This is exactly what happens in William Shakespeare's tragic romance, "Romeo and Juliet." ... The prologue sonnets foreshadow excessive passion between Romeo and Juliet, and the sonnet in Act I Scene V already has a lot of passion between the two star-crossed lovers. ... To begin with, Romeo and Juliet are blinded by their love for each other because of Cupid, whose, as Romeo states, "view is muffled still, " (1.1.176). ... Cupid represents love, and excessive amounts of it were why Romeo and Juliet get married. ... As Prince Escalus once said, "never was a story of more woe / Than this...

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In William Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the title characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet redeem the mistakes of their families and end a centuries-old feud between their families. ... Shakespeare deliberately does not begin the play by talking about Romeo and Juliet. He instead gives a bit of background, and a bit of foreshadowing. ... Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Juliet and Romeo because he sees the potential of their love. ... "For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo"(V.3.309-310). ...

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