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Are you fluent in Emoji? See if you can follow this famous story without the words

Emojis have become an indispensable part of our text-based communications, but
if the words were stripped away would you still understand the meaning?

The SpeakEmoji app translates spoken words into emoji.

To find out if you’re fluent in the “world’s fastest-growing language”, see if
you can follow this famous love story.

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Making sense?

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How about now?

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Hmm cryptic.

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Can you tell what’s going on here?

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What does it all mean?

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You’re nearing the end.

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What’s this all about?

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So many eyes.

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Last one.

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Did you crack the code? Answer below.


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ANSWER: Romeo and Juliet

  1. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
  2. Their families will be unhappy but they are so in love they get married in
    secret.
  3. Before their wedding night, Romeo has a fight with Juliet’s cousin Tybalt.
    His friend Mercutio dies.
  4. Romeo has to leave Juliet. If he returns to the city he will be killed.
  5. Juliet has to marry her cousin Paris. Her parents do not know she is married
    to Romeo.
  6. Juliet says no but she then agrees – because she plans to fake death and run
    away to be with Romeo.
  7. Juliet drinks a sleeping potion and appears to be dead.
  8. Romeo visits her, sees she is dead and kills himself.
  9. Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo has died. She kills herself.