The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Does love really conquer all or is it destiny who determines the lover’s fate? Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Play, is a story about two “star-crossed lovers” (Shakespeare Prologue.6) whose love is fatal because of their opposing families and misfortunate events lead the couple to their death. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses the motif of destiny to suggest that destiny is inevitable because everyone has their own fate for a reason which cannot be altered no matter the great lengths taken.

When Juliet finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo is in exile, for killing Tybalt, Juliet feels both passionate about Romeo and disappointed in both Romeo and herself, which reveal her inner struggle. In Act 3, Juliet’s Nurse comes back with this news that Tybalt is dead and that Romeo is such an awful person for killing him. Juliet fights back at the Nurse, and herself, for speaking bad about Romeo. She claims, ““Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (3.2.99-101). This shows that Juliet is passionate about Romeo, because first of all, she says that she was wrong to say bad things about her husband.

The ideology that everything in the universe has a specific place and rank in order of their hierarchy importance created by God is known as the concept of The Great Chain of Being. The order of this concept consisted levels according to highest rank to the lowest accordingly: God, angels, humanity, animals, vegetation life, leading all the way down to crud. Within each category, more specific classification existed, placing these subcategories in a specific order. This concept was believed to be a way to keep the universe in order. As this was believed during Elizabethan times, William Shakespeare also believed in the Great Chain of Being, as many of his plays are prominently based on this concept. Some of his plays include characters that accept their place on the Chain, but others are not so complacent. By examining three different characters from Shakespeare’s tragedies, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and The Tragedy of King Lear, it is obvious to readers who is content with their place on the Chain and which characters have a difficult time accepting their place. Romeo and Juliet do not obey their parents’ orders, therefore suffer harsh consequences towards the end of the play. Macbeth is another Shakespearean character that violates the Chain, due to the committing of several murders, in order to gain the throne. In stark contrast, Cordelia, is content with her place on the Chain as she does not want anything greater in life, unlike her

Romeo and Juliet is a story that involves many untimely deaths. Out of all the deaths Romeo and Juliet were the most important deaths out of the whole play. But who is left to blame for their deaths? Tybalt, Paris, and Mercutio; there is someone to blame for each of those deaths. Yet nobody is one hundred percent sure who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s suicide. Well, the answer to who led them might surprise you, as the people who were closest to them led them to their suicide. Two families who have a raging feud. A feud so strong they pushed their children to the brink of death.

Once upon a time, there were two different families that didn't like each other called the Capulets and the Montagues. A girl on the capulet side named Juliet and a boy named Romeo from the montague family met and they fell in love. Throughout the book of William Shakespeare, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there have been many occasions where Romeo and juliet have shown being in love. Some things that show Romeo and Juliet are in love, is they both are willing to die for eachother, they are in love at first sight, and they are very excited to get married right away. This is why Romeo and Juliet are in love.

True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice. This is the dominant theme in Shakespeare 's The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, a play is about two rival noble families from Verona, the Capulets and Montagues. Indeed, the two families have such an ongoing hatred for each other that they are constantly feuding violently without end. Having had enough, Prince Escalus, the Prince of Verona, one day decrees the penalty of death to be upon the person who disrupts the peace again. It is against this vicious backdrop that Shakespeare by contrast, accentuates love in Romeo and Juliet. Three different types of love are depicted: the infatuation of Romeo, the son and heir of Montague, with a woman named Rosaline; the arranged love between Juliet, the daughter of Capulet, and Paris, a kinsman of Prince Escalus, whom Juliet’s parents have chosen to be her suitor; and ultimately, the true love between Romeo and Juliet, whose families are each other’s worst and greatest enemies.

