In both Othello and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the notion of doomed love or star crossed lovers is a theme that dominates the plays" climatic progress and protagonist development. Successful romance in these works then, is what drives the characters and brings joy to the gloom that ensues when apart from the object of one's affection. Two Shakespeare productions that veer from this common pursuit of ... of courting a woman of lower social stature, as Don Armado does with Jacqenetta, who he recognizes as a country girl, yet undeterminably declares that he is "in love with a base...

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