Fate plays a chief role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight while Romeo is crashing her party. ... The Friar Lawrence was suppose to send a message to Romeo telling him the entire plan, but sadly Romeo gets a wrong interpretation of the letter, and is the first to find Juliet and believes she is dead, so he commits suicide. Juliet wakes up early only to find Romeo dead. ... William Shakespeare wrote one of the most influential plays ever, when he sat down to write, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." ...

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In the tragic play, William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, the last words uttered by the prince, " some shall be pardon"d and some punished ", left the unanswered question of who will be pardoned and who punished. ... Later, when Romeo was banished and Juliet suicidal, the friar gave Juliet the death potion because he had faith that it would allow Romeo and Juliet to be together. ... She did the best for Juliet and even passed Romeo's message about the marriage on to Juliet. ... Their hate for each other prevented Romeo and Juliet to love each other freely and therefore became a...

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Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare wrote many plays one which was titled Romeo and Juliet. ... In the play Romeo and Juliet mischance, miscalculations and accidents lead to events that eventually cause the death of Romeo and Juliet. ... Another accident that occurs in this play is when Juliet's parents, the Capulet's, throw a ball. ... Miscalculation plays a big role in the play of Romeo and Juliet. ... The sad part is that Romeo does not receive the message that she is not really dead, so when he arrives and sees her lifeless body he is heartbroken. ...

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Many times in the play Juliet shows many acts of being independent. ... Throughout her role in the play Juliet showed allot of courage. ... Juliet showed many acts of heroism in the play. ... Act III, Scene V of Romeo and Juliet is significant for it is the most pivotal scene of this tragic play.   ... While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, J...

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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy of character in which the lovers are punished for their reckless passion. ... On his way home from his marriage is when the climax point of the play sprouts. ... Another famous balcony quote is when Juliet proclaimed, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? ... Juliet's father, old Capulet, forbade Juliet to have any sort of relations with Romeo. ... The message did not get back to Romeo in time and he also believed that Juliet was dead. ...

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Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play umpire. . ." ... Thus, during the play Juliet becomes an independent,courageous, and heroic young woman. Many times in the play Juliet shows many acts of being independent.When she was under the pressure to marry Paris, Juliet stood up for whatshe thought was right and best for her and refused to marry him. ... Throughout her role in the play Juliet showed allot of courage.For instance, Juliet decides to marry Romeo even though their familiesare enemies. ... Juliet showed many acts of heroism in the play. ...

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ROMEO + JULIET "Fate" or "Destiny", you could say, appear strongly throughout the play. ... At the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet are described as "Star crossed lovers". ... The two households in the play are Montague and Capulet, though the Capulets play a rather more significant part in the course of the play. ... Romeo behaves in a "lovestruck" way at the start of the play. ... At the start of the play Juliet "seems" to be loyal to her family, well at least until she met...

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Impetuous characters in the play Romeo and Juliet Impetuosity is a tragic flaw present in the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence; this flaw ultimately leads to the deaths Romeo and Juliet. ... In Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play by William Shakespeare, two teenagers fall in love. ... The Friar is going to send a message to Romeo to let him know the plan. ... In the meantime, Friar John was not able to leave Verona to deliver the message to Romeo because of quarantine due to the plague. ... It is funny how if even one of the impetuous actions above had not happene...

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Sir Capulet, Tybalt and Friar Lawrence, secondary characters but important and change the course of the play of Romeo and Juliet. ... Friar Lawrence contributes to the plot by sending Friar John to send the message of Juliet faking her death instead of Balthasar who is unaware that Juliet is not actually dead. ... Juliet instead meets and falls in love with Romeo. ... This reveals how desperate Juliet is for Romeo. ... The secondary characters develop the characters of Romeo and Juliet. ...

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From the opening scenes of the play Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two children of feuding families, were destined to fall in love together and eventually die together. ... Friar Laurence had two chances to deliver the message to Romeo regarding Juliet's present state. The first and most practical method of sending this message was through Romeo's "man", Balthasar. ... It is more evident than in other areas of the play. ... Romeo did not receive the message from the Friar in Act V, Scene I, because of coincidence. ...

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Juliet is the protagonist of the play. ... Juliet is cunning and sometimes plain dishonest with her parents throughout the play. ... In her relationship with Romeo, Juliet is childish at times. ... Juliet asks Romeo, "Dost thou love me? ... After talking to Romeo in the town, the Nurse returns to Juliet to deliver a message. ...

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No matter how the play is interpreted, however, the themes of the play remain intact. ... Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate tale of love that is too great to bear. ... Just about every type of genre has a film version of Romeo and Juliet. Some film versions, such as Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation entitled Romeo and Juliet, are just a basic interpretation of the Shakespeare original play. ... The lift signifies their isolation from the whole party, as before Romeo was chasing Juliet all over the ballroom trying to get his message across, but Juliet was still walking away. ...

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In the plays Othello, Antigone, and Romeo and Juliet, love leads to the downfall of each of the tragic heroes. ... Romeo does not receive this message in time and when he hears that Juliet is dead he goes to Juliet's tomb where he drinks poison and dies. ... When Juliet's potion wears off, she wakes up to find Romeo's corpse. Juliet then stabs herself with Romeo's dagger. ... Romeo and Juliet are both in love with the idea of being in love. ...

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But Friar Lawrence's message explaining the plan to Romeo never reaches Mantua. ... Romeo hears only that Juliet is dead. ... At the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for Rosaline, proclaiming her the paragon of women and despairing at her indifference toward him. ... Romeo's love matures over the course of the play from the shallow desire to be in love to a profound and intense passion. ... Such extreme behavior dominates Romeo's character throughout the play and contributes to the ultimate tragedy that befalls the lovers. ...

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