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    dramatic technique‚discuss the nature and development of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship begins and only lasts for only three days however through that short period of time the two “star crossed lovers” fall in love and subsequently get married. There families are at war and this forces Romeo and Juliet to keep there relationship and marriage secret‚ the pair are extremely young with Romeo being 16 and Juliet being just 14. It all ends tragically when they both commit

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    describe the light and dark motifs in "Romeo and Juliet". A motif is a term used to describe a passage in literature that has more than one universal meaning. It is used when a character or narrator is comparing one thing to another. For example the light motifs represent light things such as goodness‚ while dark motifs represent dark things such as death. One light quote from the story is during the balcony scene when Romeo is talking about Juliet. He says "It is the East and Juliet is the sun"

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    In the story of Romeo and Juliet‚ I believe that weather‚ as a part of settings; give significant effects to the story. Besides Juliet’s house‚ this story mostly takes place in outdoor‚ for example the beach where Romeo is gathering with his nephew and his friends. The story takes place in Verona‚ Italy. It has a mild climate where it will be very hot in the summer. The story takes place in July (Shakespeare‚ 1984. p.7) and it is the hottest weather in Verona with the highest temperature than any

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    Nowadays‚ people believe that one’s actions determine their destiny. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play about two feuding families from Verona‚ Italy whose children fall in love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet are both blindsided by their overwhelming romantic love which causes their actions to be a leading factor in their downfall. Although some scholars support the idea that the deaths of Romeo and Juliet were a result of the powerful external forces of fate‚ based on the poor choices and

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    huge part in shakespeare’s plays. In Romeo and Juliet ‚by William Shakespeare‚ it seems that fate is the reason for the tragic death of them both. Fate foretold the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ this would eventually‚ end the feud their families had. There are several events in the play that fate takes control of. Even in the prologue it mentions they were meant to die “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;”(Prologue‚ 6) The events are: in Act 1‚ Romeo and Benvolio get a chance to go to a

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    rises‚ birds begin to sing the joy of light and as the day ends‚ the birds fly back into the darkness of night. The darkness of our lives is often transformed by the delusion of light. In James Baldwin’s essay‚ "Sonny’s Blues‚"� the title itself sets up an irony that is explored throughout. The name "Sonny‚" when read‚ sounds like "Sunny‚" meaning brightness‚ light and hope. The word "Blues" presents the reader images of night‚ darkness and sadness. The darkness represents the reality of life on the

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    How does Shakespeare introduce Romeo and Juliet’s relationship? (Act 1‚ Scene 5) Shakespeare introduces Romeo and Juliet’s relationship as unconventional. The first fourteen lines of the lovers meeting are written in sonnet form; this implies that the couple are in love already despite only just meeting. This is strange enough but then as you read on you realise that the sonnet is not spoken by just one individual from the couple but both of them share it together. The sharing of the sonnet

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    1- Contrast Foil Character: Romeo / Mercutio I I Impulsive / Mocks Romeo In terms of his vision of love. Tragic Hero: (Underscored throughout the play) (Must have a tragic flaw) Romeo is a tragic hero because his tragic flaw is that he is impulsive. C) FATE Darkness / Lightness Rosaline: Moon Juliet: Sun Willpower is important. Fate is different from Shakespearean tragedy. Fate is important but willpower of human beings is underestimated. Willpower

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    keep themselves “in the clear”. In Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by author William Shakespeare‚ blame plays a role in creating multiple conflicts for the characters to face. The factors to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet are Mercutio and the Prince Escalus. Mercutio‚ the blood relative of Prince Escalus‚ and one of Romeo’s closest friends throughout the play‚ assisted in his closest companions’ demise. He accomplished this when he brought Romeo to the party. This creates conflict

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    William Shakespeare was an English artist and play writer. He was generally viewed as the best writer and the world’s prevalent producer. Romeo and Juliet was one of his well-known play which explores the theme of ‘love’ in Act 2 Scene2‚ which was composed between 1594-1595. This play mainly focuses on love‚ by utilising exceptional poetic approach which comprise of similes‚ sibilance‚ metaphors‚ personification and oxymoron’s. Shakespeare exploits numerous poetic techniques in the play Romeo and Juliet

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