... unhappy ending" (Webster pg 278). Like in most of Shakespeare's tragedies, the protagonists have attained a certain level of upper social status. But in his tragic plays, this characteristic has been a hindrance rather than an aid to there success. The following will show how this aspect had lead to both Hamlet and Romeo's ultimate demise. Firstly, Romeo, the main protagonist in Romeo ... ...

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