... and Juliet, dubbed in its entirety a tragedy, begins in fact as a comedy. Never having considered this notion before, and now considering, it is very clear early on in the play that the characters speak and act in a lighthearted, humorous, manner. It isn't until these characters "fall" that the story of their love changes abruptly to a tragedy, and all humor comes ... Comedic plot is more fickle in its ultimate concluding results, while the events of a tragedy are irreversible, "they will never happen again, and one by one they move the hero closer to the end of his own personal time." (...

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William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, has multiple levels of understanding and interpretation. Romeo is son of Montague and Lady Montague. The play is centered upon the fact that the Montague family is engaged in a blood feud with the Capulets. At the beginning of the play Romeo is in "love" but really just lusting for a girl named Rosaline. Juliet is Romeo's true love, which causes problems because ... about each other after they have been married. Romeo does not ever give any look into the future except when he decides to spend the rest of his life with Juliet. Because of Romeo's im...

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