Romeo and Juliet; paragraph 1

Question 1

One of the main characteristics of this Shakespearean play,

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is the emotional journey that it takes the audience on, only to finish with a tragic ending between the two star-crossed lovers

Question 2

This is referred to as

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catharsis

Question 3

The whole play, beginning to end,

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captures the audience in an emotional frenzy, from the very opening prologue, to the finale speech said after the two main characters take their lives.

Question 4

Shakespeare cleverly attains the audience by

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captivating them in the rich love story between the two protagonists and through all the obstacles that they overcome to be with each other

Question 5

Yet despite the countless ways that their love could have defied all of that,

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Shakespeare ended the play with a double suicide, reminding the audience how much they suffered and lost, just to be with each other in the end.

Question 6

However, this tragic ending also brings an end to the

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longstanding feud between the Capulet and Montague families

Question 7

Capulet begins this reconcile by addressing Montague as his “brother,”

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then asking for his hand in friendship.

Question 8

Shakespeare ensures that the audience receives the full catharsis experience

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that a tragedy should contain