Romeo and Juliet- " At first sight it seems that the world in Romeo and Juliet is a man's world.... However the female characters are by far the stronger."

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“ At first sight it seems that the world in Romeo and Juliet is a man’s world…. However the female characters are by far the stronger.”

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        Romeo and Juliet has many characters which intrigue us and gets us personally

involved with them. Shakespeare focuses on the strength of the characters throughout the

play. Throughout the play we start to learn what each characters individual strength is.

Strength is seen throughout the play in different ways due to the many different definitions of

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strength. Characters such as Lady Capulet show emotional strength where as Capulet shows

physical strength. . However occasionally the male characters use emotion rather than

physical violence. To say that Romeo and Juliet is focused on a man’s world defeats the fact

that both physical strength and emotional strength are used to give Romeo and Juliet depth

and meaning. Each character has their own individual strength which stands out through the

play. None of the characters are weak as they all have a dramatic purpose throughout.

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