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    In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals that youth impulsivity can doom the inevitable fate‚ he does this by utilizing foreshadowing and metaphors throughout the play. Shakespeare utilized foreshadowing to compare fate to the stars. He makes references to the stars or fate in the play quite often through characters and discretely points at the theme. Early into the play he already references the stars. “a pair of star crossed lovers take their life

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    romeoConflict in Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a timeless love story about two ‘star crossed lovers’ whose love is destined to fail due to an ongoing conflict between their two families which has been going on since before the lovers were even born. The story line has been an inspiration to many modern day stories such as the hit west end musical ‘west side story.’ The conflict between the two families has often been compared to the ongoing brawl between Catholics and Protestants in Northern

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    beginning of the novel fate has been a big part of this play even this quote will explain why; “A pair of star crossed lovers‚” (line 6). Since the start of the play called Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet were destined to die. Throughout each act and scene‚ from constant foreshadowing‚ even Romeo and Juliet probably even knew their tragic fate. As much as Romeo and Juliet wanted to be together‚ all their efforts and the efforts of others were purely senseless or as you

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    Romeo and Juliet “A pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” Everyone has heard this quote before‚ even if they have not even read or seen the play. Throughout history the play Romeo and Juliet is called the world’s most beloved story ever. One of the reason they have this label is because people say it was fate and chance they met and fell in love. Another theory that contrasts the original one would be that their story was not caused by the stars‚ but rather each character and actions they

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    existence. Despite valiant attempts at free will‚ Romeo and Juliet suggests that fate is the true force governing one’s life. Irrespective of all attempts‚ fate intends to ensure Romeo and Juliet are never truly together. Romeo attempts to challenge his own fate to be with Juliet. When Balthazar relays the news that Juliet is dead‚ Romeo angrily announces "Is it even so? Then I defy you‚ stars!" (5.1.24). He has a plan to make sure that he and Juliet end up together despite the plan his fate has set

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    control. This is exactly what determines Romeo and Juliet’s beginning and end. The play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is about two young lovers in Verona‚ from opposing families‚ whose passion to be together against all odds‚ leads to their demise. Shakespeare introduces their relationship as “A pair of star-crossed lovers” (Prologue.1.6) which stems from the belief that the stars rule the fate of people’s lives. Romeo and Juliet could not control their destiny because

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    In the film Romeo+Juliet (1996)‚ Luhrmann puts a new‚ fresh spin on Shakespeare’s classic play‚ Romeo and Juliet. While staying somewhat true to the original play‚ he shapes the dialogue‚ acting‚ and setting to bring the star crossed lovers into the present. This makes it more appealing and approachable to a modern audience. One might argue that the mixture of modern scenery and accents and Shakespearean English is an unsatisfying hybrid‚ and that a remake should either edit the language so it

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    their destiny. Romeo quoted‚”Here’s to my love![Drinks.] O true apothecary!” (S.S. p. 473). Romeo drank the potion by choice. It wasn’t Romeo’s destiny to drink the potion‚ he never thought that falling in love would lead to his own death. It was also Juliet’s decision to drink that potion and it was just poor judgement on what was going to happen. Throughout the story the two characters did not think about the future and what was going to happen.

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    Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers who are forbidden to love by their families. William Shakespeare’s telling of the setting is nice with giving us the details that there are two families that are serious rivals. Romeo is a teenage boy belonging to the Montague family and Juliet is a girl in the Capulet family. These two families hate each other with multiple fights and murders between them. The main point of the story is that Romeo and Juliet

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    Romeo And Juliet Essay

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    Amanda Lauro Mr. Bosley 4/28/14 Romeo and Juliet essay Suicide can be an impulsive decision‚ as is young love in many cases. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare connects suicide and love in an inextricable pattern. Romeo and Juliet meet and promptly want to be married. This decision is rash because surely no one can become “in love” in that short amount of time. Juliet takes a potion that will make it appear as though she is dead so that she will not have to marry her suitor Paris

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