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Birds — Martial and Marital
In Hamlet (1.1.432), a cock trumpets in the morn, a bird more fitting to the combative nature of Hamlet than the lark that heralds the morn after the first night of marital bliss in Romeo and Juliet (3.5.6).
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Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet
Character(s):Hamlet, Juliet of Verona, Romeo
Themes:Animals, Birds
Figures of Speech:Metaphor
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Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day
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Romeo and Juliet
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Juliet of Verona, Nurse, Romeo
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Morning
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