Essay On The Tragic Fate Of Romeo And Juliet

Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their deaths. For instance, they could have chosen to take their time getting married, instead of rushing into it. Friar Laurence foreshadowed this point in act two, scene six. “These violent delights have violent endings...Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” (840) If they would’ve taken their time, they could’ve sorted out a more effective plan. Secondly, if Romeo hadn’t let his anger get the best of him after Mercutio died, he wouldn’t have been banned. Romeo lost his temper in act three, scene one. “Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain?” (848) Romeo didn’t necessarily need to kill Tybalt because he would have eventually gotten caught and persecuted for his crime. Then, Romeo wouldn’t have

unexpectedly? Yes, it is the change of fate. Everyone in their life have their own fate and

Aristotle defines a tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude”. However, it is his claim that a story must contain six parts in order to be a tragedy that causes much controversy. Many critics argue that William Shakespeare does not follow the guidelines for a tragic story in his famous piece Romeo and Juliet. Their main argument is with the way he presents his tragic elements. But as Lois Kerschen says, “Shakespeare may have altered the classic form of the Greek tragedy, but that does not mean he totally ignored the Greek formula”(261). It is his strong emphasis on certain elements that prove his case. Shakespeare’s contribution of harmatia,

‘Shakespeare intends the audience to see that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was destined to happen’

He becomes the one who puts the potion in the hands of Juliet, which becomes the primary precondition of the Romeo’s and consequently Juliet’s suicide. The latter becomes possible due to the fact that Friar Laurence in his ideas and thoughts he does not bear church clichés, but shares intelligent ideas filled with love and kindness towards others (Shakespeare 101. In addition, he is an active participant and the predictor of the final scene of the play, as he believes that this plan has the capacity to unite the Montecchi and Capuleti families. Unfortunately, instead of just helping Juliet to be in a state “like death” the potion effect taken by the real death causes the consequent death of both young

Have you ever been in love and loved a person so much that you would rather die than be without them? Love can do very weird things to people and can totally change someone. The power of love has yet to be discovered and I do not think its power will ever be discovered. Have you ever read or seen any of William Shakespeare’s plays? He is a very talented play writer and can trigger someones emotions more than any other play writer. His work is still very cherished today. In the play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, there are positive messages about human spirit such as: love goes beyond all boundaries of hardship and is everlasting, love conquers hate, and you do anything to be with the one you love.

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, which are houses that loathe each other in Verona, Italy. Romeo and Juliet believe they have fallen in love in a few hours and they are married by Friar Lawrence. Soon after, Romeo is in a fight and slays Tybalt, and is banished to Mantua. Juliet’s parents don’t know about her wedding so they plan she will marry Paris, but to fix the situation, she begs for a potion from Friar Lawrence which makes her seem dead, so she is taken into a tomb. Romeo believes she is dead, and he kills Paris and then himself, but Juliet wakes up and she sees Romeo is dead, so she kills herself. Friar Lawrence caused all of the trouble in Romeo and Juliet because he married them without

Friar sends Friar John to deliver the note, but Friar John comes back with the note in hand. He claims that he was not allowed into the village and he could not find Romeo. Meanwhile, Romeo goes to an apothecary to get a potion to kill himself at Juliet’s tomb. Romeo then goes to the tomb to talk to Juliet and pay his respects. When he gets there, he is met by Paris. He is also there to pay his respects to Juliet. The two have an argument and they start to fight. This is another tragic scene because Romeo kills Paris. Romeo then says a long speech to Juliet and then he drinks the potion thinking Juliet will not wake up. The life of Romeo is no

Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is a true love story. Their marriage can either go good or bad by breaking the family feud between the Montagues and Capulets. When they get married there's a possible chance of the family’s getting along because they now have a reason to be together all the time. Or will one of the family’s not approve of this marriage because of what happens later on in act three. Neither family will overcome their feud that has lasted centuries. So maybe their relationship can be wise, but ultimately, it’s somewhat in between.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story by William Shakespeare which is set in Verona. There is a long-lasting feud between the Montague and Capulet families. When two unexpected people from the two families fall in love they must struggle to keep it a secret. The person that struggles against powerful force and obstacles is Juliet. She was told to marry someone she didn't love, she has to meet Romeo in secret, and when she wakes up she find that Romeo is dead because he drank poison.

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot but some have the

A long standing feud between two family the Capulets and the Montague. Even though Romeo and Juliet did not care about the feud, their cousins did. As Mercutio was in Verona's square, he met Tybalt and started some swordplay. Sadly, in Romeo's attempt to make them stop, Mercutio was mortally wounded. Romeos realizes that he had been too soft, so he kills Tybalt, his cousin. This act of killing Tybalt not only banished Romeo, but set into motion

The most idealized and known star-crossed lovers is just the ones that came from a single man’s mind.With humankind alike, they each follow a path deemed to be set before them before their time even started. The predetermined life one shall live and learn that they must follow. Authors realize that many things in life will be put among this given path so they use it to their advantage. To make a rebellious character or to bring a spotlight to a character they use the determined path set and try to show the audience what is the supposed set course for their life and then they go off the course or track. William Shakespeare used the track of destiny people are given to his benefit in telling the tragic love story of the iconic Romeo and Juliet.

C) The main conflict Romeo has is being in love with a Capulet. I chose this quote because it expresses that Romeo will never be with Juliet. Because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, their relationship was destined to fail from the start. Though Romeo has been trying to avoid conflict with the Capulets throughout the play, he is forced to kill Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death. His actions expresses that his obligation to his family comes first. Romeo realizes at this point that he couldn’t escape his destiny of being a Montague and that his relationship with Juliet is truly doomed.

I am going to be writing my narrative essay off of Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. How the actual play goes is Romeo and Juliet both die. In my narrative they both live.