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The Struggle Between Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet are set in Verona, Italy, where there is an ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families. The citizens of Verona is outraged because the violence between the two families. The feud has gotten so serious that prince Escalus has declared that anyone who tries to mess with the peace and make a new conflict between the families, will be sentence to death.

Romeo is the son of Montague and is currently dating a woman named, Rosaline. He insists that he is in love with her; the only problem is that she doesn’t return his affections. His cousin Benvolio says to Romeo that he thinks he should find an other girl, but Romeo refuses. Meanwhile, Juliet has been asked to marry a prince. Her father, Capulet asks them to wait two ears since Juliet only is 14 years old. …show more content…

At the party Romeo sees a beautiful girl across the room, and instantly falls in love. The girl he sees is Juliet, and she feels the same way. Unfortunately for them both Romeos identity is discovered and he is forced to leave the party just after they have introduced themselves and exchanged a kiss.

After the Capulets party, Juliet’s nurse tells Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet. Romeo immediately reacts with anger and sorrow. Simultaneously Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague, and feels the same way. The same nights Romeo goes to Juliet’s mansion, and appears outside of her balcony. He climbs up to her balcony, where they have an intimate talk about their relationship. Juliet tells Romeo that she wishes Romeo could shed his name and marry her. Afterwards at the balcony, Romeo confesses that he loves

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