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Conflict Between Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet, a dramatic tragedy written by the great William Shakespeare, focuses on a love story between two members of opposing feuding families, in which their fate which seemingly is going very well, turns out for the worst. Romeo, the son of Montague of the House Montague, and Juliet, daughter of Lady Capulet of House Capulet, reside in the city of Verona. Their families (Montague and Capulet) have been engaged in a violent unceasing feud for ages and ages of time, until one day, two lovers, both of opposite houses, sworn to each other through marriage, unite the feuding families through their deaths. The two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love, marry, and manage to keep their relationship alive in secret, as their families have been in conflict for a very long time; hate between the two houses has grown strong and steady making Romeo and Juliet’s love even harder to share. Though these circumstances are at hand, the love shared between Romeo and Juliet prevails as they devise a plan with Friar Lawrence to keep their love alive while dodging Paris, a kinsman of the Prince who …show more content…

Despite what seemed very easy yet clever in the beginning, there were errors that occurred over the course of actually carrying out the plan. Two of the most grave mistakes that occurred cost the lives of not only Romeo and Juliet, but also Paris. The first mistake took place when Friar Lawrence failed to notify Romeo of what was to happen to Juliet (faking her own death). The second error ensued when Friar Lawrence didn’t account for Juliet’s body being held in a public place; anyone could visit making for complications that could possibly occur if Romeo were to encounter anyone at the tomb in which he

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