Best Friend

    Best friends are life savers.  They are there when you need them, to support you, to believe in you.  Best friends will always be there for you, they stick with you through thick or thin.  It is great to have a best friend, mine is Mary Burns.  She is about the same age as me, and we are complete opposite in looks, but our minds think exactly alike.  She is my best friend for many reasons, we met a few years ago, we share everything, and I never want her to leave.
    First, Mary is my best friend for so many reasons. She understands how I think, she understands how I feel, and she knows how to make me feel better when I am sad.  We always have fun together, whether we are bike riding, or watching fourteen hours of Harry Potter all the way through.  Mary makes me laugh nonstop, sometimes until I cry. The most important reason why Mary is my best friend is because she cares about me.  She helps me when I get sick at her house, and she helps me with all my problems.  I know she will always be there to help me with whatever I need.
    Furthermore, Mary and I met in sixth grade.  Although we met in sixth grade, we did not become best friends until seventh grade.  I was sitting in Mr. Leibmann's seventh grade classroom when she walked through the door and said "Amy!" excitedly.  Since we only knew each other in that class we stayed together in whatever we did.  We have been best friends ever since then. 

    Next, Mary and I share everything.  We share clothes, garages, and even books.  We share clothes when we have sleepovers, I leave my bike in her garage, and I let her borrow my books when I think they are worth reading.  The most important thing we share is our feelings.  I know when she is mad at me, and she knows when I am mad at her.  That way, we know how to solve the problem, or just get over whatever argument we are in.  It is important to share feelings with your best friend, that is how you learn to understand them.

    In addition to sharing everything, I know I would never want to lose Mary.  If she passed away I am not sure if I would be able to move on with my life for years after her death.  If she ever moved away, I would either force her to stay with me, or I would visit her whenever I had the chance.  If I ever lost Mary as a friend after a big mistake I made, I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself for messing up. I would try my hardest to put our friendship back together.  Mary is a very important part of my life, I would die if I lost her.

    Last of all, best friends are life savers.  They know what to do when something goes wrong.  My best friend, Mary, has and will forever be my best friend for a million reasons.  We became best friends in seventh grade, and we share everything that there is to be shared.  If I ever lost her, I would not be able to function right.  Everyone wants a best friend, I am glad I found mine.

Gullible VS. Lovesick

William Shakespeare was a mystical writer in the late 1500s and still is in the 21st century. His plays have been the foundation and structure for every author on the best-seller list. His characters also have been remade and remolded in almost every book. There is always a lovesick Romeo in a love story, like Romeo and Juliet, and there is always a gullible Claudio in a deceiving tale, like Much Ado About Nothing. What people may not know is that Romeo and Claudio are very much alike, as well as different. Both characters have morals, some are also able to relate more to everyday life, as well as having to deal with fate. Claudio and Romeo may have different stories, but they both have a form of connection.
First, Claudio and Romeo both have morals to follow, and break. Romeo follows the rules of his heart when he first meets Juliet, as does Claudio with Hero. Then, Romeo and Juliet continue their love unknown to their families, but Claudio immediately asks Hero's father for her hand in marriage. Romeo and Claudio's morals change here because Romeo continues a love in secrecy and deceit to both the Capulets and the Montague families, while Claudio and Hero's love is open and honest. The moral of honesty is then broken for Romeo, and kept in tact for Claudio.
Next, both Romeo and Claudio are comparable to everyday life. If you meet the love of your life and they suddenly die, you would not want to live without them. That is how Romeo dealt with the death of his dear Juliet. Also, if you thought you saw something that betrayed you, you would end up confronting the person in one way or another. That happens to Claudio and he then confronts Hero after he thinks that what he saw in her window was true. Although Romeo's way of dealing with his problems is more extreme, while Claudio is something you see everyday, both characters can relate to everyday life.
In addition to being compared to everyday life, both characters have to deal with their fate. Romeo has a more harsh fate, that he does not really deserve. Claudio has a happy ending, but he does not deserve that either. Romeo does not have to kill himself in the end because he can just move on to someone else. Claudio does not deserve Hero in the end because he publicly humiliated her. Romeo could have mourned over Juliet but he did not need to go to extremes and kill himself. Claudio was terrible to Hero and in the end he still gets to marry her when he should have been punished for false accusation. Neither character deserves the fate they receive.
Finally, William Shakespeare have built the world of reading. He has created every character including Romeo from Romeo and Juliet, and Claudio from Much Ado About Nothing. Romeo and Claudio are two very comparable and contrasting characters. They both have to follow certain morals, such as honesty, and stay true to them. Both characters also can be compared to everyday actions, including love and confrontation. Also, both characters have to deal with fate and what they deserve. Both characters have many similarities, and many differences.