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…Hamlet To many people William Shakespeare's Hamlet is the most vivid and descriptive tragedy that he has ever written. In all classic tragedies the hero suffers, and usually dies at the end. Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide…

…What's In A Name? "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Romeo and Juliet, Act II Scene ii) A person's name can shape a large part of who they will be. In the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies…

…, the product of another's creation. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Any one, who knows literature, knows that this quote is from Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Right? Well it is from Romeo…

…also live through the romance similar to that of Romeo and Juliet. <Tab/>"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" (Dickens). The central conflict of the novel revolves around the two characters, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton…

…was Shakespeare's eldest child; Hemnet and Judith who were twins. His only son, Hemnet, drowned. His first Folio was published in 1623. Shakespeare wrote Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories. The doomed star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet is an example of his…

…Suicide. Some imagine the unsuccessful businessman slowly bringing a gun to his head. Some see Romeo and Juliet uniting themselves for eternity though death. Others remember Lifetime Television Movies about women in their twenties who overdose on over…

…good advice 2. Nuns offered good advice and information A. Holden talks to one of them about Romeo and Juliet B. 3. Mr. Antolini offers the only real good advice A. Mr. Antolini guides Holden, he tells him he’s heading for the deep end B. Holden respects Mr…

…on the camels back. She went from various stages of being depressed to being in joy. The ironic part is that her husband was never killed in Jackson 3 the train accident, so these thought were all false. Thus, ending similar to “Romeo and Juliet.” However…

…in the play. He is more relaxed and it his calmness that leads to his unrealistic optimism. This optimism is squashed later on as both Cordelia and Lear die, Shakespeare like in a lot of his other tragedies (Romeo and Juliet), has created a sense of hope…

…stories, such as Romeo and Juliet, have the same sort of "forbidden" marriages, and since those arrive out of real situations, they add more interest to the story. Here, it is simply prejudice by rich people against poorer people, which only detracts from…