While we don't yet know what exactly has caused the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, we do know that both families are willing to duel to the death to uphold their honor and to defeat the other. ... Mercutio also uses a double entendre for this quote, meaning also that if Romeo is to have sex with the woman that he loves, then he will sink into her and burden her body. ... Tybalt enters the scene searching for Romeo, who he wishes to kill, but Mercutio plays dumb and jests with him by deliberately misunderstanding his meaning. ... Although Mercutio is only alive for the ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Symbolism and Imagery in A Midsummer Night's Dream In A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare brilliantly uses the night as a motif which plays a valuable role in the play. ... The night forest provides a setting for dangerous and daring acts such as Hermia and Lysander's plan to escape Athens. ... (Act III, Scene 2, 177-182) Throughout the course of the night, the gaze of the mind becomes enchanted, as depicted in Lysander and Demetrius "blindly" loving Helena under the magic spell; this twists the meaning of "love is blind". ... In Act IV, Scene 1, Demetrius comm...

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• Grade Level: High School

A comparative study of Sydney Carton in Dickens" novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, requires the reader to analyze various aspects that the transforming effect love can have on a personality. ... Others do not recognize what they are lacking in their lives until they find love. ... She has no concept of what love is, how it feels or how to react to it. ... Point C: The overall parallels between these three characters can be unquestionably seen. ... When in fact, they are each so similar in their final selfless...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School