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Climax, Catastrophe, and Catharsis — Homework
Read Act 5 before answering.
- 1.What single missing piece of information triggers the final catastrophe?
- 2.How does Romeo's response to the news echo his behavior earlier in the play?
- 3.Define catharsis.
- 4.Explain how the ending of Romeo and Juliet produces catharsis.
- 5.Does the ending suggest the deaths were "worth it," or does the play resist that reading? Defend your answer.
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