Romeo and Juliet Group

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deviousdust
deviousdust
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High School - 10th Grade

Besides the death of the Romeo and Juliet and Romeo being banished, what's another way that miscommunication affects the story?

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Posted by deviousdust on Monday May 5, 2008 at 8:38 PM and tagged with juliet, miscommunication, romeo, shakespeare, theme.

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  1. amy-lepore Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    For one, the message that the Friar sends to Romeo in Mantua goes astray.  Romeo does not know that Juliet is not truly dead--he only hears that she is which leads him to buy poison and head to the Capulet tomb.

    For another, the nurse and the Friar had information that they should have stepped forward with when the plan for Juliet to marry Paris was introduced. 

    The Friar also marries the two behind their parents' backs and then, instead of telling their parents when Romeo is banished, he comes up with a plan that actually catapults them toward their deaths. 

    Lastly, the Friar leaves Juliet in the tomb with Romeo's body.  He should have recognized the fragile mental state she was in and expected her to act irrationally.

     

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    http://www.enotes.com/romeo

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    Posted by amy-lepore on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 7:47 AM

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