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actions of Romeo

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the co-protagonist; kills Tybalt and Paris; sent to Mantua

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advances to the plot of Romeo

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causes the resolution

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actions of Friar Lawrence

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marries children; creates a plan to get the Juliet out of marring Paris; causes the ultimate demise of the protagonists

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events leading to the tragedy

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parents' feud
falling in love
mercutio's death
tybalt's death
Lawrence's plan
inability of Friar John to get to Romeo
change of wedding date
Romeo's haste to kill himself
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responsibility of Capulet

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scheduled wedding and changed date

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responsibility of Romeo

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falls in love with Juliet; went to party he shouldn’t have; killed Tybalt; decides to kill himself

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responsibility of Juliet

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falls in love with Romeo; drinks potion

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traits of an archetypal tragic hero

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noble stature; hamartia; free choice; punishment exceeds the crime; increased awareness

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noble stature

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the character has wealth and reputation; giving a place from which to fall

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hamartia

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character has a tragic fall that leads to the downfall

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free choice

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characters make their own decisions and are responsible for their failure

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punishment exceeds crime

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character is made to suffer far more than seems reasonable, creating sympathy

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increased awareness

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the hero comes to understand how they failed

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themes

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love is worth dying for
love is not worth dying for
don't make rash decisions
parent's decisions can ruin the lives of children
obey societal rules
love is stronger than family relations
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apply noble stature to Romeo and Juliet

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rich family

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16
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apply tragic flaw to Romeo and Juliet

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don’t think; have love

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apply free choice to Romeo and Juliet

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no one forced them to be so drastic for their love

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apply punishment to Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo goes to a party and is challenged to a duel; Romeo and Juliet love each other and then die

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apply increased awareness to Romeo and Juliet

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Juliet realizes that Romeo died for her and decides to kill herself

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Romeo and Juliet relates to human nature

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humans do stupid things for love

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role of fate in Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet lie to themselves by believing in fate, and their belief that their love was fated lead to their death.

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Gregor’s reaction to being a bug

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more concerned about going to work; thinks others will help him
later: I should died because I am annoying to my family

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Grete’s reaction to bug

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I should take care of Gregor because nobody else cares

later: this thing isn’t Gregor, we should get rid of it

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Mom’s reaction to bug

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I want to see my son, but I fainted because I am wimp.

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dad’s reaction to bug

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feels the need to protect his family from the bug; but later feels somewhat sorry for his actions

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changes in Gregor

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he wants to die more; feels sorry for family

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changes in Grete

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want to care

28
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meaning of the Metamorphosis

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existentialism for the win!

29
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why Kafka wrote the Metamorphosis

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show that people have to accept absurdity; he had dad issues

30
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why does the Metamorphosis end the way it does

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since gregor wasn’t really valued by the family, his death did not affect them

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freudianism

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t

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existentialism

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t

33
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surrealism

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t

34
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expressionism

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t

35
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lessons learned from Samanas

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learns to separate Self from self
hypnotism
think, wait, fast

36
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Four Noble Truths

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Life means suffering.
The origin of suffering is attachment.
The end of suffering is possible.
There is a path to end suffering.

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lessons learned from Vasudeva

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how to listen
everything comes from back to the river
how to be enlightened

38
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lessons learned from Buddha

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he learns that you can’t be taught enlightenment

that you must learn from the Self

39
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lessons learned from Kamala

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the art of love

40
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lessons learned from his son

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how to love

41
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lessons learned from city of Samsara

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self indulgent and greed is bad

42
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why Siddhartha leaves home

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he wants to join the Samanas

43
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why Siddhartha leaves the Samanas

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he realizes they only provided temporary escapement from the self

44
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why Siddhartha leaves the city of Samsara

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he realizes that self-indulgence and greed is bad; done playing his game

45
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why Siddhartha leaves the Buddha

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realizes he must find his own path to enlightenment

46
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why Siddhartha decides not to kill himself

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he realizes that it will put him farther from enlightenment and serve no point

47
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Life means suffering. apply.

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Siddhartha suffers during his life, and realizes that all people must suffer before they reach enlightenment.

48
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The origin of suffering is attachment. apply.

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Siddhartha suffers when that which he loves is taken away, and learns to separate himself from his attachments to reach enlightenment.

49
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The cessation of suffering is attainable. apply.

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Siddhartha reaches enlightenment and no longer suffers.

50
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There is a path to end suffering. apply.

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Siddhartha must journey and find his own path to enlightenment.

51
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apply Right View

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Good

Siddhartha is taught the Noble Truths from the Brahmins and understood them.

52
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apply Right Intention

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has issues

Siddhartha becomes very self-centered in the city of Samsara, but is trying to learn from the Self.

53
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apply Right Speech

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has issues
Did not use bad language, but was sometimes arrogant. Nice to people at first when he went to the city, but became mean in the city of Samsara.

54
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apply Right Action

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Siddhartha has periods.

He is kind towards others at the beginning of his stay at Samsara, but then becomes mean later.

55
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apply Right Livelihood

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mostly good

He finds what he needs to survive, but becomes cruel in the city of Samsara

56
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apply Right Effort

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mostly good

trying to reach enlightenment and focuses his thoughts on that, but sometimes loses sight of

57
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apply Right Mindfulness

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mostly good
Throughout his life reflects on his path and his surroundings. He is very observant, but sometimes becomes biased by his emotions, such as his desire to commit suicide and his love of his son.

58
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apply Right Concentration

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good
He is capable of meditating and focusing himself on one goal or thought (such as the river or enlightenment) and can ignore distraction (like food).

59
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Right View

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understand the four noble truths

60
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Right Intention

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resist being self-centered

61
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Right Speech

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not using bad language and being kind

62
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Right Action

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respecting life and being kind towards others

63
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Right Livelihood

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satisfy your needs through righteous methods

64
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Right Effort

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think’n good thoughts

65
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Right Mindfulness

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awareness of the world and oneself

66
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Right Concentration

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meditation and focus

67
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What was necessary to reach enlightenment?

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had to experience for himself and find his own path

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