Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet

• By Albert Cho

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Background

• -Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
• -Probably the most famous play Shakespeare has
  written.
• -It is about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
  However, this love cannot stand due to the
  conflict between their families.

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Characters

• Montagues Neither Capulets
• Romeo Friar Laurence Juliet
• Monatague Paris Capulet
• Benvolio
  Tybalt
• Mercutio Nurse

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Plot

• -There is a quarrel between the two families,
  Montagues and Capulets.
• -While the Capulets then hold a feast/party,
  Romeo and attends to see Juliet.
• -At that scene, the two fall in love with each
  other.

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Plot (continued)

• -Despite the conflict, the two decides to get
  married.
• -However, Capulet wants Juliet to get married
  with Paris.
• -Juliet refuses and drinks a potion that makes
  her sleep.
• -Romeo mistakens the sleep, as actual death and
  kills himself, and Juliet does the same when she
  finds out Romeo died.

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Why tragedy?

• -Romeo and Juliet loved each other dearly to
  their death.
• -instead of a happy ending, everyone seems to
  die, even the hatred between the two feuding
  families started to die.
• -It is simply just sad to have people who loved
  each other dearly to just die.

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Bibliography

• "Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Absolute
  Shakespeare." Absolute Shakespeare - plays,
  quotes, summaries, essays.... 26 Aug. 2008
  lthttp//absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/romeo_and_ju
  liet/romeo_and_juliet.htmgt.
• "Romeo and Juliet Summary guide at Absolute
  Shakespeare." Absolute Shakespeare - plays,
  quotes, summaries, essays.... 26 Aug. 2008
  lthttp//absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/summaries/r
  omeo_and_juliet/romeo_and_juliet_summary.htmgt.
• Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet (Cambridge
  School Shakespeare). New York Cambridge
  University Press, 2005.