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…Thou fond mad man, hear me a little speak. Friar Lawrence says this after Romeo complains about being banished from Verona. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has the main character, Romeo, having a single character flaw, which brings the catastrophe to him…

…"Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." This quote, spoken by Romeo, represents one of the many tragic parts of the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In this story many characters contribute to the tragic theme. One…

…Romeo and Juliet Lust or love; that is the question that is evident in William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. There are many different opinions on this topic, but I have settled on one, which I am sure is correct. Romeo was in love with Juliet…

…of his plays included history plays such as The Lancastrian and Yorkist Kings or comedy plays such as The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy of character, or The Two Gentlemen of Verona. He strengthens his reputation with his famous tragedy play Romeo and Juliet…

…The Nurse and Friar Laurence are kind but powerless characters who inadvertently contribute to the tragic ends of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse is ignorant and unthinking as she enjoys and sets up the secret marriage, but she does not think about…

…William Shakespeare wrote many great plays in his day. His tale of Romeo and Juliet portrays a tragic love. This play ends with the deaths of the key characters Romeo and Juliet, because of their forbidden love. Many factors contribute to their demise…

…For never was a story of more woe, than that of Juliet and ger Romeo. But what made the story so tragic? To whom should the blame be placed for their downfall? Friends? Family? Themselves? As they say theirs no one to blame but yourself. Juliet…

…is no. Juliet was a fool, rushing into a marriage and dying for Romeo, a teenager she had barely met for a week. Romeo, equally as foolish as Juliet, makes the same mistake as Juliet by rushing into a relationship without enough life experience and deep contemplation…

…In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare we see the idea of human ignorance. Characters who act without full information often trigger the tragic events. In Romeo and Juliet there are a number of examples of human ignorance, which…

…"To modernise or not to modernise that is the question" and Baz Lurhman has answered a yes to that question and has made a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. With stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet, this is a must see…