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Comparing Act 1 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In the middle ages of Verona in Europe, there live two wealthy families: the Capulet’s and the Montague’s which, for over centuries, are feuding. One day, at the market place, the feuding families accidentally came across each other. Seeing each other’s company makes them all angry and so the two families started a brawl. This lawlessness enraged the Prince and he threatens that if the Montague’s disturb the serenity of Verona again, he will execute their lives. Meanwhile, Benvolio tries to persuade his cousin, Romeo, to erase from his mind her love, Rosaline who happens to be Lord Capulet’s niece. Romeo was tenacious and so he neglected him. One night, Lord Capulet held a costume party where many wealthy families were invited. Romeo together with Benvolio and his close friend, Mercutio, sneaks in to the party and expected to see Rosaline but instead her, he sees Juliet who is Lord Capulet’s daughter. Their love at first sight suffocates them and overwhelms each other’s feeling. Romeo fell in love with her and Juliet feels the same. The two share their first dance with each other and afterwards, they go together to a quiet, clandestine place …show more content…

The two lovers had their lovely and romantic time of chatting. The two then decided to marry each other the next day. Romeo leaved Juliet and decided to seek help from Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet tomorrow. Friar Laurence agrees but warns Romeo that their love may end to a violent war between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. After they finished the ceremony, Juliet returns home while Romeo came up with Benvolio and Mercutio but they meet Tybalt on the way. The two host started a brawl wherein Mercutio was murdered by Tybalt. This enraged Romeo and runs after Tybalt seeking vengeance. They fight to death and Romeo slayed Tybalt. Because of these fatalities, Prince Escalius banned Romeo from

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