Vocabulary - 4 ways to use the word 'break' – Romeo and Juliet part 1

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Hello, I'm Jonny. Today's story is a love story - about two star-crossed lovers. It's
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full of romance but there's plenty of misunderstandings too. Maybe it sounds familiar!
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So, there's a handsome young boy called Romeo and a beautiful young girl called Juliet.
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They meet at a party and fall madly in love - as young people tend to do! But there's
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a problem - Juliet's cousin sees this and breaks the news to her family. Both families
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hate each other and really don't want them to marry. And want them to break off any relationship
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they may have.
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But Romeo and Juliet really fancy each other. He breaks into her garden and stands beneath
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her bedroom balcony calling out romantic messages to her. They finally decide, against their
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parent's wishes, to get married in secret.
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However, just as they are about to tie the knot, Juliet's cousin goes to fight Romeo
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and force him to break up with lovely Juliet. Using swords, they slash at each other trying
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to injure one another until finally, Romeo kills the cousin. Now he's in big trouble.
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He runs away to hide in the forest - leaving Juliet behind. If he ever goes back to the
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city he will be put to death.
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I'll leave the story there. But join me again next time to find out if Romeo and Juliet
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ever meet again. Bye for now.
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