Romeo and Juliet

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Author of Romeo and Juliet

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William Shakespeare

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First performance of Romeo and Juliet

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1597

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Society where men are superior

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Patriarchal

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Opening of a story or play

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Prologue

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Genre of the play

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Tragedy

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Feuding families

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Capulets and Montagues

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'Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon'

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Personification

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A pair of __________

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star-crossed lovers

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Simile

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Comparison of two ideas using 'like' or 'as'

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Ending of Romeo and Juliet

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Both die; Capulets and Montagues reconcile