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Evaluation: I didn't read much. I started reading the scene-by-scene summary, but quit when I got to this passage: Romeo enters, appearing down-cast and distracted, but he nevertheless speaks in highly affected, figurative language about the brawl, using oxymorons like "loving hate," "heavy lightness," and "serious vanity." Romeo explains to Benvolio that he is madly in love with a woman named Rosaline (who never appears as a character in the play) who is sworn to chastity. Benvolio says that Romeo should "forget to think of her," and his friend/cousin replies that he will stop thinking about Rosaline if Benvolio can show him "a mistress that is passing fair" (l.234).This is pretty much all wrong. Romeo's oxymorons refer to his love for Rosaline, not the brawl. And Romeo does not say that "he will stop thinking about Rosaline if Benvolio can show him 'a mistress that is passing fair'." As a matter of fact, he says exactly the opposite, which is that if Benvolio does show him "a mistress that is passing fair" that will only serve to remind him that his mistress is even more fair than the one Benvolio will show him. Worst of all, when I visited the site it was running a banner ad for an outfit that sells term papers. From the look of the sample essays on that dirtball site, I'd say that if you've got your heart set on cheating, you'd be better off having a smart friend (if you've got one) write that assigned essay for you.
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