Essay Archive - Romeo and Juliet: Tragedy of A Family or A City?
Romeo and Juliet: Tragedy of A Family or A City?
Is Romeo and Juliet's death a tragedy of two families or a tragedy of a
city? In the following quote, W. H. Auden says, "The tragedy of Romeo and
Juliet….is not simply a tragedy of two individuals, but the tragedy of a city.
Everybody in the city is one way or another involved in and responsible for what
happens." I agree with this quote. In the rest of this essay you will read why.
One reason why it is a tragedy of a city is because almost everyone is
involved. Almost the whole c....
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