In the book‚ “Strength to Love”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. said “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In other words‚ a person’s character is defined by how they respond at a time of despair‚ hurt‚ and struggle and not how a person acts and what they stand for at a time of peacefulness and luxury. Both‚ “Fences” by August Wilson and “The Color of Water” by James McBride illustrate the
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An anoymous writer wrote “Literature opens a dark window on the soul‚ revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good.” This quote means that literature tells more of the bad things that people do than the the good things. This is because it is more thrilling to read about the misfortunes of someone than an a characters regular life. This quote is proven true in the two works The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. “Literature opens
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The theme of love does play a pivotal role within the play “Romeo and Juliet‚ although the conflict also drives much of the action that occurs. The love of revenge and love between Romeo and Juliet are both evident throughout the play. If not for the conflict‚ this classic novel would be no more than a tedious love story. This love as a cause of conflict‚ is almost directly responsible for the tragic outcome that happens to the star-crossed lovers. The two themes‚ love and conflict all have their
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grade can only put blame onto the taker for not studying or seeking help. Likewise‚ a mere victim of a random shooting cannot be held accountable for the actions of the shooter‚ who is blamed fully. However‚ in the tragic ending of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the plot is full of accusations and offenders‚ not a single guilty party. When pin pointing blame for the outcome of the play‚ it can be dispersed across the board. However‚ there are multiple
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Deaths of Romeo and Juliet The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet show the courage of passion of the two “misfortunate lovers” long to live for love or die for it. Their relationship was filled with many obstacles that may have set in place the instant tragic death that happens to the two lovers. The disagreements or fights between the Montagues and the Capulets‚ the doom that faced their love set by different relationships and the failure of the friar’s plan are some of the obstacles that troubled
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on the theme of Family Feud and is about the “fearful passage of their (Romeo and Juliet’s) death marked love‚ and the continuance of their parents (Montague’s and Capulet’s) rage”. The piece is set in Verona – The city of Love‚ which not only complements the tragic love story but it is also in contrast due to the prominent death seen all throughout it. Shakespeare uses multiple stylistic features in the play to explore the tension between both inner
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question our existence on earth. No one can comprehend what fate has in store and neither did Romeo and Juliet. Fate is a powerful force‚ whether predestined or persuasions of your actions that will shape your lives as it did with Romeo and Juliet. Since the beginning of our lives‚ or the beginning of time itself‚ fate has already intervened and sealed all the actions from there hence. Romeo and Juliet suffered the consequences of this. They were born into two rival families in Verona‚ and as a
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In Shakespeare’s novel‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ a huge event occurs in which Romeo get’s banished from the city of Verona. All the characters in this story view the banishment in different perspectives. The one whom was exiled‚ Romeo‚ views his banishment as equal to death. One of Romeo’s supporters‚ Friar Lawrence‚ views Romeo’s banishment as an act of mercy. Clearly‚ Romeo’s banishment reveals the difference in perspective between Romeo and Friar Lawrence. Romeo considers his banishment
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between the Montagues and the Capulets. When Romeo‚ a Montague‚ comes to the friar asking if he would help him marry Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ the friar should have counseled Romeo to take his time. The friar however‚ seems just as eager as Romeo to rush into things‚ but his intentions are not bad. In the friars mind‚ he thinks marriage will bring about an “alliance [that] may so happy prove to turn [their] households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.91-92). He sees Romeo and Juliet’s love as the rope that can bring
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Romeo and Juliet is not a tragedy. The play of Romeo and Juliet is a story about two feuding families that have hated each other for quite a while. Each family has a single child‚ and the two children from the separated families fall in love with each other. The love shared between the two children is ultimately what leads to their untimely demise. Spoilers. The only reason that this play is qualified as a tragedy is because you focus on the love between Romeo and Juliet. People are interesting
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