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- The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. As the seat of political power in Verona, he is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs.
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Marais Van der Vyver, the protagonist of the story, is a white South African, a farmer who is also a regional Party leader and the Commandant of the local security commando. He is genuinely upset...
Marais Van der Vyver, a white Afrikaner farmer and regional Party official, accidentally shoots and kills Lucas, a young Black farmhand, while the two are hunting a kudu buck together. Van...
The title of the story alludes to the moment before Marais Van der Vyver shoots dead a Black farmworker, Lucas, who is also his son.
The funeral, when van der Vyver looked across the casket to Lucas's mother, the woman he had an affair with and produces Lucas. Why was Van der Vyver sure the gun wasn't loaded? Because it was his father's and he got it after he died and no one had used it so he assumed it wasn't loaded.
The Nurse. Juliet’s nurse, the woman who breast-fed Juliet when she was a baby and has cared for Juliet her entire life. A vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental character, the Nurse provides comic relief with her frequently inappropriate remarks and speeches.
A summary of Act 1: Scene 5 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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