How did Romeo and Juliet's personalities contribute to their deaths?
The Romeo and Juliet’s factors responsibility for the tragedy
Perhaps the ending of the Romeo and Juliet is one of the most tragic and catastrophic events in English literature. The causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death are due to many factors, mainly influenced by the feud between their families and their love for each other.
Although Friar Lawrence, the Capulet and Montague families or even Paris may seem like the most responsible candidates for the deaths of the lovers, it is the naivety of Romeo and Juliet that played the biggest role in the tragic ending.
When Romeo met Juliet, it may have kick started the events that eventually snowballed into the tragedy. Romeo may have some characteristics that make him a likeable character, such as being passionate and strong-minded, shown by his decisiveness to have a relationship with Juliet no matter what, but he is also a hormone driven teenager, for his rash and impulsive personality led him to make decisions that were not ideal. Evidence of him being “hormone driven” are shown in Act 1 Scene 5. In Act 1 Scene 1, we are convinced that he is desperately in love with a woman named Rosaline; as we are find out that he is extremely saddened by her rejection and awed by her beauty. “In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.” and “That will only make me think more about how beautiful she is.” These quotes prove that Romeo was indeed genuinely in love with Rosaline at the time. Now, moving on to Act 1 Scene 5, when Romeo first sets his eyes on Juliet, he immediately forgets about his love Rosaline, and claims that Juliet is the most beautiful girl he ever saw, shown by his quote “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” He speaks of Juliet as he spoke of Rosaline a few hours before. The above statements look to prove that Romeo is very serious about his romances, but very impulsive and quick to make decisions without considering the full consequences. Because of his
Perhaps the ending of the Romeo and Juliet is one of the most tragic and catastrophic events in English literature. The causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death are due to many factors, mainly influenced by the feud between their families and their love for each other.
Although Friar Lawrence, the Capulet and Montague families or even Paris may seem like the most responsible candidates for the deaths of the lovers, it is the naivety of Romeo and Juliet that played the biggest role in the tragic ending.
When Romeo met Juliet, it may have kick started the events that eventually snowballed into the tragedy. Romeo may have some characteristics that make him a likeable character, such as being passionate and strong-minded, shown by his decisiveness to have a relationship with Juliet no matter what, but he is also a hormone driven teenager, for his rash and impulsive personality led him to make decisions that were not ideal. Evidence of him being “hormone driven” are shown in Act 1 Scene 5. In Act 1 Scene 1, we are convinced that he is desperately in love with a woman named Rosaline; as we are find out that he is extremely saddened by her rejection and awed by her beauty. “In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.” and “That will only make me think more about how beautiful she is.” These quotes prove that Romeo was indeed genuinely in love with Rosaline at the time. Now, moving on to Act 1 Scene 5, when Romeo first sets his eyes on Juliet, he immediately forgets about his love Rosaline, and claims that Juliet is the most beautiful girl he ever saw, shown by his quote “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” He speaks of Juliet as he spoke of Rosaline a few hours before. The above statements look to prove that Romeo is very serious about his romances, but very impulsive and quick to make decisions without considering the full consequences. Because of his