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Examples Of Satire In Romeo And Juliet

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One of the tools used in satire is the apostrophe. This happens when a character speaks to someone who isn’t there. For example, in "Romeo and Juliet," when Juliet says, "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" she is talking to Romeo, even though she thinks he isn’t there. This helps show her deep feelings and makes the audience understand her longing and frustration. Personification is another tool used in satire. It gives human qualities to non-human things. For example, "The sun kissed me while I was clicking a picture," it makes the sun seem friendly and alive. This is personification because it gives the sun a human action, "kissing," which the sun cannot actually do. This can make the satire more relatable and funny. Metaphors and
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