Romeo and Juliet review

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Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed

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Their love is ill-fated, stars against them, destiny not in favor

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Acts in Shakespearean drama

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Effect of metaphor: 'These violent delights have violent ends'

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Friar Laurence foreshadowing consequences of Romeo and Juliet's marriage

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Technique hinting future events

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Foreshadowing

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Character alone on stage speaking aloud

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Soliloquy

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Reader knows something character does not

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Dramatic irony

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Character providing contrast

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Foil

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Character flaw causing Romeo's downfall

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Impulsive

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Theme in Romeo and Juliet

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Blind hatred brings waste, violence, destruction.

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Purpose of the prologue

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Introduce the storyline