Each of these characters is an example of the many ways in which Shakespeare skillfully reworked his source. Students and scholars alike have marvelled at his ability to create a lasting work of dramatic art with universal appeal out of the Romeo and Juliet legend. Although there is still no resolution to the debates concerning Shakespeare's tragic design and the relative success of this early experiment in tragedy, there is nearly.....
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