Shakespeare elucidates the notion of tragedy through the medium of age and the associated insights inherent in the range of ages represented by the characters. ... "He shall not make me there a joyful bride" (Juliet, Act III, Scene V, Line 117) "An you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (Capulet, Act III, Scene V, Line 193). ... Friar Lawrence's desperate plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together ultimately sounds like a genuine idea "And this shall free thee from this present shame" (Act IV, Scene I, Line 121), but in reality it fails miserably leading to the star-crossed...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, much of the conflict within the story was motivated by a sense of pride or honor by the characters, as shown through the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, the proud familial ties that characters are bound to, the forced marriage between Juliet and Paris, and the conflict between Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo. The idea of honor was central to Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, as well as the Renaissance-era Italy portrayed in the play. ... In a situation like this, even the most distantly related members, and even serving men, would try to...

• Word Count: 1351
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate