How Does Shakespeare Use Foreshadowing In Romeo And Juliet

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Shakespeare uses foreshadowing in Romeo and Juliet to warn the reader that danger or a perilous situation is near. Romeo and Juliet is a disaster play written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ended their family arguments. Romeo and Juliet belong to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. Shakespeare's use of his poetic dramatic structure has been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill. William Shakespeare was an English poet, a playwright, and actor; he was one of the best writers known to men kind in the 1500-1600s. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. The three characters that are most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is them their self’s and the father of Juliet Lord Capulet. First, Romeo is the son of
Lord Capulet is the blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s death because she had a grudge on Romeo because he killed Tybalts, Lady Capulet’s nephew. Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry when she comes back from her visiting Friar Laurence; Lord Capulet decides he wants Juliet to marry Paris the very next day. Lord Capulet’s personality seems like a great father but then he turns harsh and violent towards Juliet because she doesn’t want to marry Paris. So by him acting that way causes Juliet to put herself to sleep by a potion on her weeding day making everyone think she’s dead so that she can be taken to the funeral stone where shell meet up with Romeo. In conclusion, the three characters were responsible for Romeo’s and Juliet’s death because they were stubborn. But in my opinion Lord Capulet was the most responsible because he was keeping them apart when he found out that they were dating. So he made the decision to kill Romeo but he left the city so he could not be

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