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    Development of society has forced the Native culture to vanish due to the break their tradition has undergone in the past. The Natives were forced to adapt the white tradition thinking it would benefit them in the long-run. Both “The Loons” by Margaret Laurence and “Compatriots” by Emma Lee Warrior portray similar messages about the Natives. The main characters Hilda and Vanessa represent ignorance because of their stereotypical nature towards the culture. However‚ as Vanessa matures she goes through a

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    Fate is an unavoidable‚ hidden force that prompts certain outcomes in individuals’ lives. The theme of fate plays a critical role in the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet‚ two partners destined for trouble‚ eventually convey peace to their hateful families‚ with their own deaths. Fate is definitely the most responsible influence for the couple’s heartbreaking tragedy. It is fate‚ not free will‚ that determines the outcomes of this play through fate through the prologue

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    Romeo : “Here’s to my love! (drinks poison) O true/ Apothecary/ Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Shakespeare V. iii.129-131). The plan that Friar Laurence had for Romeo and Juliet was for Juliet to fake her death making it easy for Romeo and Juliet to run away and be together. However the letter the friar wrote for Romeo explaining the plan failed to get to Romeo in time to know what was going on.

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    the end‚ end up dying for each other in one last action of love. Though there is no direct cause for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet’s demise‚ one of the characters holds the most responsibility. This character is the ever-faithful priest‚ Friar Laurence. Romeo initially comes to the Friar asking him to marry him to Juliet. The Friar’s original reaction was that he would absolutely not marry them. Romeo was being foolish‚ after all‚ he had just claimed to be in love with a girl named

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    an “untimely death.” During the end of the party Juliette asks the nurse “go ask his name : if he be married. My grave shall be my wedding bed.” by saying this Juliette foreshadows her own death- her grave does become her wedding bed. Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet‚ as he believes that the love of the two children will conquer the hate of the families‚ as it could be seen that he feels that love can change the fate of the two families. Unfortunately‚ as the

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    Organist Matthew Dirst is the first American musician to win major international prizes in both organ and harpsichord‚ including the national Young Artists Competition of the American Guild of Organist (1990) and the inaugural Warsaw International Harpsichord Competition (1993). He is the founder and artistic director of the period- instrument group Ars Lyrica Houston and Professor of Music at the Moores School of music at the University of Houston‚ and also serves as organist at St Phillip Presbyterian

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    Many Types of Love Romeo and Juliet One of the many themes of Romeo and Juliet is the strength of love. In the play‚ different types of love form between the characters. Shakespeare uses these types of love in the play to not only keep the audience on their toes‚ wanting more‚ but also to develop a tragedy‚ and something unexpected. Shakespeare used true romantic‚ community‚ misplaced‚ and caring but conflicting love‚ not only between Romeo and Juliet‚ but between Friar Lawrence and the city of

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    A character can be indirectly defined by terms of contrast through speech and effect on others. Juxtaposition can provide an example of the character’s personality and show how the character progresses throughout the span of the display. The intelligence level of an individual can be determined by his or her use of terms of contrast. Authors use juxtaposition to indirectly characterize a character in their works‚ just like Shakespeare does in his popular play‚ Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses juxtaposition

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    Friar shouldn’t have given the potion to Juliet‚ and he shouldn’t have lied to the Capulets about why Juliet wouldn’t marry Paris. The Friar also shouldn’t have gone along with new plans without informing Romeo on what his part was first. Friar Laurence shouldn’t have married Romeo and Juliet without the consent of the families even though he had good intentions doing it. If the Friar wouldn’t have married the two "love birds" then nothing would began between Juliet and her father. If the friar

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    Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Nurse is a mother-figure to Juliet. First of all she grieves the loss of Juliet‚ like a mom would grieve the loss of her daughter‚ when Juliet drank the vial that Friar Lawrence gave her to fake her death. “O woe! O woeful‚ woeful‚ woeful day! Most lamentable day‚ most woeful day. That ever‚ ever I did get behold!” (Shakespeare 1083). In this quote the nurse is showing grief for Juliet’s death. She is doing this by saying that this is the saddest day

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