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Parody In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Many people consider William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to be a romantic tragedy; however, it is also a romantic parody, a fake love story between overly dramatic teenagers. One example that proves this story is a parody is how much unnecessary drama there is in the story. In this single story, there are six deaths, a secret wedding, and two street fights. There is also a vast amount of miscommunications in the story that it becomes more of a comedy than a great Shakespearian tragedy. Second, the small amount of time this story took place in is very unrealistic. Romeo and Juliet meet, get married, and die within a span of twenty-four hours. Romeo also manages to get banished, travel to Mantua, and travel black home in that small time

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