In the play Romeo and Juliet', this theme is love. ... The only people that could really know are the characters themselves. ... This is a dramatic device as it lets the audience know what the character is really thinking, as thoughts and feelings can be hard to convey through actions alone. ... However, Shakespeare separated them from the other characters in the play in other ways as well. ... If the audience cannot find fault with the characters, they cannot dislike them and therefore must want them 2 succeed, triumph and overcome misfortunes. ...

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The characters that operate in this world are all obsessed with getting rich and becoming famous off of William Shakespeare's new play. The nature of these characters is of desperation and greed because each wants or needs to gain something from this play, but are unaware of the power and emotion that this play will have on them. ... The audience should also be able to recognize close parallelism between the movie and the play, being that both characters are in love and are separated by the forces of wealth, power, and nobility. ... This theatrical event was very rich with depth and qu...

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There is no better example than in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... Rosaline, Romeo's initial unrequited love seemed irrelevant once Romeo had set his eyes upon Juliet. ... The complication was that Rose was already engaged to Cal Hockley - a devious character, yet the heir to profound wealth, "Jack, I"m engaged, I"m marrying Cal, I love Cal". ... Similarly in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo was willing to risk everything he had, just to be with Juliet. ... However, everyone is expected to take those chances in life much like the characters in Romeo and Juliet. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Shakespeare has focused on romanticism, specifically the intense love and passion that flourishes between the two characters after their first sighting of each other. ... Although we are fully aware of Juliet's feelings for Romeo at the end of the first act, Romeo is now totally besotted by Juliet. ... Shakespeare uses this type of monologue to inform the audience of a characters feelings and thoughts. ... This is an important part of the play as it is a prime example of the light/dark and day/night motif that runs throughout the scenes between the two main characters. ... The fina...

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The characters excessive love leads them to the end of their own lives. ... Romeo soon finds out that she is a Capulet. ... 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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• Grade Level: High School