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2. Based on their respective philosophies, most particularly their notions of causation, analyze and discuss how Plato and Hume would interpret and philosophically assess the following statement, especially the fact that the author is not visibly seen within the plot of the play. Conclude your essay by opining as to which philosopher has the better position and why: The tragic death of two young lovers in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet provoked a reconciliation between their quarreling families. But why did the two families stop fighting? Was it because of the deaths of the Romeo and Juliet or because Shakespeare wrote the play that way? Both are causes but on different levels. On the one hand, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are causes within the plot of the play. On the other hand, Romeo and Juliet would not have died had not Shakespeare conceived the characters and their actions in the way that he did.