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By Karita Richardson

William Shakespeare was born in England, on April 16, 1564. He lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare who lived in Henley Street, Stratford. His father was the son of Richard Shakespeare who was a whittawer and agricultural commodities. He was a solid, middle class citizen at the time of William Birth. His mother Mary the daughter of Robert Arden. She had all eight children with John Shakespeare. William was the first son and the third child. Shakespeare had seven sisters .He also attended Stratford Grammar school. That were Shakespeare started .Shakespeare got married have kids. He made a total of 37 plays. He passed away April 23, 1616 at the age of 52.

Romeo and Juliet is a story about real love. But they can not be together because of there family they are from to family’s that are against each other Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. But they do not care any thing about each others name or what family they are from they just know that either one of them are nothing like there family. And they have true love and they do not want to be apart. So they go through a lot just to be together People that they love get killed they both kill themselves just to be with each other the end.

Characters

Escalius: Prince of Verona

Paris: A young count, kinsman to the Prince

Montague

Capulet

An Old Man: of the Capulet family

Romeo: son to Montague

Mercutio: kinsman to the Prince and friend to Romeo

Benvolio: nephew to Montague and friend to Romeo

Tybalt: nephew to Lady Capulet

Friar Lawrence: Franciscan

Friar John: Franciscan

Balthasar: servant to Romeo

Sampson: servant to Capulet

Gregory: servant to Capulet

Peter: servant to Juliet’s nurse

Abram: servant to Montague

An Apothecary

Three Musicians

An Officer

Lady Montague: wife of Montague

Lady Capulet: wife of Capulet

Juliet: daughter of Capulet

Nurse to Juliet

Citizens of Verona: Gentlemen and Gentlewomen of houses, Maskers, Torchbearers, Pages, Guards, Watchmen, Servants, and Attendants.

Romeo and Juliet Meet at the Party

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They tell each other how they feel about each other. They do not care about there different names but they no it will be a big problem if their family find out about them 2.

Mercutio and Tybalt gets into a fight and Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt.

When Juliet finds out that Romeo has been banished she weep for a long time to see her love.

Juliet she poises herself because she could not be with her love and she things there is no reason for living.

Juliet and Romeo kill themselves

works cited

http://www.shakespeare-online.com

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