By the end of paragraph 6, the reader has met the two main characters—Della and Jim—and has a sense of their relationship. How does understanding their relationship underscore the story’s central idea? What is the central idea?

which lines in this excerpt from act i of shakespeare's romeo and juliet suggest that lord capulet respects free will?

it can make them lose love for themselves

romeo and juliet, family means a lot more than a husband, wife, and 2.5 kids. "family" means everyone from the head of the household down to the lowly servants—anyone who could possibly owe any the capulets or montagues loyalty. if you're thinking "street gang" or "mafia movie," you're not too far off. that's why romeo and juliet's little love affair isn't just going to get them grounded; it's a betrayal of absolutely everything—like dating someone from a rival school or, yeah, a rival gang. we might think of family as a place of refuse and security, but, in romeo and juliet, kinship is more often a source of danger and battle.

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