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Examples Of Suffering In Romeo And Juliet

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Juliet’s Additional Suffering in Romeo and Juliet At times, love can only be obtained through pain and grief. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the ending shows the extent of sacrificing and coping with agony to be joined in love. Although both lovers suffer during this tragedy, it is without a doubt that Juliet suffers more than Romeo. First, she cannot see Romeo as much as she pleases as she is often confined in her tower throughout the day. Juliet is also trapped into a marriage with Paris as her father claims he will disown her if she does not follow through. And perhaps the biggest piece of evidence showing Juliet’s further anguish is when Juliet wakes up from her deep slumber, she is the one who has to see her beloved truly dead. She gives herself a more painful death as well by stabbing herself. …show more content…

Because of their family feud, Romeo and Juliet are unable to meet each as often as they would like, but Juliet is more unfortunate because of her gender and the social norms of the period. The chorus reinforces this, stating, “Being held a foe, he may not have access // To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear. // And she as much in love, her means much less // To meet her new belovèd anywhere.” (II.Prologue.9-12). Because she is confined in a tower much of the day, she, not Romeo, is worse off when the prince banishes Romeo from Verona. At least Romeo can still sneak into the city to see Juliet. On the contrary, Juliet cannot even get out of the house except for religious

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