However, Tybalt and Mercutio are not the only ones whose fates are sealed in this act. ... Firstly, Romeo and Juliet follows a structure similar to that of a sonnet: there is a volta at Act III Scene I where Mercutio and Tybalt are killed. ... Furthermore, the places where there are sonnets in this play are places where something important happens: the first sonnet is the Prologue, where everything that will happen is explained, the second one is in Act I Scene V when Romeo and Juliet meet, and the last one is the Act II Prologue, where the problem of their relationship is explained. The pr...

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William Shakespeare's classical play "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" begins with a prologue. ... Sonnets usually consist of 14 lines, the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" follows this structure. ... I also think the he chose to use a sonnet is because Romeo and Juliet is about love and this is what sonnets were used for. ... The word civil has several meanings, firstly it means to be civilized, to be nice to one another which shows Romeo and Juliets feeling towards one another. ... Overall I think that that the prologue for "Romeo and Juliet" outlines the storyline very well for the audie...

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Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on how love is presented through in Shakespeare's: Romeo and Juliet and how love is presented through a series of sonnets (18, 130 and 134). ... An example of this theme is when Romeo and Juliet are described as, 'a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life'. ... This is used by Shakespeare obviously so that the reader is aware fully that this is one of the constant running themes during the play and it also makes the reader aware why Romeo and Juliet's love is difficult further on. ... One being from Romeo's famous speech,...

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The infamous archetypal lovers, Romeo and Juliet, will forever be looked to as a model of passion and love. ... He warns her that one day, "they beauty shall no more be found" and if she does not act soon, she will die in a marble vault where only worms will take her virginity (435, 436). ... Looking to Romeo and Juliet as our example of passionate love, we know they never used fear to manipulate one another into action. Rather, they acted (despite their fears) on their own accord, while the speaker uses fear as a way to pressure the mistress. ... As we have seen from Romeo and Juliet, lus...

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