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“Most of the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet are the fault of the older generation.?To what extent do you agree with this statement.

In this failed love story of Romeo and Juliet, everything and anything possible seems to go tragically wrong for the two cursed lovers. In the quiet setting of Verona, 2 families, the Montague and the Capulet’s continue to feud. In the middle of the feuding and destruction the daughter of Lord Capulet and the son of Lord Montague fall deeply into love and secretly marry. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin insists on fighting Romeo for coming to Capulet’s party, but Mercutio steps up to the challenge. Tragically, Mercutio is unintentionally killed by Tybalt whilst Romeo was trying to stop the fight. Romeo enraged the death of his best friend slays Tybalt and Romeo is banished. Meanwhile, Lord Capulet arranges a marriage with Paris for Juliet. Juliet seeks help from Friar Lawrence to get her out of this misery. He suggests she take a potion which makes her look dead for 42 hours, then which she should be laid in the Capulet tomb. Friar Lawrence would send a letter to the banished Romeo to com...

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