The Capulet Tragedy Analysis

As the sun slowly sets on the Capulet-Montague feud, some underlying reasons for a tragedy so harsh are finally being revealed. As we mourn for those who perished as a result of the recent Montague-Capulet tragedy, we still must be cognizant of the fact that the Page, Balthasar, and the nurse all had chances to prevent this misfortune from happening. The idea of commanding people to do things as we wish, has questioned our morality as humans, and it is now a common reason for three tragic deaths. The nurse was tested through this tragedy because of her role as a messenger to Juliet and as a servant of the Capulet household. When Juliet told her to go to Friar Laurence’s house to communicate with Romeo, she completed the task and told Juliet
all of the news from Romeo. She had two options: to tell Juliet to pick Paris and make an innocent girl confused or to choose Romeo and put her own job at risk. However, if she were free to speak her true desire, instead of Lord Capulet’s biased view, then this tragedy between two star-crossed lovers could have been avoided. Paris’ page had an opportunity to stop Romeo from killing Paris, but as he mentioned there were confidential reasons for why he did not step in during the confrontation. Balthasar, however, said during the press conference, “I thought Romeo was troubled, but I did not know what to do.” When Balthasar says he did not know how to act because Romeo ordered him to leave, it exposes the lack of capability to make their own decisions. Balthasar had a moment to stay with his master, but because he was ordered, he blindly followed a command that led to three deaths. Most journalists do not see this as a big problem, but this groundbreaking insight cannot be overlooked. Both masters were not sane, yet all three servants were so focused on serving their bosses that they did not understand the repercussions. If we want to avoid these tragedies, we must make the role of a servant a two-way street; the servants must respect the bosses, but it is in our best interest to let the servant keep us in check.