The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet show the courage of passion of the two “misfortunate lovers” long to live for love or die for it. Their relationship was filled with many obstacles that may have set in place the instant tragic death that happens to the two lovers. The disagreements or fights between the Montagues and the Capulets, the doom that faced their love set by different relationships and the failure of the friar’s plan are some of the obstacles that troubled the two lovers’ relationship.
The regular fights between the Montagues and the Capulets eventually contributes to the ending of the couple. Their marriage let alone their association as lovers would not be acceptable to the two families. The same …show more content…
The culture where they live shows the woman as property to be passed from one man’s control to another person’s control. This is seen when Capulet agrees to wed his daughter Juliet to Paris, who is a close kinsman of the Prince. This arranged marriage seems like it is an attempt by Capulet to gain political favor with the state. This is as an obstacle to the understanding of the love between Romeo and Juliet. (Act I, Scene III)
Fate also comes between the blossoming of the young love of Romeo and Juliet, as Friar John is held in quarantine due to the plague and he is unable to deliver a letter from Friar Lawrence explaining the falsehood of Juliet’s death. Balthazar, Romeo’s servant, is able to bring news of Juliet’s death which results in Romeo making a decision of committing suicide to be with his love. Fate leads to the path taken by the two lovers. (Act V, Scene II)
Friar Lawrence is a man full of wisdom and has the best intentions in seeing the marriage of Romeo and Juliet bloom into a great love that will end the fight between their two families. His trick to help Juliet to fake her death so that she can elope with Romeo later has a terrible hit. This breakdown of his plot played a part that led to the actual suicide of the two love birds. (Act IV, Scene