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Romeo And Juliet Compare And Contrast Essay

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Two families, a son of one and the daughter of the other. They become lovers and nothing will distinct them. One dies and the other takes the life for the other. It stops a family feud and unites them together. This is the story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. I will be comparing and contrasting the characters and setting between the play and the movie. The play Written by Baz Luhrmann 's production. In summary of the play, the main characters are Romeo and Juliet. They want to be lovers and get married. But, they found out that their families are in a feud and nobody knows why. Then they get married secretly, but, Romeo gets exiled for killing Tybalt. Juliet asks Friar Lawrence for help because her parents arranged her a wedding with Paris and so she can go stay with Romeo. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a potion that makes her seem dead, but she is in a deep sleep for 42 hours and tells her he will send a letter to Romeo to get her. The day of her wedding, she drinks the potion so they take her to her tomb since she seems dead. Romeo never receives the letter because of the plague. Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead. Romeo goes to a druggist and gets poison to kill …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet wanted to get married together. But, they found out that their families are foes. Then, they still get married secretly; Romeo gets exiled to Mantua for killing Tybalt. So, Juliet 's parents plan her a wedding she does not want with Paris. Juliet asks Friar Lawrence for help so he has given Juliet the Potion to sleep for 42 hours and mail the letter to Romeo. The UPS truck delivers it, but Romeo never picks it up. Balthasar later tells Romeo that Juliet is dead. Romeo purchases a Poison from the druggist and goes to the Juliet’s tomb. Romeo drinks the poison while Juliet wakes up. Romeo dies so Juliet gets Romeo 's gun with the brand name dagger and she shoots herself in the

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