 film West Side Story‚ Frances Negron-Muntaner expresses her dislike of the film‚ arguing that the film portrays Puerto Rican men as criminals and gang members‚ and portraying the women of Puerto Rico as “sassy and virginal”. Though the film was not the first or last film to marginalize Puerto Ricans‚ Muntaner states that “There is no single American cultural product that haunts Puerto Rican identity discourses in the United States more intensely than the 1961 film‚ West Side Story. While

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    Romeo and Juliet “A pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” Everyone has heard this quote before‚ even if they have not even read or seen the play. Throughout history the play Romeo and Juliet is called the world’s most beloved story ever. One of the reason they have this label is because people say it was fate and chance they met and fell in love. Another theory that contrasts the original one would be that their story was not caused by the stars‚ but rather each character and actions they

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    When William “The Bard” Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596‚ he had no idea that hundreds of years later middle school students from around the globe would be reading it. There are many reasons why teenagers read his famous play‚ but one of the main ones is to tell them what not to do. Educators everywhere want to show that there is a better way out of things than death‚ while also teaching kids how to read old English‚ and introducing kids to one of the most influential writers of all

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    the role of the id‚ ego and superego to obscure the meaning of Oedipus’s existence ;while reaviling it at the same time. The nature of fate vs. free will is complex and mysterious in Oedipus. However‚ it is by the God‚ Apollo; that is revealed to the reader that Oedipus will carry out with the tragedies that will unfold the play. Oedipus ignorance towards his fate sets out to discovering the tragic truth behind his existence. The persistence of truth and the recognition of this helped to unfold

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    Most people mistake love for infatuation. An example of this is when Romeo becomes infatuated with Juliet in Shakespeare ’s timeless tale of two lovers of the past. He wore his heart on his sleeve‚ convinced that his love for Juliet at first was real. In fact‚ he only lusted for her physically‚ and didn ’t love her spiritually. How could he have? He had only met her once and they only shared a brief conversation. So‚ is Romeo the only person to ever mistake love for infatuation? The answer is no

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