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Romeo and Juliet The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the result of feuding between two noble families. Romeo and Juliet was set in 1594 in a town called Verona in Rome. The play contains a number of themes, including love, parents and social status. Both Romeo and Juliet's families are enemies, which make things difficult for them, as they have to keep their love a secret. If the secret were to be out it would result in further feuds. This suggests that the relationship between them and the parents was not that strong. Families these days tend to be closer than the families at the time of the late 1500s. Particularly wealthy families from the time when the play was set were not that close either. Juliet's parents had arranged her to marry Paris who was a very wealthy man but Juliet had second thoughts and was brave enough to...

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