Romeo and Juliet Group

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itssgordon
itssgordon
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High School - 9th Grade

Why do Romeo and Juliet not leave Verona as a solution to their problem?

Act 4, scenes 1-3.

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Posted by itssgordon on Monday November 2, 2009 at 6:35 PM and tagged with question, romeo and juliet, verona.

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  1. whsdrama
    whsdrama Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    The idea of leaving their home city never occurred to them: it would have been unthinkable for the time that the play is set in. It wasn't simply a matter of moving away; it would be a complete loss of identity, support, and spirit--you were defined by where you lived. This was a very Shakespearean idea and appears throughout his work. Much as banishment was as worse as death later for Romeo, so would have been leaving the city, even together.

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    Posted by whsdrama on Monday November 2, 2009 at 9:33 PM