Long ago in the white-walled city of Verona lived a pair of young lovers, torn between a strife held by their families, a strife that splattered the streets of the previously immaculate city with blood. The tale of Romeo and Juliet is the popular Shakespearean play chronicling the tragic events of the two beloved, including their meeting, marriage, and eventual death. Over the course of the play, a total of six characters meet their demise, whether by poison, blade, or broken heart, but who is responsible for these untimely fatalities? Some suggest that this was simply an unfortunate occurrence of happenings, however, evidence suggests Romeo is to blame for his and Juliet’s death because of his impaired judgement, measly self control, and his

We, the readers know that he was the character who gave Juliet the vial because he had said to Juliet, “Take thou this vial, being in bed, / and this distilling liquor drink thou off; / when presently through all thy veins shall run / A cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse / shall keep his nature progress, but surcease. / No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest” (4.1.95-100). On the other hand, the fact that Friar Laurence went to Juliet’s tomb to bring her to his cell doesn’t change the fact that he mostly cares for himself. This was because Friar Laurence had left Juliet at the tomb once she had saw Romeo laying dead on the ground. Instead of leaving her, he should’ve helped her and persuaded her to leave with him to his cell. We, the readers, know that Friar Laurence left Juliet when he had said, “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming / come go, good Juliet. I dare no longer

Juliet’ tragic flaw was also a cause of her downfall. Her loyalty for Romeo drives her to suicide when she awakes and sees that Romeo is dying because of the poison he drank; she takes his dagger and stabs herself. As she stabs herself she says ‘” This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.”’ (Act V, Scene III, Line 170). Romeo and Juliet both let their tragic flaws cause their downfall.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the question we hear so many times as children. Yet, growing up does not necessarily mean becoming an adult. Rather, growing up is the change within one’s self that is illustrated by a heightened awareness, the ability to think reasonably, and the proficiency to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. In adolescence, we turn to the adults in our lives to aid us in understanding our choices as we become increasingly responsible for our own actions. During this time in our lives, adults with worldly experience direct us down the path of good judgment in order that we may learn how to make good decisions. They near essential to us, even though not everyone has this advantage. William Shakespeare’s famous and celebrated tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, depicts several instances in which the title characters, though still naïve, behave more responsibly and maturely than the misguided adult figures in their lives–those of the Houses of Capulet and Montague, especially Juliet’s parents, and the culpable Friar Laurence.

When there’s something bad happening in our lives, we tend to automatically blame others or ourselves. In Romeo and Juliet the fault of their death could potentially be anyone's. The person to blame for all of this is Juliet. There are many valid reasons that she is the one who caused all the trouble. First, she meets a random boy at a ball and falls in love with him, which he is also her family’s enemy son. Second, she marries Romeo behind her family’s back. Lastly,she drinks a potion that will put her to sleep for 42 hours so she doesn’t have to marry the man her father chose for her and run away with Romeo. The amount of mischief Juliet causes is quite a bit.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the most renowned stories of love and tragedy of all time. In order to escape marriage to another man, Juliet drinks a poison that will make her appear dead and give her time to escape. Just before she drinks the poison, her mind begins to race as she considers what may happen to her. She believes herself to have the worst fate of all time, not remembering that it was her own rash decision that brought her to the situation. Though considered almost adult in her society, Juliet’s immaturity shows itself in her desperation.

Romeo and Juliet are the most famous couple. Throughout history, critics have debated who was most culpable in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Some have blamed characters who acted from position of authority. Romeo and Capulet parents are the ones to blame for the death of the young lovers.

In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, what may seem to be the tragic destiny of two star-crossed lovers, is actually the result of impulsiveness and the disregard for any consequences that can occur. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, repeatedly, expresses the ideas of fate controlling one's destiny, however, fate is not responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In the city of Verona, Romeo and Juliet stand as heirs to feuding households, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other, despite what their families might do if they were to find out. This ongoing recklessness throughout the story places both of them in jeopardy, and it, eventually, leads to their own demise.

Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet, the tragedies of the two star-crossed lovers had left an impact between the feud with the Capulets and the Montagues. Even though Romeo and Juliet is responsible for their own deaths, it helped the two families to repent the sins they have laid upon their children. However, Juliet was very impulsive so she relied on Friar Laurence for help. If Juliet wasn’t foolish enough to take the vial, Juliet would have lived happily with Romeo.