Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic play‚ written in the 1590’s. Shakespeare is well known for being a significant playwright during the Elizabethan Era. The story follows the tale of two youth by the names of Romeo and Juliet. The children‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ were born into different families‚ the Montagues and Capulets respectively‚ which have been in a feud for years. After meeting each other in Lord Capulet’s masquerade party‚ the two fall deeply in love. Unfortunately‚ to
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The princes decision to enforce the death penalty only increases the tension between the two families. 4 Romeo falls in love with Rosaline‚ a capulet - he is letting his heart fall for the enemy which is making him weak. 5 Capulet starts to arrange a marriage between his daughter Juliet and Paris. 6 Romeo gatecrashes the Capulet party‚ angering Tybalt. Romeo also falls in love with Juliet here‚ if he had not gone he would not have met her. 7 Romeo and Juliet kiss each other‚ sealing their evil
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Romeo and Juliet This essay will prove from my point of view‚ that three characters with their actions‚ decisions and timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion‚ the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence‚ for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents ’ consent‚ although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." (Act II‚ sc III‚ lines 94-95). Next‚ he suggested that Juliet swallow the poison‚ which without a doubt
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even end one. As a result of Friar Lawrence’s plan to fake Juliet’s death in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ multiple people were severely hurt‚ both emotionally and physically. Friar caused issues and solved others. Romeo and Juliet both died because of the miscommunication in his plan‚ but the family feud ended after Friar told them the whole story. If Friar Lawrence never thought to fake Juliet’s death‚ the ending of this play would have drastic changes‚ both positive and
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The One to Blame Who is the one? The one to blame? Oh‚ who is the one to blame for the deaths of the beloved Romeo and Juliet? The one to blame‚ would of course be the one who played the biggest role in the sequence of events that led up to the major catastrophe. . Friar Laurence is the one. The Friar is the most responsible; marrying the two‚ giving Juliet the potion‚ and not delivering the letter of importance by hand to Romeo. Friar Laurence does not follow the policies of priesthood
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7-5-13 Love and Death vs. Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous work of literature. The classic tale of love is about two families‚ the Montague family and Capulet family‚ torn apart by and old rivalry‚ and a boy and girl in love. Both teens are a member of the two different families. In the midst of the ongoing feud between the families‚ the two main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ share a sacred love affair. Multiple motifs are brought about again and again up until
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Romeo and Juliet may have killed themselves‚ but who really was the cause of their deaths? The cause of their deaths had to be caused by a deep depression which would have come from somebody. I think Romeo is responsible for his and Juliet’s death because he is impetuous‚ impatient and to in love with the idea of love. Romeo is the main cause for their deaths‚ because he is so impetuous he doesn’t think before he acts. If he would just take a deep breath and think about his actions he could’ve
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Romeo and Juliet are the causes of their own deaths. Not just that they killed themselves but they caused lots of problems that lead up to their untimely deaths. It’s like Romeo and Juliet fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down. They basically had no control of their lives and they let every one control them. Some people say that Friar Lawrence and Nurse were the culprits but in fact they weren’t. If Romeo and Juliet would have been smarter and learned that there was
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Lawrence responsible? There always has to be a person at fault when someone kills themselves. The play Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare‚ and it features two lovers by the names of Romeo and Juliet. They get married despite their parents hate for each other. Both Romeo and Juliet end up killing themselves and it is made unclear who is to blame for their deaths. Friar Lawrence is to blame for three main reasons‚ he developed multiple plans that repeatedly failed‚ he did not encourage them
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Name: Michael Cordova Section #: 11 Date: 5/12/2013 Romeo and Juliet LC 7.09 – Unit Test Part 2 Attention: Read each question carefully. (15 Points) Why is Mercutio’s death such an important moment in the play? What is it about his character that makes his death so impactful to you as the reader. To answer‚ think about Mercutio’s words and actions before his death‚ as well as what happens afterward. Please use and cite at least one(1) quote from the play to support your answer. Answer should
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