This is exactly what happens in William Shakespeare's tragic romance, "Romeo and Juliet." ... What she means by this quotation (on the last night her and Romeo spend together, as he is slipping into the darkness) is that she wants Fortune to be inconsistent like it has been before, so that Romeo's fate can change and he can come back to her. ... In Act III Scene I, the play's entire genre shifts from romance to tragedy. Furthermore, the places where there are sonnets in this play are places where something important happens: the first sonnet is the Prologue, where everything tha...

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Thus, deaths in the play Romeo and Juliet and the novel the Story of the Stone are mainly caused by excessive love and impulsive actions. ... These two couples, Romeo and Juliet, Daiyu and Baoyu all have tragic ends. ... Paris doesn't notice that Romeo is willing to suicide because of Juliet's death, he mistakenly assumes that Romeo is going to do something bad. ... In the play, Tybalt is extremely sensitive to his family's enemies' quotations and expressions. ... Most importantly, these two characters care too much about family's reputation. ...

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Once inside, Romeo sees Juliet from a distance and instantly falls in love with her; he forgets about Rosaline completely. ... From his hiding place, he sees Juliet in a window above the orchard and hears her speak his name. ... Romeo flees from the scene. ... Rosaline, of course, slips from Romeo's mind at first sight of Juliet. ... Had Romeo restrained himself from killing Tybalt, or waited even one day before killing himself after hearing the news of Juliet's death, matters might have ended happily. ...

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The quotations of Shakespeare throughout the duration of the book also emphasize the emotionless society of the World State. ... What he does not understand fully is that the people of the World State have been conditioned from birth to hate all things important in Shakespeare's works; emotion, family, love and death. ... John, in response to Lenina, calls upon memories of Romeo and Juliet as well as other plays by Shakespeare. ... When being read Romeo and Juliet, Helmholtz could not help from laughing hysterically at the Juliet's plea to her mother to delay the marriage to Paris...

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Similarly, In Romeo and Juliet, fate is blamed the cause of trouble. ... (Romeo and Juliet, III.i.136). ... In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. ... Suicide is common as well, evident in both Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. ... Even Romeo and Juliet, which begins as a promising comedy, turns into a tragedy as the plot unfolds, and ends in suicide. ...

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It is also the way that Bottom deals with his nightmare of an imaginary dream that is important and interesting. ... The play itself delineates with Romeo and Juliet, taking the sad tragedy and converting it into comedy. ... Perhaps the most famous line from A Midsummer Nights Dream is when Puck remarks, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" ... (IV.i.186-187) Exact words "parted" and "double" are used again from Act Three. This quotation occurs right after Theseus has overridden Egeus" desires and agreed to let Hermia and Lysander get married. ...

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The important form of the Bible influence literature technique of expression is to uses the allusions. ... The sly Shylock cited the allusion from Genesis for his purpose. ... In his eyes, money is more important than his daughter. ... From this, we can know Herod was a bad king. ... It was important to show the literary value. ...

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Check out just a couple of movies based on Shakespeare's plays: * Romeo and Juliet, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Danes... Sprinkled with quotations from Shakespeare's plays, it is richly enhanced by a map of Elizabethan London, a glossary of historical dates, a chronology of Shakespeare's works, a section of colloquial expressions, and a list of relevant sites to visit. ... Important discussion issues are outlined, along with sources for each play and the stage history of performances. ... From the years 1585 and 1592 there is nothing known about Shakespeare's...

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This effect is reflected so clearly in the scientist's body that Giovanni notices from the first sight that he is devoid of any "warmth of heart". ... This conflict is obvious from the beginning of the story. ... Here, we notice that the cultural aspect of the fountain is not preserved from disappearance. ...

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