... dangerous. "Cupid," the sonnet form and "Fortune," all play a role in showing these two concepts in what is considered by many to be Shakespeare's masterwork. The motif of Fortune helps convey that the excess of passion will make one do crazy, unexpected things, and that acting out in pride ... signifies the change in the mood. 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 that will happen is explained, ...

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... . One reason for this is that there are only 2 lines. This could also highlight the end of the prologue. I think that Shakespeare chose to use a sonnet, as the structure of the prologue in this play because he had already written sonnets previous to this so knew they would work and be sucessful. I also think the he chose to use a sonnet is because ... Romeo and Juliet is about love and this is what sonnets were used for. I think the last reason he may have used is sonnet is that when Shakespeare wrote this play (1600-1700) sonnets were a very popular form of poetry so people would have w...

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... around the world. Romeo and Juliet is a play, written by a famous play write named William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon near London, England to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. William's family was one of the rich families in that city and also very well known. ... the London stage "as well as a leading poet. He acted in many of the plays he wrote. William wrote at least 36 plays plus sonnets and other poems. He changed the English stage with his dramatic and poetic genius. His understanding of people, his skill with words, his sense of...

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