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Why is Act One Scene V of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ an effective piece of drama?
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Why is Act One Scene V of 'Romeo and Juliet' an effective piece of drama? 'Romeo and Juliet' is a play, telling the tragic story of two lovers kept apart by their family's hate for one another. It was written by William Shakespeare. First published in 1597, the play is set in the Italian city of Verona and is themed on the love between Juliet, the daughter of the Capulet household, and Romeo, the son of the Montague household. Together they are forced to hide their love for one another due to the Capulet and Montague's bitter rivalry. Juliet, of the Capulet household, is being primed for a marriage to Paris, while Romeo is apparently in love with a woman called Rosaline, whom we never actually see in the play. The play, as agreed by many critics, is one of Shakespeare's earlier works, and, unusually for his earlier stories is...
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