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  2. One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme) - Wikipedia

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    "One for Sorrow" is a traditional children's nursery rhyme about magpies. According to an old superstition , the number of magpies seen tells if one will have bad or good luck. Lyrics

  3. Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    However, Romeo instead meets and falls in love with Juliet. Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, is enraged at Romeo for sneaking into the ball but is stopped from killing Romeo by Juliet's father, who does not wish to shed blood in his house. After the ball, in what is now famously known as the "balcony scene," Romeo sneaks into the Capulet orchard and ...

  4. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet - Wikipedia

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    A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular adage from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague. The reference is used to state that the names of things do not affect what they really are.

  5. Friar Laurence - Wikipedia

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    Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet, along with aiding in major plot developments.. Alone, he foreshadows the later, tragic events of the play with his soliloquy about plants and their similarities to humans. [1]

  6. Characters in Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters such as Friar Laurence and the Chorus.

  7. A plague o' both your houses! - Wikipedia

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    A plague o' both your houses! is a catchphrase from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The phrase is used to express irritation and irony regarding a dispute or conflict between two parties. It is considered one of the most famous expressions attributed to Shakespeare. [1]

  8. Star-crossed - Wikipedia

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    Pyramus and Thisbe are usually regarded as the source for Romeo and Juliet, [3] and is featured in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Wuthering Heights , considered to be one of the greatest love stories in literary works, [ 4 ] is a tale of all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between the star-crossed Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff ...

  9. Mercutio - Wikipedia

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    One of Romeo's closest friends, Mercutio entreats Romeo to forget about his unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline and come with him to a masquerade ball at Lord Capulet's estate, through use of his Queen Mab speech. There, Mercutio and his friends become the life of the party, but Romeo is drawn to Capulet's daughter, Juliet. He finds ...