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Pandemic, Hope, Defiance, and Protest in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Pandemic, Hope, Defiance, and Protest in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Shakespeare's well known romantic tale Romeo and Juliet, written during a pandemic, has a surprisingly hopeful message about defiance and protest.

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