External Forces In Romeo And Juliet

Hopeless. Desperate. Tragic. “Romeo and Juliet”, a story written by William Shakespeare, is about two teenagers, Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, falling in love but ended in one of them dying because they couldn’t have the other. They were influenced by many external forces that caused the tragedy, like accidentally falling in love at a ball, being forced to marry someone they did not want to marry, and because the two families didn’t agree with each other.
The first external reference that Shakespeare gives is when Benvolio convinces Romeo to go to the ball to try to get over Rosaline, who broke his heart, but ended up finding a new girl to fall in love with. “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.” (Scene 1, Act 3) As he is going to the ball, so he can see Rosaline. This shows he only went to the ball to see Rosaline. This wasn’t the plan Benvolio had, though. He wanted Romeo to go to the ball to see other girls in hopes of getting over Rosaline. She didn’t want him and that’s what made him
“O, break, my heart! Poor bankrout, break at once!” (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 57) Juliet says that her heart is broken and bankrupt, therefore she wants to be buried with Romeo. This shows that Juliet really loves Romeo and that she couldn’t live without him, even though he isn’t even dead, just banished from the town. This causes heartache between both Romeo and Juliet because they can’t see each other. This makes their love stronger, which affects Romeo and his death. “But I, a maid, die maiden-widowed.” (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 135) Juliet says that basically she would die a widow even though she didn’t get to experience the life of being a wife. This is important because the two lovers say they will take their own lives to be with each other forever, which is what happens when Romeo finds Juliet dead, he takes his own life to be with