Examples Of Evil In Romeo And Juliet
Good and Evil Throughout the years we have pondered upon the idea of good and evil. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” is no different. In this play written by William Shakespeare, there are multiple “main” characters, and every single one of them have two opposite sides. These people are Romeo, Juliet, Lord Capulet, the Nurse, and Friar Laurence. First of all, Romeo. Throughout the story he tries his hardest to make Juliet happy, even if it means his own life could be at stake. Romeo loves Juliet so much that he is willing to kill himself to be with her in the afterlife, and this shows that he feels so strongly about her that he could not live without her. “There is no world without Verona walls, But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence-banished
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He doesn’t have mood swings like Mercutio, however it's his actions that makes him a two sided character. The Friar gives his best attempt at keeping the two lovers together, and at first glance has some pretty good intentions. . Not only does he want to bring the two torn families together, but he also wants to make sure the couple stay together after Juliet fakes her death. However, with all good there has to be some evil/bad. Although the plans look good on paper, the execution was not all that. Along with that, the Friar goes beyond all of the normal marriage choices back in Shakespeare's time. He goes against the parents choice, and was even open to marrying Juliet twice. Thus creating a problem with no solution. Lastly, we have the nurse. At first glance she looks innocent, however with further inspection, she could be given all the blame. Not only does she go against both Capulets, she helps Juliet go against them as well. There are little to none redeeming qualities about her, other than the fact that she nurtured Juliet throughout her infant life and some teenage years. Basically, the nurse is the spoiling parent to all rich kids. Good and Evil. A topic that has been argued upon for thousands of years. From the Bible to modern literature, it has no answer. However with close analysis, pinpointing good and evil sides of a character is possible. All of the infamous and famous characters in Shakespeare's Tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet”, can have redeeming and horrible
He doesn’t have mood swings like Mercutio, however it's his actions that makes him a two sided character. The Friar gives his best attempt at keeping the two lovers together, and at first glance has some pretty good intentions. . Not only does he want to bring the two torn families together, but he also wants to make sure the couple stay together after Juliet fakes her death. However, with all good there has to be some evil/bad. Although the plans look good on paper, the execution was not all that. Along with that, the Friar goes beyond all of the normal marriage choices back in Shakespeare's time. He goes against the parents choice, and was even open to marrying Juliet twice. Thus creating a problem with no solution. Lastly, we have the nurse. At first glance she looks innocent, however with further inspection, she could be given all the blame. Not only does she go against both Capulets, she helps Juliet go against them as well. There are little to none redeeming qualities about her, other than the fact that she nurtured Juliet throughout her infant life and some teenage years. Basically, the nurse is the spoiling parent to all rich kids. Good and Evil. A topic that has been argued upon for thousands of years. From the Bible to modern literature, it has no answer. However with close analysis, pinpointing good and evil sides of a character is possible. All of the infamous and famous characters in Shakespeare's Tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet”, can have redeeming and horrible