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Foreshadowing
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Key Examples in Romeo and Juliet
Act 1, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis:
Romeo and Juliet exhibits many of the qualities associated with Shakespearean tragedy. The play ends with several deaths (as opposed to one or multiple marriages, which factor heavily in Shakespearean comedies), features characters struggling against a restrictive social order (as in the tragedies Othello or Hamlet), and is punctuated with violent episodes and senseless acts of aggression.
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Act 4, Scene 5
Explanation and Analysis:
Romeo and Juliet exhibits many of the qualities associated with Shakespearean tragedy. The play ends with several deaths (as opposed to one or multiple marriages, which factor heavily in Shakespearean comedies), features characters struggling against a restrictive social order (as in the tragedies Othello or Hamlet), and is punctuated with violent episodes and senseless acts of aggression.
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