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The following is the example of Narrative Text.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

In the town of Verona there lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. They engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded young man with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo attended the feast of the Capulets’, a costume party where he expected to meet his love, Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Once there, however, Romeo’s eyes felt upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.

The vision of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returned late that night to the Juliet’s bedroom window. There, he was surprised to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing that he were not a “Montague”, a name behind his own. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo was ready to deny his name and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at nine o-clock the next morning to be married.

Early the next morning, Romeo came to Friar Lawrence begging the friar to marry him to Juliet. The Friar performed the ceremony, praying that the union might someday put an end to the feud between the two families. He advised Romeo kept the marriage a secret for a time.

On the way home, Romeo chanced upon his friend Mercutio arguing with Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. That qurreling last caused Merquito died. Romeo was reluctant no longer. He drew his sword and slew Tybalt died. Romeo realized he had made a terrible mistake. Then Friar Lawrence advised Romeo to travel to Mantua until things cool down. He promised to inform Juliet.

In the other hand, Juliet’s father had decided the time for her to marry with Paris. Juliet consulted Friar Lawrence and made a plot to take a sleeping potion for Juliet which would simulate death for three days. The plot proceeded according to the plan. Juliet was sleeping in death.

Unfortunately, The Friar’s letter failed to reach Romeo. Under the cover of darkness, he broke into Juliet’s tomb. Romeo kissed the lips of his Juliet one last time and drank the poison. Meanwhile, the effects of the sleeping potion wear off. Juliet woke up calling for Romeo. She found her love next to her but was lying dead, with a cup of poison in his hand. She tried to kiss the poison from his lips, but failed. Then Juliet put out his dagger and plunged it into her breast. She died.

Note: Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare.

Taken from: http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/ which is written and simplified from www.love-story.com

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1. engaged: involved in doing something

2. bitter: involving very angry feelings

3. feud: an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time

4. hot-blooded: tending to have strong feelings, especially anger or sexual excitement

5. feast: a large meal for a lot of people, usually in order to celebrate something

6. haughty: proud and unfriendly

7. balcony: a place where you can stand just outside an upper window. It sticks out from the wall of a building.

8. professing: to admit publicly that you have a particular feeling or belief

9. begging: to ask for help, an opportunity etc in a way that shows you want it very much

10. friar: a man who is a member of a particular group in the Christian religion. In the past, friars travelled around teaching people about God.

11.chanced upon :  to find or see someone or something when you did not expect to

12. arguing: if people argue, they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree

13. drew: the past tense ofdraw: to pull out a gun, sword, or other weapon so that it is ready to use

14. sword: a weapon with a short handle and a long sharp blade

15. slew: to turn and move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, or to make something move in this way

16. plot: a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people

17. potion: a drink that is believed to be magic, poisonous, or useful as a medicine

18. simulate: to produce the features of something in a way that seems real but is not

19. proceeded: to continue to happen, to go in a particular direction, to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events

20. tomb: a grave where a dead person is buried, especially one consisting of a large stone structure

21. dagger: a weapon like a very small sword

22. plunged: to fall quickly from a high position

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The Other Narrative Text Examples:

  1. Cindelaras
  2. Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan
  3. Loro Jonggrang
  4. Lutung Kasarung
  5. Minangkabau
  6. Origin of Lotus
  7. Rama, The Dutiful Son
  8. Telaga Warna
  9. The Fox and the Mosquitoes
  10. The Penny Wise Monkey
  11. The Pirate Crocodile
  12. The Princess and the Pea
  13. The White Gibbon
  14. Uncle Spider
  15. The Bird with Two Heads
  16. The Birds and the Shivering Monkeys
  17. The Jackal and the Arrow
  18. The Monkeys and the Bell
  19. The Purse of Gold
  20. An Old Tiger and a Greedy Traveler
  21. The Wind and the Moon
  22. The Talkative Tortoise
  23. The Ant and the Grasshopper
  24. The Buffoon and the Countryman
  25. The Dog and the Wolf
  26. The Fox and the Stork
  27. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
  28. The Frog and the Ox 
  29. The Hare with Many Friends
  30. The Labourer and the Nightingale
  31. The Lion in Love
  32. The Man and the Satyr
  33. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
  34. The Shepherd’s Boy
  35. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  36. Bawang Putih Bawang Merah
  37. Keong Emas
  38. Calon Arang
  39. Kancil and the Farmer
  40. The Myth of Malin Kundang
  41. The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain
  42. The Legend of Toba Lake
  43. Cinderella
  44. Snow White
  45. The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile
  46. Romeo and Juliet
  47. Kite’s Tale
  48. Story of Rabbit and Bear
  49. Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
  50. The Smartest Parrot

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