Love has the power to give life, and also the power to take it away. This can be seen in the play, Romeo and Juliet, a dramatic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two "star-cross'd lovers', Romeo and Juliet, who are forbidden to love, due to their families' long standing feud. Different types of love are represented with Shakespeare's impeccable use of the English language, and through the use of figurative language, characterization and the Petrarchan convention, the subjects of unrequited, romantic, familial and courtly ... leads to their demise in a...

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