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    Romeo and Juliet is composed of a plethora of characters with varying personalities. Romeo and Juliet is a tale of a boy and a girl from feuding families who fall in love with each other‚ and end up killing themselves. Shakespeare ends with “Some shall be pardoned‚ and some shall be punished” (Cite). Among the ones who deserve to be punished for their selfish actions are Friar Lawrence‚ the Nurse‚ and Lady Capulet. Through these characters’ malevolent actions came the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. On the

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    William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers‚ bounded by fate‚ who by their deaths ended the feud between their families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the play being under the genres tragedy and comedy‚ it doesn’t exactly follow the common pattern of tragedy in dramatic literature. Usually‚ the characters are responsible for the outcome of their actions‚ but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ guilt is drawn from many aspects of the play‚ affecting the

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    Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet are from two prominent and feuding families who reside in the city of Verona‚ a real city in northern Italy. As far as the audience are aware‚ they are their parents’ only offspring‚ the only other ‘children’ in the family are Benvolio and Tybalt‚ cousins to Romeo and Juliet respectively. As only children‚ their parents are naturally protective of them – Juliet’s father‚ especially. Towards the beginning of the play‚ in Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Paris asks Capulet for permission

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    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 against their will. For example‚ Lady Capulet proves women in Verona

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    	Notice whenever Juliet seeks for help‚ the people close to her tend to always let her down? Why is that? Aren’t your friends or family members suppose to be the ones who are always there for you‚ and never let you down? Well not in Juliet’s case. You see‚ Shakespeare‚ the author of Romeo & Juliet wrote the story in a way that Juliet a main character in the story‚ whenever seeks for guidance from her friends and family members‚ especially when she needs it most‚ is always betrayed or let

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    Montague‚ Juliet Capulet‚ and County Paris. The Montague’s and the Capulet’s have had a history before these deaths. It all started when Romeo snuck into a Ball at the Capulet’s manor to see a girl named Rosaline ‚ But then he saw the beautiful Juliet ( He was unaware she was a Capulet and she was unaware of him being a Montague ) Romeo then kissed Juliet and exchanged names. Tybalt a family member of The Capulet’s had heard Romeo and wanted to fight but Old Capulet said no because

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    1. Juliet dominates the balcony scene. This is shown by their positions on the stage. In this scene‚ Juliet is on the balcony looking down at Romeo. This shows Juliet’s dominance because it resembles the class structure during the Elizabethan era; the higher‚ more powerful people were ranked above the poor lower class. Juliet’s dominance can also be seen in Romeo’s lines. Romeo says “O‚ speak again‚ bright angel‚ for thou art / As glorious to this night‚ being o’er my head‚ / as is a winged messenger

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    Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is arguably the most famous love story of all time. It’s the story of a boy and a girl from belligerent families who meet and fall in love. However their lives were far from perfect‚ they encountered many obstacles along the way - a grudge between their families made it impossible for them to seek approval; the fight between Romeo and Juliet’s loved ones with an outcome that affects their destiny and the question for Juliet to follow her heart or her

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    figures to Romeo and Juliet because they helped Romeo and Juliet get married however‚ Friar Laurence was a more intelligent and neutral figure between the two families unlike the Nurse being less intelligent than Friar Laurence but she sided with the Capulets. The Nurse is Juliet’s nurse. The Nurse is like a mother to Juliet more than her own mother. The Nurse at first helps Romeo and Juliet see each other without getting caught. She also keeps it a secret. When Lord Capulet brings up the idea of

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    somewhere between a place where you wish upon a star and dreams come true - Disney heroes and heroines live in fairytales that are‚ happily‚ never ending...” (disneylandparis.co.uk 2011) Source: http://disneylandparisdeals.net/cheap-disneyland-paris-deals/ INTRODUCTION Walt Disney opened his first Disney Park in California in 1955 with a pride of the US President Ronald Reagan being one of his guests (disneydreamer.com 2011). The success was followed by opening Walt Disney World in Florida

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