... would not have occurred. One of these events includes the masquerade ball of the Capulets, where Romeo and Juliet first encounter each other. Romeo and Juliet could not have avoided coming in contact with each other, they were brought together by uncontrollable circumstances. During the course of Act I, Scene II, Old Capulet sends the servant, who is illiterate, to invite people to his party. Coincidentally, ... out of all citizens in Verona, the servant just so happens to bump into Romeo and Benvolio first and asks him to ... . They were vital events that helped lead to the tragedy of ...

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Romeo and Juliet Coursework Lord Capulet Calls Juliet "my headstrong" (4.ii.16). What evidence is there in the play to suggest that this is an accurate description of her? During the time of Shakespeare men were often thought of as the dominant sex and therefore it was very unusual for a female to be independent and not to be under the influence of the men around her. Juliet is a unique ... , as she does not follow the above criteria. Instead she has the strength to be self-willed and to act differently to the other females around her; consequently it is because of this that the play really cr...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to defy their entire social world: families ("Deny thy father and refuse thy name," Juliet asks, "Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I'll no longer be a Capulet" II.ii. 34-35); friends (Romeo abandons Mercutio and Benvolio after the feast in order to go to Juliet's garden II.i); and ruler (Romeo returns to Verona for Juliet's sake after being exiled by the Prince on pain of death ... in II.i.76-78). As with so much else in this play of contrasts, romantic ... through the love portrayed between Rosaline and Romeo, but also Paris's love for Juliet. Romeo is introduced to th...

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• Grade Level: High School