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This essay compares two conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, the Conflict between the Families and the conflict between Youth and Age, and which one is more important.

Date Submitted: 12/04/2004 08:28:25
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 11 pages (2891 words)
Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play written by one of the most famous English writers, Shakespeare, in 1601, is one filled with many conflicts, even starting from the story's background. "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny" (Act I, Sc. 1). Conflicts, more often than not, end in tragedies. Romeo and Juliet having many conflicts, has also ended in a terrible tragedy, the death of the lovers. "... a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life..." (Act. I, …
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…ther. The fights, the death potion, the killings, all these events have taken place mainly because of the conflict between both families. It is not until both families lose their precious element, their children that the conflict is resolved, in the "glooming peace" that the lovers set upon both families. Therefore, all the conflicts in the play help shape up the tragic story, yet the conflict between the parents is definitely the most important.
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