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Hyperboles In Romeo And Juliet

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This play consists primary of hyperboles, exaggeration is a hallmark of comedy. An example is when Benvolio asked Romeo not to leave him, Romeo replied by saying that “[he’s] not here.” He is saying that he was so in love that he out of this world. Another example of the play being over exaggerated is Juliet told her nurse to asked Romeo if “he be married.” She barely knows the guy and already wants to know if he was wed. That evening, Romeo went to Juliet’s balcony and said, “My life [is] better ended,” meaning he rather die than “wanting of thy love.” They only known each other for only a couple of hours at the most and they are vowing their life. Not long after Romeo had to run away, Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, told Lady Capulet to tell

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