In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet we look at two star-crossed lovers, from opposite sides of an ancient grudge in the town of Verona and their struggle between fate and freewill. Shakespeare deliberately creates characters that can be held accountable for the tragic deaths of the central roles. Their untimely demise can be attributed to four contributing factors: The poor advice of Friar Lawrence and the Nurse, the two feuding households, the impulsive behaviour of our chief protagonists and the cruel bitter irony of fortune.…
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s greatest love story. Dating back to the late 1590’s, Romeo and Juliet is an icon for young love in present day generations. In the play, many characters are guilty of making hasty decisions that dictate the fate of the star cross’d lovers; death. Romeo, Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence all influence the direction of the play with their hasty actions.…
William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is without doubt one of the most well-known love story. Throughout the five acts of the play, one tragedy follows another, with the famous suicide of Romeo and Juliet as a tragic conclusion. Throughout the play, it may seem that Romeo caused these events to unfold, however it is unjust to say that he bears all responsibility for the tragedy. The decisions, actions and circumstances that other characters made and faced have also contributed to the tragic outcome. Nevertheless, it is also in the hands of fate that destined the immature deaths of Romeo and Juliet…
Romeo and Juliet is hailed as a staple of romantic literature, with beautiful prose and loving relationships. However, while its language is eloquent, Romeo and Juliet’s relation is the antithesis of a good relationship. Any relationship which involves both parties ending up dead within a few days of meeting each other is probably not healthy. It’s clear both of them rushed into it based on superficial reasons and stupidity ended it early.…
The play “Romeo and Juliet” is a devastating love story. In only a matter of few days, to be precise 5 days, unfortunate events unfold. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues, one that no-one knows or what started the feud, caused violence and hatred among the citizens of Verona. Nonetheless, there are people whose actions help lead to the tragic fate of the star-cross lovers and other unnecessary people. People who don’t think twice of their actions until after the consequences. Maybe, just an inference, if they just thought about their actions, the play may have had a different ending.…
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in this tragic play truly do pluck at the strings of the heart. As the play goes from start to finish, a bond is formed between the audience and the young couple: nothing but luck and happiness are wished for them. No one wishes for anything bad or awful to them, just the opposite. That is the way William Shakespeare…
Many factors contribute to the tragic end to one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to detail the plotline of the story to the audience, as well as the indiscretion of Romeo’s decision to kill himself due to his oblivion that Juliet was actually alive in the tomb. Shakespeare also uses the literary device of chance versus choice to portray the reckless decisions made by both Romeo and Juliet when they are faced with situations that they could not control, or “chance”. Finally, Shakespeare employs multiple antagonists in the play to influence their decisions to both run away and kill themselves because they knew their love will never be accepted in Verona. Throughout the play, Shakespeare uses various literary…
"Romeo and Juliet" revolves around two lovers whose love is destined for tragedy. In the Play "Romeo and Juliet", Act 2 Scene 3, Shakespeare demonstrates Romeo's impetuous, shallow and stubborn nature. These character flaws eventually lead to his tragic death and to the death of his love, Juliet. This can by shown in the passage of the Friar rebuking Romeo for his shallowness, and in the passage of the Friar ridiculing Romeo for his impulsive and stubborn act of desiring to wed Juliet, while knowing that their families will not permit their marriage.…
In the play of Romeo and Juliet that William Shakespeare wrote many impulsive things happened that Romeo, Juliet, Lord Capulet and Lawrence did, that the result was the tragedy Romeo and Juliet’s death.…
In Shakespeare's acclaimed romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, the death of the two main characters can be attributed to two things. Their love for each other, and the social expectations of their time.…
Shakespeare, the author of Romeo and Juliet, uses imagery to show Juliet’s impatience and he uses connections to the afterlife to show her self-absorbed attitude, furthermore telling the audience that Juliet is thirteen. Juliet talks about the god of the sun and his chariot to describe the day turning to night while waiting for Romeo to come to her room. She wants Phaëton, the sun god’s child, to drive the chariot west instead of Phoebus, the actual sun god, because “Phaëton would whip {the night} to the West,/And bring in cloudy night immediately” (3:2:3-4). Juliet’s wanting for the sun to set and the sky to darken as soon as it can shows her impatience.…
Romeo and Juliet act upon their emotions instead of their intellect, leading both Romeo and Juliet to their tragic end.…
Two star-crossed lovers kill themselves over a misunderstanding. A couple’s tender lips meet each other and join like fire and ice. Two people meet each other and find their lives forever changed. Shakespeare portrays such scenarios throughout his play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet, discover themselves to be inseparable due to the power of love. This love eventually leads to the demise of these innocent lovers. Even though all readers accuse multiple individuals of being the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death, Friar Lawrence is the true culprit. He expresses his lack of decision-making skills and supposed self-sufficiency, leading to the death of Romeo and Juliet.…
The choices we make today and the choices we make around others could affect them in ways that are not expected. William Shakespeare's expertise as a literary genius does not come naturally, for his theatrical masterpieces as a playwright entwine flawless craft with transcendent themes. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death are caused by the sophomoric actions that they thought were the logical action to take, but their deaths were helped caused by others. Mercutio, the nurse, and Friar Laurence all make decisions that cause outcomes not expected by them like Mercutio by forcing Romeo to go to the party, the Nurse by betraying Juliet, and the Friar by secretly marring the two. Mercutio, the nurse, and Friar Laurence all assisted to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…
In the drama, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, a series of misfortunate events occur within less than a week, resulting in the deaths of the two protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet; thus, they “buried their parents’ strife.” In the play, many, if not all, of the characters played an ultimate role in the tragedy. Romeo and Juliet's unfortunate deaths can be considered the fault of Tybalt, Lord Capulet, and the "star crossed lovers" themselves.…