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What is an example of foreshadowing in Romeo and Juliet Act 1 scene 5?

Act 1, Scene 5

- In Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo enters a party at the Capulet household, where he meets and falls in love with Juliet. However, before this, Romeo has a premonition of death:

_"_This place is ominous: methinks I feel a chilling

horror run through every vein. Some consequence,

even from the name, is imminent. If I should be slain

here, this would be the sepulchre of love,

and these would be the tragic deaths of love." (1-5)_

This foreshadows the tragic events that will befall Romeo and Juliet due to their forbidden love.

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