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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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    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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    short‚ repeated accompaniment riffs are based on a Dmajsus♯4 chord that is another jazz reference and also implies an unsettled feeling in the character. The syncopation used here feels like it is pushing Tony along as it anticipates the beats. The contrast between this fast paced bass and Tony’s held melody reflects the cool exterior that he wants to show and the excitement that is bubbling underneath. At b21 these emotions burst through‚ as the piece becomes forte and 2/4 from 4/4. This faster feel

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    or show contrast between characters. An example of this motif is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare creates a dramatic contrast and connection between light and darkness by using scenes that can be happy and bright‚ but have a dark theme‚ and how the characters provide that contrast as well. Shakespeare conducts multiple scenes in the play that have that contrast of light and dark within the scenery and theme. First of all‚ when Romeo visits Juliet on the

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    know know the play Romeo and Juliet for being a very tragic love story but was it even a love story to begin with? According to many people Romeo and Juliet is infact a tragedy instead of the love story they call the play today.Romeo and Juliet is not a love story because first of all Romeo and Juliet just met each other‚ Also they are way too young to know what love even is yet. And Romeo is only trying to cope with the fact that he’s lost rosaline and trying to get over it. Romeo is not in love

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    The Role Patriarchy Plays in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Stephen Evans’ “Study guide for Romeo and Juliet” quotes Anthony Fletcher’s definition of patriarchy as: “the institutionalised male dominance over women and children in the family and the subordination of women in society in general (xv)” (Evans‚ 4) Looking at this definition‚ Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet displays examples of “patriarchy” in many ways. While Fletcher’s definition focuses on women and children there can be an argument

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    play. The primary concept that was foreshadowed was death. For example‚ Romeo said‚ “Life were better ended by thy hate‚ then death prorogued‚ wanting of thy love‚” (Act two‚ scene two). In this quote Romeo‚ stated that we would rather be killed than have to live without his love‚ and towards the end of the play Romeo and Juliet killed themselves because they did not want to have to live without each other. Romeo and Juliet was mainly written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. The nobility tended to

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    Christi Gooch Compare and Contrast Essay 03-04-14 Ms. Jenny D. Compare and Contrast Essay In the short story “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” Don Anselmo and the narrator have many differences and similarities. Don Anselmo and the narrator also have different views about tradition and culture. Don Anselmo is very old and uses an umbrella skeleton for a cane. The narrator is very young and wants to get right to business. He works in a real estate office. Don Anselmo and the narrator’s different

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    They say behind every successful man there stands a woman. If that’s the case then why‚ in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare‚ are women brutally mistreated by men. Firstly‚ women are forced to do things against their will. Secondly‚ women are verbally abused by men. Lastly‚ men are very sexist towards women. Although women attempt to be respected‚ they are viewed and treated as inferior to men. Firstly‚ men do not care if women are uncomfortable‚ they are forced women to do things

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