Thalia Socarras Mrs. Constance M. Pinckney English 1 Period 7 8 April 2013 The dramatic comedy about love‚ hatred‚ bloodshed‚ and death‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ masterfully conveys the power of boundless love‚ and bitter abhorrence. In the setting of Verona‚ Italy‚ two disputing families fight over a long-forgotten disagreement. Within the walls of each opposing family’s home‚ live two teens‚ whose fates are grim‚ but love is unbinding. They happen to meet‚ and in the short
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Blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can be pointed in several different directions. Not only characters were accountable for the calamity. Three main non-human contributors to the tragedy were fate‚ impulsiveness‚ and time. Fate played a part in Romeo’s banishment from Mantua. His absence from the scene set a clear path for Paris to pursue his love interest. Romeo’s impulsive behaviour guided him to make the decision to end his life after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. Time was sped up
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many to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Many took actions that had a horrible effect on the lovers. Things were expected to turn out this way‚ because they were star crossed lovers. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare the main characters are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Paris‚ Capulet‚ Mercutio‚ Benvolio‚ and Tybalt. Here is a short summary of the play: Romeo attends a celebration at the house of Capulet. The same celebration that is for Juliet to get an idea on her might
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conquers all. It is like solving a tough puzzle. For true love‚ one tries to overcome all the obstacles and always wants to live together. In this tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet” by “William Shakespeare”‚ one can see that love and fate plays an important role throughout the story. Also‚ there are other factors that leads to the demise of Romeo and Juliet. All the characters involved in this play significantly contributed to the deaths of the star-crossed lovers’. The feud between the two families-the
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Who is Really Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two characters from feuding families who are brought together by fate. Romeo‚ a Montague‚ falls in love with Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ even though she is to be married to Count Paris‚ kinsman to Prince Escalus. Romeo and Juliet’s parents would not have approved their marriage. In secrecy‚ Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet‚ lies to Juliet’s parents about the situation‚ and creates
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4. Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Be sure to use the text to prove your point. Romeo and Juliet is a story of great tragedy‚ two young people‚ falling deeply in love‚ and at the end‚ not even spending a week together‚ but maybe in their own minds their love felt longer‚ like they loved a lifetime’s worth. They both tragically died‚ Romeo drinks poison because he thought Juliet had passed‚ and Juliet sheaths a dagger into herself when she saw Romeo had died. Could this tragedy
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great variety of brilliant‚ poetic‚ and creative plays written during the Elizabethan Era. Shakespeare’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and Western literature‚ traditionally divided into the genres of tragedy‚ history‚ and comedy‚ and comprising of various imaginative settings‚ plots‚ characters‚ and conflicts. They have been translated into every major living language‚ in addition to being continually performed all around the world. Many of Shakespeare’s
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Romeo and Juliet is a very tragic story of love‚ resulting in both Romeo as well as Juliet’s untimely demise. Although‚ one question remains. (There are actually several unanswered questions‚ but I thought that that would be a good way of transitioning topics.) The question being‚ who is most‚ if not entirely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? My vote; Romeo himself. Romeo‚ feeling a bit down on himself after having had his feelings for the love of his life‚ Rosaline‚ ripped to shreds
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Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Capulet was to be the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet since he had the most negative influence over the situation. First‚ Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris in order for his family to climb the social ladder. Then‚ Capulet refused to even listen to his daughter when she pleaded with him to not force the marriage. Instead he verbally abused her and threatened to disown
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Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Surely in a world where lawsuits can be brought against anyone‚ blaming them for any misfortune‚ we can now understand that blame is not an objective concept‚ nor a particularly useful one. It is quite possible to build a case that EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE PLAY is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths‚ as follows. Juliet‚ she shouldn’t have taken up with a man who hangs around her backyard trying to peek into her window‚ but should have
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