Romeo and Juliet Analysis
Akoya London
English 9
Ms. Christian Angel
13 June 2012
When I originally had heard about the ending to Romeo and Juliet, the idea of a double-suicide was somewhat ignorant to me. After reading this play, I can empathize on what those teens were going through. Love, for the most part, knows no boundaries, bias, or discrimination. This was shown very well in this Shakespeare-written play, and is a great example of showing the many themes that surround love, adolescence, and family rivalries. Although they could’ve handled it differently, it was a poetic way to portray the power of human emotion.
The suicide impulse relates to the overall theme of young love because it shows just how strong a bond between two people is. When two people love each other enough, they think that no obstacle can stop them. It was very obvious in Romeo and Juliet that they are in love and it is heavily heightened by the fact that they are teenagers. Adolescents are some of the most impulsive kind of people, especially when they think they are thinking. Since they “thought” that a faked suicide would solve the problem, they acted upon it.
Though I personally think that going to the extremes of suicide is over the top, it was done well enough to show the extent a person would go to get what they want. I think Shakespeare wanted readers to think that self-destructed tendencies could be exhibited if driven far enough with strong feelings. Usually when people are madly in love, they tend to think with their hearts, as opposed to their brains. The idea of self-destructiveness has always been prevalent in relationship matters, particularly if the relationship doesn’t work out in their favor. I think so because I believe that this idea would appear of the bond of love is broken.
The reason why they tried to fake their death is to make a point to their parents. The unhealthy feud between the Montague and Capulet seems unnecessary to Romeo and Juliet, and they try to use their deaths to
English 9
Ms. Christian Angel
13 June 2012
When I originally had heard about the ending to Romeo and Juliet, the idea of a double-suicide was somewhat ignorant to me. After reading this play, I can empathize on what those teens were going through. Love, for the most part, knows no boundaries, bias, or discrimination. This was shown very well in this Shakespeare-written play, and is a great example of showing the many themes that surround love, adolescence, and family rivalries. Although they could’ve handled it differently, it was a poetic way to portray the power of human emotion.
The suicide impulse relates to the overall theme of young love because it shows just how strong a bond between two people is. When two people love each other enough, they think that no obstacle can stop them. It was very obvious in Romeo and Juliet that they are in love and it is heavily heightened by the fact that they are teenagers. Adolescents are some of the most impulsive kind of people, especially when they think they are thinking. Since they “thought” that a faked suicide would solve the problem, they acted upon it.
Though I personally think that going to the extremes of suicide is over the top, it was done well enough to show the extent a person would go to get what they want. I think Shakespeare wanted readers to think that self-destructed tendencies could be exhibited if driven far enough with strong feelings. Usually when people are madly in love, they tend to think with their hearts, as opposed to their brains. The idea of self-destructiveness has always been prevalent in relationship matters, particularly if the relationship doesn’t work out in their favor. I think so because I believe that this idea would appear of the bond of love is broken.
The reason why they tried to fake their death is to make a point to their parents. The unhealthy feud between the Montague and Capulet seems unnecessary to Romeo and Juliet, and they try to use their deaths to