attention away from the problems of Romeo and Juliet. When Tybalt seeks Romeo in a public street‚ Mercutio challenges him to "couple [his words] with something" and "make it a word and a blow". His recklessness and quick response for something so dangerous is a demonstration of his preferences. However‚ as a kind of side effect‚ his preferences tend to pull the spotlight away from the main characters. Mercutio duels Tybalt when the swordplay is meant for Romeo. Mercutio’s egotistical actions bring
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Have you ever regretted an impulsive decision? In the story‚ “A & P” by John Updike‚ three girls walk into a supermarket wearing bikinis. The main character‚ Sammy is confused because he says‚ “... our town is five miles from a beach… we’re right in the middle of town…” (Updike‚ 17). He continues to describe and think about the girls‚ but reveals very little about his personality directly. The supermarket manager‚ Lengel‚ tells the girls that they cannot be dressed like that in the store. As the
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A Case Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Some Diagnostic Considerations INTROD UCTION Prior to 1984‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was considered a rare disorder and one difficult to treat (I ) . In 1984 the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) initial survey results became available for the first time‚ and OC D prevalence figures showed that 2.5 % of the population m et diagnostic criteria for OCD (2‚3) . Final survey results published in 1988 (4) confirmed these earlier reports
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This is the prompt‚ From the beginning of the play‚ we are told that Romeo and Juliet are victims of fate‚ starcrossed lovers whose deaths are unavoidable. Do you think this is true? Could their deaths have been avoided? Or are they victims of fate? What would be a thesis that encomRomeo and Juliet were infatuated teenagers that could have avoided death by not giving in to their desires. Romeo and Juliet were victims of fate only due to the fact that they tempted fate.They were typical
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Romeo makes very hasty decisions‚ some of which result in unnecessary consequences. On one occasion‚ Romeo sneaks into the Capulet Masquerade Ball where he meets Juliet and quickly forgets about his first true love‚ Rosaline. Romeo spontaneously decides he has fallen in love all over again‚ which reflects on Romeo’s impulsive character. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it‚ sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (Shakespeare 52-53) Romeo’s unwise behavior also results in the
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one does not seek perfection‚” stated by the British author‚ George Orwell. Everyone should understand that perfection is unachievable; therefore‚ humans carry various flaws. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where although Romeo is the tragic hero‚ he also shows an excessive amount of tragic flaws that bring him down throughout the play. One of the flaws that he carries is falling in love too quickly and deeply. In another flaw‚ he shows his impulsiveness.
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The play Romeo and Juliet is about two young lovers‚ who’s love was destined to be broken because of the hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Set in Verona‚ Romeo‚ a Montague‚ meets Juliet‚ a Capulet. They fall in love and marry although their families hate each other. Most of the themes in Romeo and Juliet relate to youth today and carry over into the modern society. One theme is‚ Teenagers don’t think before they act and the consequences can be severe. In the quote by Juliet‚ "Well‚ do
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raised Juliet from infancy. Meantime‚ Benvolio queries his cousin Romeo Montague‚ Lord Montague’s son‚ to find out the source of his melancholy. He discovers that it stems from an unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline‚ Capulet’s niece. Upon the insistence of Benvolio and another friend‚ Mercutio‚ Romeo decides to attend the masquerade ball at the Capulet house‚ in hope of meeting Rosaline. Alongside his masked friends‚ Romeo attends the ball as planned‚ but falls in love with Juliet‚ and she
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Shakespeare presents each of their characters relationships‚ during Porphyria’s lover and Romeo & Juliet; with one being a poet and the other a play writer‚ they both display two star crossed lovers who will each defy against everything they know to be with one another. One theme that went again everything they knew was Romeo &Juliet’s defying nature against their families and tradition. During Romeo & Juliet both of their family’s disapproved of their relationship‚ for one main reason
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Romeo: In the opening of the play Romeo is melancholy (sad) because of unrequited love with a woman named Rosaline. He is weak in depression “with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew‚ adding to the clouds more clouds with his deep sighs” (I.e. 123-124). His love for Rosaline appears juvenile Romeo’s attempt to write love poetry demonstrates that he does not in fact feel that way‚ but is trying to recreate the emotions which he’s read about. He thinks he should be in love‚ and there for focuses
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