Jun 14‚ 2013 For most time a tragedy is more appealing than a comedy. Because it can cause great suffering‚ and destruction so that readers will not forget it for a long time. Probably because of tragic elements‚ both Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee are well known works. At the same time‚ there are sort of similarities between them. By examining‚ conflicts‚ weaknesses of humanity and deaths‚ common elements of tragedy are demonstrated.
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Juliet feel they must hide their love which‚ in the end‚ is the cause of their deaths. <br> <br>Because of this conflict‚ confrontations occurred and insults were thrown. Hatred is bred which is evident when Tybalt‚ who is Lady Capulet’s nephew‚ joins the fight against the Montague family. Tybalt hates Romeo and doesn’t hesitate to let it be known. <br> <br>The next force is hatred and it is widespread and commonplace in this play‚ it sometimes seems necessary for others to join the fight in order to
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between the servants. Why does Romeo refuse to fight with Tybalt? What does he say in lines 66-70? A: He refuses to fight because he is married to Juliet‚ Tybalt’s cousin. He tells Tybaltthat he loves him more than he can imagine‚ even though at the moment he cannot tellhim why. He also says that he values the Capulet name. How does Mercutio respond to Romeo’s answer? A: He is offended and decides to fight Tybalt himself. After Tybalt stabs Mercutio‚ what does he say in line 88? Why do you
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by the priest‚ Friar Lawrence‚ and get married the next day. The next thing to happen in the story is that Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin is angry because Romeo went to the Capulets party. Mercutio‚ Romeo’s friend meets with Tybalt and start to quarrel‚ Romeo arrive and tries to calm Tybalt down but thing start to get worse and Tybalt kills Mercutio. In rage Romeo kills Tybalt‚ and flees realising what he has done. The prince arrives with Montague and Capulet to find out what happens and
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reality‚ Romeo’s character is flawed. He shows this through his actions in the play. When he loves Juliet‚ he only shows a superficial love for her. He then loses his temper when Mercutio dies and doesn’t think before he goes and kills Tybalt. After he kills Tybalt‚ he whines that fortune has gotten him in trouble. Romeo is not a victim of destiny or fate‚ he is simply a rash teenager who has made bad decisions. The first flaw in his character is his idea of love. When he first meets
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Juliet a potion to help Juliet fake her death. Friar Laurence also wrote a letter about Juliet faking death‚ but the letter was never delivered. Romeo fought with Tybalt and Mercutio making things worse between the families. Tybalt and Mercutio first fought and Romeo stepped in thinking he would stop the fight‚ but Romeo ended up killing Tybalt after
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lovers” - Forced marriage - Feud (we don’t know what the feud is over‚ its never explained. Its clearly fate because they don’t know what they’re arguing about) - Meeting at the party (Romeo is drugged) - Violence: Deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio (influences) when Romeo kills Tybalt everything starts falling apart - Forced marriage ----- attitude to women - If women were valued‚ women would not be forced into such as marriage and not treated just as objects‚ we may see more love and less violence
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however Mercutio deliberately provocative and tries to draw Tybalt into a fight just to wind Benvolio up. Romeo then appears much to the satisfaction of Tybalt who has been wanting to fight him for some time. Despite the atmosphere Romeo refuses to fight knowing that it will damage his relationship with Juliet: ‘I do protest I never injured thee‚ But love thee better than thou canst devise‚ which name I tender as dearly as my own’ however Tybalt and Mercutio just think that he is being a coward as they
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Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet aremed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar and make a plan to anger them into starting a fight. Benvolio tries to get them to stop fighting‚ but Tybalt starts the fight anew. Soon several member of both houses jump into the fight as well as citizens of Verona. Capulet calls for his sword. Then Montague tells his wife to let him go so he can attack Capulet. The fight is then broken up by the Prince
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swords because they are trying to fight when it is not necessary. This proves how Benvolio’s helping his companions from causing trouble and getting injured. Most often‚ Benvolio is trying to stop others from getting killed or injured. When a Capulet‚ Tybalt‚ enters the scene
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