Had to look for the missing details and here is my answer.
"For the Union Dead" is actually a book that was written by Robert Lowell. This book composes of a collection of poems. And based on the excerpt given taken from this book, what the author wants the reader to recognize as based on the start and end is that the Colonel Shaw's monument would be one day be destroyed and forgotten. Hope this helps.
The two writers originate from different culture s
Literature is read for various reasons. For example, some people read literature to understand other people better. Others read it for escapism. Entertainment is another common reason. All of these reasons depend on the author providing the reader with new information that is different to their own experiences of the world. If the author does not tell the reader more than he already knows, it is unlikely that the reader will be informed or entertained by the work.
Well I think Romeo's mentality is "I'll do anything to be with you" kind of love
(like you know killing himself for Juliet) love for Juliet is so great, that he is prepared to die for her. The audience mourns the fact that the relationship had a disastrous end, as we realize it was the couple's nly true loving union.
Because she thought that wit craft & the supernatural were to blame for the deaths of her unborn children