What Are The Consequences Of Romeo And Juliet

True love is very dangerous, and often comes with consequences. True love is like a thistle, it is fragile at first, then gradually becomes very beautiful and wondrous, but then eventually results into a dismal state of sadness as the seeds of love are carried by the wind to another place.

Romeo and Juliet begins with Juliet and her mother. The pair is preparing for a great party that Juliet’s family, the Capulets. The event was created to help find Juliet a husband. In the very beginning of the play, Juliet seems very fragile, like a small flower, which has just sprouted from the earth. For example, Lady capulet and the Nurse are exchanging thoughts on Juliet’s age, and the Nurse proclaims: “She’s not fourteen… Come Lammas Eve shall she
be fourteen.”(1.3.11-17). Juliet is not yet fourteen years old, and she is expected to walk, talk, and act like an adult. Juliet is still a small girl who is being forced to marry, which is “an honor that i dream not of.” (1.3.66). Juliet’s parents both want her to partake in an arranged marriage, therefore Juliet does not have a very large choice in the matter. Everyone is the Capulet household still refers to Juliet as if she is a young child, “Where’s my daughter?... Where’s this girl?” (1.3. 1-3) yet she is being thrown into the large world of possibilities.

Juliet is eventually ready for the party, and she goes down to greet her guests. Romeo and his friends, (who are children of the opposing Montague family) sneak into the party to meet new people. Juliet and Romeo spot each other from across the room and are instantly enamoured by by each other. Juliet and Romeo dance the night away and eventually have to part ways. The next morning, Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s orchard behind her house, and they speak with each other and relive all of the events from the past night. “Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (2.2.33) Juliet is becoming a more open character as she gets to know Romeo better. She is starting to act more dramatically, as a flower blooms and opens to show its beauty to the onlooking world. Juliet is remarking that even though Romeo is a Montague, not a Capulet, she will ignore the fact that their families are different, and she will allow Romeo to take all of her and adapt to his lifestyle. (2.2.47-49). After Juliet and Romeo meet on the balcony, Juliet orders Romeo away because she would “...not for the world they saw thee here.” (2.2.74). Juliet is starting to show that she is truley in love with romeo. “My bounty is as boundless as the sea… dear love, audiu!” (2.2.133-136)She is becoming a very open and beautiful flower who will begin to wilt and die.

Romeo is exiled from Verona, his hometown.
He is banished because he got in a sword fight with Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. Tybalt killed Mercutio, one of Romeo’s friends. Romeo accidentally killed Tybalt. He was enraged and acted very irrationally, an action that earned him exilement. Juliet is fully unaware of the news until the nurse tells her. “...Romeo banished… he is banished… Oh god!” (3.2.69-71). At first Juliet does not believe the Nurse, she could not imagine her true love doing such an evil deed. Eventually Juliet comes to terms with her predicament and comforts herself by weeping. Juliet is now wilting, as she is in denial that she will never see Romeo again. “The devil art thou that dost torment me thus?” (3.2.43) Juliet is wailing to the Nurse, trying to devise a plan that will reconnect the two lovers again. On the last night that Romeo has in Verona, he spends it with his true love, Juliet. When the lovely morning peers through Juliet’s window and causes that lark to sing, Romeo gets up to leave. Juliet does not want him to leave so she acts delusional and tries to convince Romeo to stay. “Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. It was the nightingale, and not the lark.” (3.5.1-2). Romeo insists that the bird was truly the lark and exits to his house, so he can prepare for his exile. This leaves Juliet to continue weeping. The Nurse tries to comfort Juliet so her tears can be at bay, but she only makes it worse. “Weeping and wailing over Tybalt’s corse… Mine shall be spent… for Romeo’s banishment.” (3.2.130-131). Juliet is unaware of this at the time, but both of her parents think that she is mourning over Tybalt, so they arrange her to marry Paris, a family friend two days from
now.