Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy, because of some of Romeo and Juliet’s faults. Romeo and Juliet obviously rush into things. They do not listen to the advice of Friar Lawrence and end up paying the ultimate price. They also ignore the obvious factors that prohibit Romeo and Juliet from ever being happy together. Romeo and Juliet are also very immature and are groomed for social disaster. Romeo and Juliet are also not in love, but in lust. The combination of impatience, immaturity, and ignoring other’s advice leads to the tragedy of these two “star-crossed lovers.” Romeo and Juliet are notorious for their impetuousness. They rush into love extremely quickly, and do not think their relationship through. We see this in their …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet both denounce the feud between their families soon after they fall for each other. As Romeo listens to Juliet on the balcony, he realizes that his name is an issue. So he replies, “I take thee at thy word. Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized. Henceforth I never will be Romeo.” (2.2.49-51) Later Juliet also denounces her family to be with the one she loves. After Tybalt is killed, she has a conversation about her cousin’s death. She says, “Villain and he be many miles asunder. / God pardon him! I do, with all my heart, / And yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.” (3.5.81-83) This ability to denounce your own flesh and blood, shows just how much Romeo and Juliet are blinded by lust. But there is serious danger in their relationship. For instance, at the masquerade party, Tybalt wants to kill Romeo and Benvolio just for showing up uninvited. Also in the beginning of the play, the servants of the Capulets, and servants of the Montagues start a huge fight just because one servant “bit his thumb” at another servant. This utter hostility by both sides of the family makes it extremely difficult for Romeo and Juliet to even see each other. But Romeo and Juliet persistently continue their ill-advised romance. It can thus be concluded that lust is powerful enough to cause two people to risk their lives to see each other. But it is not a good idea for Romeo and Juliet to pursue their relationship. By ignoring the serious dangers surrounding their
Fate works in mysterious ways, everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their
Romeo’s hate towards Tybalt for killing Mercutio leads him to make irrational decisions. He is so blinded by hate, that he kills Tybalt. Up until Mercutio’s murder, Romeo loves Tybalt for his relation to Juliet. This can be seen when Romeo says “ but love thee better than thou canst devise till thou shalt know the reason of my love;”(3.1.65-66). The murder of Tybalt prompts Prince Escalus to sentence Romeo with banishment to Mantua where he learns of the so-called “death” of his Juliet. This news urges Romeo to visit the nearest chemist to ask for a vial of poison that will “disperse itself through all the veins”(5.1.65). The hasty decision to use this poison as a means of death stems from the unknown hate between the two families as well as the death of Mercutio and Juliet. Juliet had no other option than to turn to the sleeping poison, for fear that if she didn’t take the potion, she would have to marry Count Paris. Lord Capulet threatened to disown Juliet if she refused to marry Count Paris, as her parents had wished. Romeo and Juliet’s hate for the feud between their families is what prompts them to end their
There are many different types of trees, each one just a little different to the next. Some are ugly, some are tall, some do not contain any leaves at all. The human personality also holds many branches that live, each dissimilar from the next, each with a separate function that it gives. When all of the leaves are viewed from afar, the combined image is spectacular, but when observed from up close, the flaws are gaping, and even gross. The human personality works the same, for at first glance people are flawless, but when examined deeper and more personally, it can be seen how these flaws define who a person really happens to be for the worst. One sickly imperfection can slowly kill a whole tree, just like one hideous trait can ruin a
Impulsiveness is defined as acting on instinct and not thinking something through. William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet is a play in which at a party, Romeo and Juliet fell in love, which was forbidden because both the Capulets and the Montagues have been fighting for many years. In order to elope, Juliet must pretend to be dead so she could be buried, and Romeo would come at night, and they would run away together; however, Romeo never receives the note with this information Juliet sent. Romeo finds Juliet dead, and drinks poison to kill himself. Juliet then proceeds to wake up to find Romeo dead and then she kills herself. Romeo’s tragic flaw is his impulsiveness which leads to his untimely death.
In the play of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, many characters and situations have been blamed by its tragic ending. Therefore, the young ‘star crossed’ lovers action’s were the responsible for this unexpected incident. Romeo’s and Juliet’s acts of disobedience, and impulsivity carried them to their death gradually.
Humans, as a species in general, tend to blame people for their own wrong doings. For example, when a lamp breaks, they blame the cat, or their younger sister, even though the cat had nothing to do with it, and was exempt from the situation. It goes the same for Romeo and Juliet. Claims to the fact that Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are caused by fate are benign. The story does not have opposite truths, and is not a paradox.
Throughout the world there is people who spend their whole life trying to fix another person's problems. And eventually they end up getting themselves into trouble. This is what happens to a character in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the play many characters try to fix another problem. But throughout their fixing they make many flaws that ends up creating a huge mistake that ends the lives of two young lovers. And throughout all those characters, Friar Lawrence is the one most at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is a story about two lovers whose families have an ongoing feud that leads to a tragic ending and this story is commonly studied with ninth graders everywhere in English classes. The issue about this story is that there’s a debate whether ninth graders should be able to read Romeo and Juliet. Ninth graders should be able to read Romeo and Juliet for reasons such as an increased skill of understanding literary devices, universal themes, and history. First, the story of Romeo and Juliet includes many literary devices; while reading students are able to increase their knowledge of literary devices.
(H, A, T) The romantic thriller Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare takes the reader on a dark journey of the struggles of love. (M, A) Romeo is lovesick since his love does not love him back, until he sees Juliet. Their families hate each other but that doesn’t stop them from trying, but the characters have traits which are their fatal flaws. (T) Each character has a trait that causes their ultimate demise, or a failure that disappoints others.
Hatred is easy, but love shows true bravery and courage. In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers, from dueling families, meet and fall in love. Therefore, Shakespeare creates multidimensional characters that have both strengths and weaknesses to make the play more interesting.
Many stories have tragic flaws. Most of these flaws have to do with the main character. The story Romeo and Juliet is about two star crossed lovers who kill themselves due to fate. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the one with the fatal flaws. Here are some of his fatal flaws.
Many authors write for a reason and they try to get a message to their readers. Shakespeare showed human faults in the his play Romeo and Juliet. He shows how any actions can lead to good and bad consequences. In his play he showed the human fault passion through Romeo, Paris, and Tybalt.
Romeo and Juliet had agreed to marry each other the next morning. This is the purest example of immaturity in them due to their young age. They are not thinking about their actions. Immaturity when making big decisions leads to mistakes being made, and in this case, the
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet emphasizes the fact that there is a fine line between infatuation and love. Both young lovers assumed they had fallen in love when they first met each other, but this proved to be wrong throughout the play as they kept relying on violence and self-harm when their passionate affair hit some bumps in the road. They cared more about satisfying their own wants and needs instead of each others. As a result, many critics argue that the two star-crossed lovers were much too immature and impulsive to experience genuine love. Subsequently, the inferences made from the foreshadowing and dramatic irony in the prologue and throughout the play, reveal that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet was merely based on lust
Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity when it comes to their relationship and their hasty decision making lead to their tragic deaths. The young couple was naive and foolish in thinking that they could marry one another without their parent’s knowledge or consent. This ignorance lead to their tragic downfall with its inevitable complications. For example, Capulet assumed that Juliet would marry Paris, but he was unaware that she was already married. This arrangement between Capulet and Paris lead to Juliet faking her death, which was a direct cause of the couple’s downfall. Another way Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity impacts the play is through their hasty decision making. Romeo and Juliet’s judgment is often clouded by their attraction for one another, which puts their true feelings for each other in question. Perhaps