1. Ancestral Redemption in Literature
In William Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the title characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet redeem the mistakes of their families and end a centuries-old feud between their families. ... Shakespeare deliberately does not begin the play by talking about Romeo and Juliet. ... Shakespeare uses dramatic irony here, because the audience is aware that Romeo and Juliet will end up dying at the end of the play, thus ending the feud. ...
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