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Essay Archive - Romeo and Juliet As A Tragedy
Romeo and Juliet As A Tragedy
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is his eleventh play. It is with no
doubt a tragedy. Shakespeare has included all the necessary elements for a
tragedy. The play has a tragic hero of high standing who dies. The hero
opposes some conflicting force. The hero has a tragic flaw and this flaw will
lead to his downfall and the downfall of others. Good is always wasted driving
out evil. Indeed, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the tragic hero. He is the only son of
the Montague family, therefor he is of high standing....
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