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Duelling and street violence in Romeo and Juliet

Last week I was stumped by an inquisitive year 11 student. We had read act three scene one of Romeo and Juliet and she wanted to know whether, given expectations of men at the time, Romeo could have feasibly walked away from Tybalt’s challenge. She had pierced my lack of subject knowledge with the thrust…

November 24, 2019 in English Literature, Teaching.

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