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    The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic love story about two “lovers” who took their life for one another. Each Romeo and Juliet at some point in the play expressed a type of love for either someone or for something. Whether is be eros‚ agape‚ or phileo love. Eros love is a type of erotic love that develops between sexual feelings. Agape is a type of love that resonates from selfless love . People show agape love through sacrifices‚ like Jesus. Lastly ‚ phileo love is a type

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    characters‚ in the book Romeo and Juliet. So what is fate? Fate is generally thought of as the idea that one’s future is already planned out for one’s self. But there are two sides to fate‚ the one where your choices are made for you and your life is going to go down a path whether you like it or not or the fate where the choices you make predetermine your fate. Now why do I think fate is the one to blame for this tragedy? I believe fate is the reason that Romeo and Juliet killed themselves because

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    This play is “Romeo and Juliet”‚ written by “William Shakespeare”. The story is about two lovebirds (Romeo and Juliet)‚ when they are together‚ something bad happens. People end up dead‚ injured‚ or angry. They both die at the end of the play. But there is some relief between the feuds. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Old Montague is innocent But Nurse And Friar Lawrence should be punished. Old Montague should be pardoned. For this reason‚ he had done nothing wrong to cause Romeo and Juliet’s

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    Romeo and Juliet are two lovers during the Great Depression living in Georgia. Romeo comes from a wealthy family‚ whereas Juliet is from a formerly rich family who lost all their money in the stock market crash. They met in a diner where Juliet was with her friends and family. Romeo’s family disagrees with marrying someone so poor‚ so they are banned from seeing each other. Juliet is poor: she wears old hand-me-downs from her mom‚ and has long brown hair with mismatched shoes. Romeo is rich and wears

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    parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious in the modern sense? How do their parents feel about them? 2. Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the young people in the play. Do these two people do the “right thing” in their relationships with Romeo and Juliet? 3. How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet? Consider family affiliation‚ gender‚ social class and age

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    Francesco Hayez‚ The last kiss of Romeo and Julie‚ 2 young people were married secretly but by law‚ even though their family were against it. 1) specifies‚ general difference 2) family 3) social sexuality geral difference: * cultural representation of women in society: * by the picture of Bartolome Esteban Murillo Assumption of the Virgin‚ the assumption of Mary‚ that she didn’t die‚ miracle that represents that Mary was pregnant without having a man. * the notion that Mary doesn’t dir

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    | Romeo:“It is the east‚ and Juliet is the sun./Arise‚ fair sun‚ and kill the envious moon...” | * Sun metaphor: Juliet breaths life‚ warmth and growth into Romeo’s life * The envious moon symbolising Rosaline who had “Dian’s wit” in 1.1 * Juliet embodies a new phase in Romeo’s life | * In love * Obsessed * Fickle – with the loss of one infatuation another is born | * Signifies a new chapter in Romeo’s life * Symbolises light being bought into his life * Moving as Romeo is rejuvenated

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    Romeo and Juliet In life‚ people make choices that not only are unbeneficial to them‚ but are also unbeneficial to others too. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death occurs. Although it may seem like it was their fault‚ three minor characters also contributed to the star-crossed lovers’ tragic deaths. Mercutio‚ the Nurse and Friar Laurence were also to blame (Infinitive). One of the characters‚ who may not have seemed a significant figure in the

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    When coming of age‚ the roles of parents and close friends are very influential on youth. The relationships from one’s youth will leave a lasting impact on them as they grow older‚ since they will affect their mental and social health as well as meaningful decision making. However‚ parents and their children may not see eye to eye. Disagreements between parents and their children‚ as well as uncomfortably high expectations and a child’s fear of upsetting their parents can build a bridge between

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    Role of the nurse The nurse’s in the Capulets household is the superior to that of a normal servant. Juliet seems to have taken the place of the daughter she once had and everything she does‚ she does for Juliet’s benefit. She is bossy with the other servants‚ knowing she has a special place in the family. She is a simple soul who is an easy target for Mercutio’s lewd ribbing. She is long-winded as well as rather rude and bawdy‚ but she seems sincere and makes the audience laugh with her rather

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