Romeo and Juliet is a play about two

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01/05/07        GCSE ENGLISH COURSEWORK        James Kenyon

        Romeo And Juliet

Introduction

        Romeo and Juliet is a play about two “star crossed lovers” and is written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are known as star-crossed lovers because they believe that they were meant to meet and that their fait lay in the hands of the stars.

        This is not true, as the other characters in the story are to blame for their love marriage and deaths. I also believe that they are responsible for their own deaths.

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I am going to discuss why I think each character is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, starting with Friar Lawrence as he was the one that wed them, gave Juliet the sleeping potion and sent Friar John to deliver a message to Romeo saying that she was not dead, and faking Juliet’s funeral as well as helping Romeo leave Verona when he was banished, by telling Romeo where to hide. It may be so that the friar was a great friend of Romeo, as he helped Romeo seek his love with a Capulet (or it could be that ...

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