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Romeo And Juliet Essay

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The story of Romeo and Juliet is a very dramatic and interesting story that deals with the emotions and feelings of two characters and the relationship between their families. At the end of the story, Romeo, one of the main protagonists of the story, takes his life to be with Juliet in the afterlife after she fakes her death. But the real question is what drove them to this point. Was it the emotion of love or hate? In the end, the emotion that took Romeo to his end was the emotion of love. "...for fear of that, I still will stay with thee, and never from this palace of dim night depart again. Here, here will I remain with worms that are thy chambermaids; O, here will I set up my everlasting rest, and shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!" (5.3.107-113) Romeo can't stand being without Juliet. He won't ever leave her because he loves her too much. He talks earlier in the scene about how Death fears that Romeo will never leave Juliet's side. Romeo, to be with Juliet, must kill himself to be with her. It is this love that drives him to his death and ends the rest of his life. …show more content…

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