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  1. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › romeojulietRomeo and Juliet Act 1: Scene 1 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

    A summary of Act 1: Scene 1 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Romeo and Juliet and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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  2. www.sparknotes.com › romeojuliet › plot-analysisRomeo and Juliet: Full Play Analysis - SparkNotes

    Romeo and Juliet is a play about the conflict between the main characters’ love, with its transformative power, and the darkness, hatred, and selfishness represented by their families’ feud. The two teenaged lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love the first time they see each other, but their families’ feud requires they remain enemies.

  3. www.gradesaver.com › romeo-and-juliet › study-guideRomeo and Juliet Symbols, Allegory and Motifs | GradeSaver

    All of the major events of their relationship happen at night: their meeting, their pledge to one another, their marriage, and eventually their suicide. That a large portion of the play takes place at night showcases the importance of privacy in the midst of the public feud between the families.

  4. interestingliterature.com › 2020 › 06A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

    Jun 4, 2020 · The play’s most famous line references the feud between the two families, which means Romeo and Juliet cannot be together. And the line, when we stop and consider it, is more than a little baffling. The line is spoken by Juliet: ‘Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’

  5. www.litcharts.com › lit › romeo-and-julietRomeo and Juliet Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

    Description, analysis, and timelines for Romeo and Juliet's characters. Romeo and Juliet: Symbols Explanations of Romeo and Juliet 's symbols, and tracking of where they appear.

  6. www.litcharts.com › lit › romeo-and-julietRomeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 2 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Romeo begins to tell Juliet about his feelings, swearing to them by the “blessed moon,” but Juliet urges him not to swear by the changeable, “inconstant” moon and instead swear by himself, as he is “the god of [her] idolatry.”. Again, the wordplay surrounding the idea of the moon appears.

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  8. www.litcharts.com › lit › romeo-and-julietRomeo and Juliet Symbols - LitCharts

    Romeo and Juliet complicates traditional notions of light versus dark and day versus night. Light is typically a symbol of openness, purity, hope, and good fortune, while dark often represents confusion, obscurity, and doom.