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In Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's' Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is walking home after meeting Juliet for the first time at the Capulet's party. He decides that he has to talk with Juliet... ROMEO: Can...
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what is an example of symbolism in Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2
The symbol of poison introduced by Friar Laurence in Act II Scene ii has great significance in Romeo and Juliet. As the good Friar introduces us to his little bag of potions, he comments somewhat...
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How is Capulet impulsive in Romeo and Juliet?
Like most Shakespearean characters, Lord Capulet is complex and very human. Early in the play, Lord Capulet appears to be a jovial, sensible father and husband, but as the story unfolds, it seems...
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In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the elder Capulets and Montagues enter at Act I, Scene i, lines 71–76. How does Lady Capulet add a touch of comic relief to what is otherwise a tense and violent...
In the opening scene of the play, a fight breaks out between the Montague and Capulet servants, which quickly escalates to a brawl as members of the warring families get involved despite the...
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What are the character traits of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet? Provide textual evidence.
Romeo and Juliet was released as a quarto in the year 1597, making it one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays and part of the corpus called “Elizabethan” plays. The play’s plot was based on an...
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What are the character traits of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet? Provide textual evidence.
In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Romeo goes on an emotional journey from a shallow, irresponsible, love-struck teenager to a more mature, deeply passionate, and compassionate young man
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How does Mercutio serve as a dramatic foil to Romeo in Romeo and Juliet? (List 3 traits for each character and provide textual evidence for each.)
Mercutio is a foil to Romeo in several ways. The two close friends are alike in being young, passionate, and sometimes impulsive youth of Verona who both have a way with words. Three ways they are...
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Name 5 character traits of Romeo that are opposite to Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and provide textual evidence of each.
Romeo is superstitious, believing that his dream is predictive of the future. In act 1, scene 4, he tells Mercutio that he should not attend the Capulet party because his bad dream will become...
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If Romeo and Juliet was set in 2019, would it have the same ending in regards to cultural traditions?
This is a complex question. The play seems clearly set within the cultural and marriage conventions of fifteenth-century Italy or sixteenth-century England. However, it has been restaged in any...
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Explain how how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Romeo and Juliet in the conversation in act 1, scene 5 and in the play as a whole.
In act 1, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, we see our first glimpse of the ill-fated couple together. In the scene, often called the party scene, Romeo and his friends crash a party at the Capulets's...
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In act 3, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, during Romeo's monologue "'Tis torture, and not mercy; heaven is here," what figurative language and emotion does Shakespeare use?
Romeo and Juliet is a play that is, at its core, centered around emotional turbulence, focused as it is around themes of romantic intensity and vendetta. It's violent and tempestuous, and that...
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What emotion and figurative language does Shakespeare use in act 3, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, during Romeo's monologue "'Tis torture, and not mercy, heaven is here"?
The context of Romeo’s monologue is particularly important for its analysis. In act 3, scene 1, Romeo kills Tybalt, a Capulet, out of revenge for killing Mercutio. In response, rather than have...
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Using the lines below, discuss how Shakespeare used figurative language to convey emotion: "'Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here, / Where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog / And little mouse,...
Shakespeare used a lot of figurative language in his popular tragedy Romeo and Juliet to amplify his writing and make it more interesting, captivating, and persuasive. In this particular example,...
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Using act 3, scene 1, address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why) and how in an opening paragraph to a news article.
