Romeo and Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses many fixed social structures who help to bring about the catastrophic ending of the play. He presents a nurse, who has a specific role to perform during the time of the play. Their role is to help nurture and care for the child and in this certain tragedy the nurse was more of a mother than Juliet's own. Because of this, naturally the nurse wants to help the girl out in an

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Juliet says:

’Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Although, in this case you have that luxury, the outcome will still remain the same. She refuses to believe that Romeo is a Montague, and therefore implies that the two of them can love each other without fear of the social repercussions. Because the two families are notorious rivals he agrees to marry the two in hopes to end the feud. Romeo says: “The world is not thy friend, nor the world’s law; / The world affords no law to make thee rich; / Then be not poor, but break it and take this” (5. What’s a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other party belonging to a man. The Capulets and Montagues resented each other as long as one could remember and because society helped to uphold this rivalry the young lovers were unable to express their feelings toward each other openly. In the character of the apothecary, Shakespeare provides another example of social forces at work in the play. Since the apothecary is too poor to refuse the sale he gives in and sells Romeo the poison. All of these social structures assist Romeo and Juliet in bringing about the death of the two young lovers. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

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Approximate Word count = 662
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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