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What are some examples of coincidence in Romeo and Juliet?

- The two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, share the same last name.

- Romeo and Juliet meet twice before they realize that they are enemies with one another.

- Juliet is told by her father to marry Paris, only to find out that Romeo has been banished and can't be with her anymore.

- When Juliet is mourning Romeo, she drinks a sleeping draught and lies in a coma for 42 hours. Paris discovers her and thinks that she is dead, so he commits suicide.

- Romeo awakes to find Juliet seemingly dead, and stabs himself with a knife. Juliet wakes up and realizes what happened, and stabs herself with Romeo's knife as well.

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