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Read the fable by Aesop and the excerpt from Act 1, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. What is the purpose shared by both texts?

A king had a dream that his son would be killed by a lion. Afraid the dream should prove true, he built for his son a pleasant palace and adorned its walls with life-sized animals, among which was the picture of a lion. When the young Prince saw this, his grief at being thus confined burst out afresh, and, standing near the lion, he said: "O you most detestable of animals! Through a lying dream of my father's, I am shut up on your account in this palace!" With these words he stretched out his hands toward a thorn-tree, meaning to cut a stick from its branches so that he might beat the lion. But one of the tree's prickles pierced his finger. A violent feve suddenly set in, from which he died not many days later.

ROMEO Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace.

Thou talk'st of nothing.

MERCUTIO True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance as the air And more inconstant than the wind, who woos Even now the frozen bosom of the north And, being angered, puffs away from thence, Turning his side to the dew-dropping south.

BENVOLIO

This wind you talk of blows us from ourselves.

Supper is done, and we shall come too late.

ROMEO

I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night's revels, and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death.

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to entertain readers

to instruct with a moral lesson

to elicit strong emotions

to describe the author's personal experiences

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The shared purpose of both texts is to instruct with a moral lesson.

In Aesop's fable, the narrative illustrates the idea that attempting to avoid one's fate can ultimately lead to unintended consequences, demonstrating the futility of trying to escape destiny. Similarly, in the excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo expresses a sense of foreboding about the consequences of attending the party, directly hinting at fate and the tragic outcomes that may arise despite their efforts to control their circumstances. Both texts convey themes about the inevitability of fate and the potential dangers of trying to outsmart it.

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