Double Death Yesterday, in Verona, in the hot hours of the afternoon, a fight occurred ending in the murder of Mercutio by Tybalt and also the killing of Tybalt by Romeo.
VERONA TIMES Double Death Yesterday, in Verona, in the hot hours of the afternoon, a fight occurred ending in the murder of Mercutio by Tybalt and also the killing of Tybalt by Romeo. Two gangs - the Montagues and the Capulets - found themselves face to face with each other in the streets of Verona. The two families are well known because of their huge grudge against each other that has been going on for years. Why the fight broke out! The reason, supposedly, for the fight was that there was an annual masked ball of the Capulets and Romeo gatecrashed it. A member of Tybalt's family says they overheard a conversation where Tybalt said he 'swore revenge against Romeo'. Guilty party! Romeo, a Montague, Tybalt a Capulet mainly fought the fight, along with a friend of Romeo's - Mercutio. When asked who started the fight Benvolio answered, 'Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay.' Mercutio was the first man to be killed in this tragedy that started as a hating between the families. He was killed when he stepped between Tybalt and Romeo whilst trying to stop the fight and got stabbed. At first he was joking about the intensity of the injury but it as found to be fatal. Romeo was furious with Tybalt for killing his friend and in revenge murdered Tybalt. When realising what he had done he fled from the street. Princes Punishment! The Prince is informed of
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How Shakespeare presents the love between Romeo and Julliet? Shakespeare starts the play with a prologue, this told the audience the outline of the story, and that this play would be a love tragedy. The idea of the prologue is to tell the audience some background information on the characters, basically setting the scene. Shakespeare presents the love between Romeo and Juliet as meant to be. 'A pair of star crossed lovers' This is Shakespeare saying that there love that they share is meant to be and is written into the stars. However in the prologue Shakespeare also says that there love that the share is doomed from the very beginning, and would always end sadly. 'There death marked love' This is strange because its like a big oxymoron he has used two complete opposites to describe one thing. The last point Shakespeare tells us about there love is that if they were to die it would bring peace. 'Death bury there parents strife' This is a positive coming from a negative which is a interesting way to show that the love that Romeo and Juliet share is very special. When Romeo is introduced to the play he is presented as a lost unsure teenager. He is feeling sad and is still unsure on what love is really all about. 'Love is a fume of sighs' This tells us that Romeo has some bad experiences of love before in his
What is the role of Act 3, scene 3 of Othello and how does it relate to the whole play
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history ILP week 3
Poem. How could you do this to another human being? the same flesh, blood skin and bones. put them through all that pain and suffering. then getting rid of all the bodys with no care at all? this is because they were a Jew. museum. museums are good to help students wanting to learn about a certain time period or person they are good to interest people in life in the holocaust and to give facts to the public.
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"JEREMY KYLE SHOW" By [Rhys Jones - Lord Capulet] [Gemma Williams -Postwoman] [Steven Bendell - Apothecary] [Georgia Murphy -Friar Lawrence] [Chloe Brett - Jeremy Kyle] [Megan Whitely - Nurse] [Bryntirion Comprehensive School] FIRST DRAFT [Friday 16th March] "WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROMEO AND JULIET'S DEATH"
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