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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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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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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Most people would say that‚ “after the lowest part of your life‚ there will always be a light that follows it”. In Night by Elie Wiesel and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ characters are placed in a situation where in they are challenged. However‚ after all the hard work and sacrifice they went through it all paid off at the end. As the story progresses in each book‚ characters go through tons of complications which then causes them to have the mindset of giving up. Although life is a gamble‚ unless
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Free will is linked with responsibility‚ guilt‚ praise and other actions that can be freely chosen. There is only one course of events that is possible. Many people believe that free will is not even possible The famous duo‚ Romeo and Juliet had a tragic fate. Romeo and Juliet were destined to die from the beginning. Their countless actions could never get the best of their fate
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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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Throughout Romeo and Juliet the conflict is not between those two characters but between the two different families each of them come from. Many people who have never read the book might think that the conflict would be between Romeo and Juliet but in fact it is not. In the book there is many examples of conflict some more drastic than others but all very much the same. The main cause of conflict in this book is because of the two families other wise known as the Capulets and the Montagues. This
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to justify themselves as faultless. Some teenagers blame their teachers for undesirable grades in order to escape the responsibility and consequences of their poor work ethics. Shakespeare disapproves how teenagers act and applies this idea in Romeo and Juliet when he portrays characters like the Montagues‚ Capulets‚ Prince and Friar Lawrence as people that deny responsibility. Similar to the teenagers‚ these characters consistently blame fate for events in the story. Thus‚ Shakespeare depicts fate
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