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Parallel Between Romeo And Juliet
The mood created in this parallel plot between Romeo and the Capulet servant is suspenseful based on Shakespeare’s use of tone for the characters and foreshadowing. This shall connect to the major plot by the fact from the prologue, which is, “Two star cross’d lovers”, Romeo could meet his star cross’d lover. As we get to the end of the conversation between Romeo and the servant, the servant implies, “if you not be of the house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine/Rest you merry!”. To paraphrase, the servant tells him that if he is not a Montague, he should come to the feast to drink a cup of wine.This implies that the servant invites Romeo to the feast(with no idea that he is a Montague and that he spoke to the ENEMY!). This

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