English

ENG1D1-05
For: Mr. Démoré
Unit 3: Mini Essay
By: Xhona Pulaj
TA: Patel #65

Romeo and Juliet are born into two rivalry families. It’s love at first sight as they meet at a party. Romeo and Juliet ends tragically because the young lovers thought that rushing things and making hasty decisions was the best solution for them. Romeo and Juliet took things too fast when they decided they’re both ready for marriage and agreed that they should get married, when Romeo talks to Juliet outside her balcony. Romeo’s ready to give his life to her and marry her, but Juliet wants to make sure of a few things before she says yes right away, so she asks Romeo a few questions. “If not thy bent of love be honourable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, by one that I’ll procure to come to thee, where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, and all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay, and follow thee my lord throughout the world.” (II. Ii. 143-148). What Juliet means by this is that if Romeo really loves her, and he really would consider marrying her, then he needs to let her know the next day what his decision is and Juliet will go to him, marry him, give him every penny in her name and be with him always wherever he goes. After Juliet says what she needs to say, the two go their separate ways and Romeo is serious about marrying Juliet so he seeks for help. Romeo talks to Friar Lawrence about getting married to Juliet and sees if he’ll help the two get married the day he asks the Friar for help. Romeo feels that Friar Lawrence would be the best to marry off him and Juliet because the two want to elope and get married secretly, so having someone who is understanding and trustworthy—like Friar Lawrence—would be the best choice. “Then plainly know, my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of the rich Capulet; as mine on hers, so hers is set on mine, and all combin’d, save what thou must combine by holy marriage, when and where and how we met, we woo’d, and made exchange of vow, I’ll tell thee as we pass, but this I pray, that thou consent to marry us today.” (II. iii. 57-64). What Romeo means by this is that he’s fallen in love with Juliet and when and where and how they met isn’t important, but they made love to each other and pretty much exchanged vows to each other as if they were getting married. Romeo then says that he’ll explain more as they walk and talk, but the reason he came to the Friar, is to see if he’ll marry off Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agrees to help Romeo and Juliet. Juliet feels that her parents are becoming suspicious and decides to do something that ends up ruining her relationship with Romeo.

Juliet decides that instead of telling her parents that she married Romeo, she fakes her own death so that her and Romeo can have their happy ending. Juliet—knowing that she is being forced into marrying Count Paris—tells Friar Lawrence that she would rather die than be with someone that she doesn’t love, and then the Friar gets an idea from what she said. “Now when the bridegroom in the morning comes to rouse thee from thy bed, there art thou dead. Then as the manner of our country is, in thy best robes uncover’d on the bier, thou shalt be borne to that same ancient vault where all the kindred of the Capulet’s lie, in the meantime against thou shalt wake, shall Romeo by my letters know our drift…” (IV. i. 107-114). What the Friar means by this is that after hearing Juliet in misery, he devises up a plan where Juliet dies, but she doesn’t die. He tells her that the best way for all her problems to go away, is if she fakes her own death. Juliet becomes worried that if she does so, what Romeo will think, so the Friar says he’ll write a letter to Romeo telling him about their plan. After hearing what Friar Lawrence has to say, Juliet agrees to the plan where they begin to prepare everything they need. Romeo and Juliet’s rush to get married ended tragically because the young lovers thought that rushing things and making hasty decisions was the best solution for them. Rushing love in a relationship could end up ruining the relationship because those involved don’t know the other and think rushing is the best solution when they aren’t prepared for what might be coming.