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R&J context - Coggle Diagram
R&J context
Education
Not for many women
astronomy
Star-crossed lovers
Science
Taught at school
Only for the rich
Belief in importance of Fate and predetirmination
Church
Aristotle's "Tragic Hero"
Romeo and Juliet conforms to A.C. Bradley's explanation since Romeo is a man of high status with confidence and pride who later meets a tragic fate, similarly Juliet is potentially even more of a tragic hero since she is a woman of high status while simultaneously being modest and respectable. Bothe characters conform to the definition of a "Tragic Hero"
Religion
government = church
catholisism
Catherine of Aragon
biblical allusions and references
protestanism
henry VIII
Marriage
Forced marriage
Gender norms
Subversion vs Confrontation