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ROMEO AND JULIET
plot
third act: it can be divided into parts. The first ->public events, like the death of Mercutio; the second -> private events, Romeo and Juliet’s wedding night.
fourth act: To avoid marriage Juliet takes a potion that makes her appear to be dead, Romeo return to Verona.
fifth act: Romeo arrives at Juliet’s tomb and take some poison. Juliet sees her love dead and she stambs herself. They will never knows the truth about their deaths.
second act: Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him, they decide to get marriage. This act and with the secret wedding of the two lovers.
first act: Romeo meets Juliet and they fall in love at first sight, however they discover that the families are professed enemies.
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genre
tragedy: The protagonists must fight against the external forces that make their relationship difficult.
comedy: It begins with the material for a comedy, like the instant attraction of the young lovers or the street fights. However this plays differs from the conventional comedy because in the end knowledge it’s not for everybody but only for the two protagonists.
characters
ROMEO: Is presented as a man belonging to the ‘courtly love convention’, because of his intense adoration and respect for a lady who is chaste and impossible
JULIET: Is beautiful, rebellious, kind and loving. her first meeting with Romeo causes her to move towards maturity. she immediately shows determination and desire for Romeo. She is a real woman. Juliet has male behaviour, she choose her love instead what her father says.
setting
Verona, because the Italians were popularly considered violent and passionate.