The Truth About Lies
Emily Transtrum
March 20th, 2012
Honors English
Block 2
The Truth About Lies Lies are perpetually told in order to conceal the truth, for a hope that the lies told will delight and bring happiness and joy. In reality lies can only bring one thing, trouble and nuisance. The lies are displayed in tragic love tale by Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. In this play lies destroy the lives of not only Romeo and Juliet, but all the people around them. The destroying power of lies is shown by the lies told from Romeo to his family, from Friar Laurence, a dedicated priest, to his fellow men, and from Juliet, to her parents and her lover. Romeo, the main male role in this play, tells his lies one right after another. One example of his concealing nature is when his dear sweet friend, Benvolio, was trying to figure out why Romeo was quite glum, Romeo talking in his sweet riddles again, says, “Not having that which having makes them short” (Act I Scene i). In this instance, Romeo just doesn’t come out and tell Benvolio the truth. Even the slightest lie humans tell, trouble will eventually catch up to them. The morning after the wonderful Capulet party, Romeo never comes home with his friends that he departed with. After his secretive meeting with Friar Laurence, Romeo’s other close friend says, “You gave us the/Counterfeit fairly last night” (Act V Scene iv). Romeo completely ditched his friends, and then proceeded to lie about where he was. People, who tend to lie to their friends, bring trouble in the form of losing their friends. When talking to Balthasar in Mantua, Romeo says, “Tush, thou art deceived/Leave me and do the thing I bid thee to do/Hast thou no letters to me from the Friar” (Act V Scene i). In this case, Romeo flat out lied and sent his servant, no less, Balthasar, away so he could finish up his secret relationship with Juliet. Humans, as a whole, owe their fellow workers the decency of the truth. Romeo lies to Balthasar again, when he is just about to go
March 20th, 2012
Honors English
Block 2
The Truth About Lies Lies are perpetually told in order to conceal the truth, for a hope that the lies told will delight and bring happiness and joy. In reality lies can only bring one thing, trouble and nuisance. The lies are displayed in tragic love tale by Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. In this play lies destroy the lives of not only Romeo and Juliet, but all the people around them. The destroying power of lies is shown by the lies told from Romeo to his family, from Friar Laurence, a dedicated priest, to his fellow men, and from Juliet, to her parents and her lover. Romeo, the main male role in this play, tells his lies one right after another. One example of his concealing nature is when his dear sweet friend, Benvolio, was trying to figure out why Romeo was quite glum, Romeo talking in his sweet riddles again, says, “Not having that which having makes them short” (Act I Scene i). In this instance, Romeo just doesn’t come out and tell Benvolio the truth. Even the slightest lie humans tell, trouble will eventually catch up to them. The morning after the wonderful Capulet party, Romeo never comes home with his friends that he departed with. After his secretive meeting with Friar Laurence, Romeo’s other close friend says, “You gave us the/Counterfeit fairly last night” (Act V Scene iv). Romeo completely ditched his friends, and then proceeded to lie about where he was. People, who tend to lie to their friends, bring trouble in the form of losing their friends. When talking to Balthasar in Mantua, Romeo says, “Tush, thou art deceived/Leave me and do the thing I bid thee to do/Hast thou no letters to me from the Friar” (Act V Scene i). In this case, Romeo flat out lied and sent his servant, no less, Balthasar, away so he could finish up his secret relationship with Juliet. Humans, as a whole, owe their fellow workers the decency of the truth. Romeo lies to Balthasar again, when he is just about to go