Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Its seems as though everyone knows the plot of Romeo and Juliet so I probably will not ruin it for anyone.

There are the two feuding families Capulets (Juliet's family) and the Montagues (Romeo's family). Romeo and Juliet find each and fall in love. They talk the Reverend into secretly marrying them. An argument between members of the families breaks out, Romeo kills someone and is banished from the town. Juliet's family, not knowing of here marriage, tries to marry her to Paris. The Reverend gives her a sleeping potion to make it seem that she is dead. While she is passed out Romeo returns and finds her passed out, and thinking she is dead he drinks poison so he can be with her in death. Juliet wakes up too late and finding him dead she kills herself as well.

Romeo and Juliet is a good example of a tragedy. I have yet to write my paper, but since I still have a month before it is due, I am going to re-read it before I write it.

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