Tragedy



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<span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(21,230,15); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(242,177,74)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">      ===== <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(21,230,15); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(242,177,74)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Juliet and Romeo spot eachother across the dance floor at a Capulet party. The two young lovers talk and fall in love. When it comes time to leave, they kiss and promise to meet again. __<span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">Picture __- Romeo and Juliet kiss <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> Picture taken by Charles Gounod http://www.sacopera.org/images/romeo/RomeoJuliet_2004_bed_kiss.jpg <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> ** __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">Parents Oppose the Match __- **<span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(15,11,11); FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Capulets and Montagues have been fighting for a long time in Verona. Juliet was a Capulet and Romeo was a Montague. No one in either of the families was allowed to intervene together or make peace. This means, the two young lovers' relationship was not accepted by the parents or the families.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> Juliet didn't know Romeo was a Montague at the party. Romeo also didn't think about Juliet being the enemy. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(3,2,2)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">Picture- Romeo has to wear a mask to the Capulet's party, so no one finds out that he is a Montague. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> [|http://www.northernballettheatre.co.uk/images/chiaki.jpg] Picture taken by the Northern Ballett Theatre

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> Tybalt unintentionally kills Mercutio in a silly fight they were having. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> This angers Romeo, so Romeo kills Tybalt. Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt and is in a state of confusion because she has to make a decision to stay with Romeo or forget about him. Juliet continues to love Romeo and marries him with Friar Lawrence leading the marriage. Romeo is banished from Verona and sent to Mantua. They spend one last night together in Juliet's chamber. Then, Romeo must depart to Mantua.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">Picture- The fight between Montagues and Capulets that kills Mercutio and Tybalt.

[|http://www.sacopera.org/images/romeo/RomeoJuliet_2004_Mab.jpg] Picture taken by Charles Gounod

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> Both the Capulets and Montagues live in Verona, which is a city in Italy. After Romeo kills Tybalt, the prince banishes him to Mantua and orders him to never return to Verona. In the story, Juliet tells her parents, Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet, that she is going to confession, but she is really going to marry Romeo. This could be considered a rural setting because it is away from her parent's knowledge of where Juliet is. Anywhere Juliet goes without anyone knowing what she really is doing is rural because it is away from her daily life. <span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)"> __Picture__ The city of Mantua <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">  [|http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2389375586_2e8cf41056.jpg?v=0] Picture taken by ReDiCuori <span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)"> <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">__Sympathetic Friends__ -  ** Throughout the play, Friar Lawrence helps Romeo and Juliet. First, he marries them while knowing the consequences of marrying the two enemies. Friar Lawrence also helps Romeo get to stay with Juliet the day before Romeo departs to Mantua. The Nurse is also in on the this plan because she knew that Romeo was staying a night at her bed chamber and also that the two were married. Although the Nurse is mostly helpful, she changes her mind and tells Juliet to marry Paris, her father's selection of her husband. Friar continues to help Juliet by giving her the sleeping potion that keeps her in a dead-like sleep for 42 hours. While she appears dead, her family will bury Juliet in the Capulet vault. Friar John is supposedly sending Romeo a letter saying Juliet is fake dead come to capture her at the vault. Although the letter never gets their because of quarantine, all of these people help Romeo and Juliet be together.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">  Extra Information on Friar Lawrence: http://pages.towson.edu/quick/romeoandjuliet/friar.htm

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">  Juliet lied to her parents and told them she was going to confession when in actuality, she was meeting Romeo and Friar Lawrence to exchange vows of marriage. Romeo escaped from Mantua to see Juliet in the vault. <span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">__ Picture- __  Friar Lawrence talking to Juliet about marrying Romeo. <span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">

[|http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/p-1922.jpg] Picture taken by C.W. Cope

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">   Romeo doesn't know Juliet is not really dead, so he goes to go visit her in the vault. As he arrives to the vault, Paris is at the front door thinking Romeo is there to vandalize the vault. Paris becomes defensive and tries to fight Romeo but Romeo kills him and advances into the vault to find Juliet in a dead-like sleep. Romeo was not informed that Juliet was not really dead. He says a last couple of words to Juliet and notices her beauty and how she doesn't look dead. Then, Romeo pulls out his poison and kill himself. Juliet, finally waking from her dead like sleep, sees Friar Lawrence. Juliet looks around and notices Romeo dead on the floor. Friar Lawrence hears someone coming and runs out. Juliet seeing Romeo dead, picks up Romeo's dagger and also kills herself.

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__ http://mcgoodwin.net/pages/images/leighton3.jpg Romeo and Juliet dead in the Capulet vault.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">   After the death of Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and Montagues decided to make peace and not fight anymore.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">__Picture-__ http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/millais/images/works/millais_romeojuliet.jpg The two families mourning over thier children's deathes and then eventually make peace.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif">   Romeo and Juliet both died over not being able to be together. The parents finally make peace right after their death, but not in time for Romeo and Juliet to be together. A gold statue was made in honor of Juliet and Romeo.

__<span style="COLOR: rgb(212,12,12)">Picture- __ In the end, Juliet and Romeo both end up dead and are buried together. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,serif"> http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/bach/rnj24/pictures/lieend.jpg

The Play in Detail: http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm

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