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Loyalty In Romeo And Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, tells a story about a couple who can't be together, because of the feud that’s going on with their families. Until they both died, because of the feud and the hate they had towards each other. Therefore with the death of the couple made the family come in peace. Shakespeare suggests that the idea of loyalty is powerful, since loyalty can grow and become strong, although we should be cautious on who we choose Romeo and Juliet decided to be loyal to one another although they could die and the Nurse decided to be loyal to Juliet even though it could cost her, her job. A the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet both decided to be loyal towards each other and not their families. When Juliet …show more content…
An example would be when the Nurse was helping out Juliet to escape with Romeo, “Hie you to church. I must another way/To fetch a ladder, by the which your love/Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark”(2.5.65-68). This shows that she’s helping Juliet with escaping, instead she could be stopping her from running away and tell her parents. She’s loyal to Juliet since she has not told her parents or anyone else. Another example is when the nurse said “Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo/To comfort you. I wot well where he is/Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night”(3.2.139-141). This shows that she’s still with Juliet and Romeo, even though] Romeo killed Tybalt whom the Nurse was really close to. At this point the Nurse could have not helped Juliet with Romeo since he has killed her own family member, but she stays loyal towards Juliet. she’s still helping her. In the end, helping Juliet made the situation worse pushing her toward Romeo and her death. In conclusion Shakespeare wants to show us that we should be careful on who we be loyal to. Since Romeo and Juliet decided to be loyal to each other they end up dead. The Nurse was also loyal to Juliet, but pushed her toward the wrong path. In the end we should be careful on who we should be loyal to, because they could lead to the wrong direction. Loyalty is really powerful

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