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Romeo and Juliet

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What does Shakespeare's use of language in act 3 Scene 5 reveal to the audience about Capulet and Juliet and their relationship as father and daughter? The play 'Romeo and Juliet' written by William Shakespeare, an English poet, is about forbidden love. The play focuses on two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, whose families are feuding enemies. This forces the young lovers to marry in secret and betray their families. In revenge to his friends death Romeo murders Tybalt who is Juliet's cousin (Lord Capulets nephew) and the heir to the Capulet fortune. This puts pressure on Lord Capulet, Juliet's father, to find a match for his daughter that won't just marry her for their fortune. Ultimately Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide in a tragic end. In Elizabethan times family roles were different compared with modern times. It was common for marriages to be arranged for power or money and it...

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