Flaws In Romeo And Juliet

Juliet is Lord Capulet’s only daughter and only child, making him really strict about who she marries. At first, Lord Capulet gave Juliet the choice of whether she wanted to marry Paris or not. Lord Capulet thought that Paris would be a great man for his only daughter to marry because of his social status, his wealth, and his relation to the Prince. Later in the play, without regard to Juliet’s feelings Lord Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris and when Juliet disagreed, he yelled at her,“Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday,/Or never after look me in the face” (3.5 160-162). Lord Capulet hates the Montagues, Juliet could not have told him that she was already married to his enemy’s son. Lord Capulet in this quote gave Juliet an ultimatum: either she marries Paris or he disowns her. Because Lord Capulet said this and made the decision that Juliet will marry Paris, Juliet went to the Friar to find a solution. The solution that ended up with her in the tomb where she killed herself. Tybalt was Lord Capulet’s nephew, his death made Lord Capulet emotional and caused his outburst at Juliet. Before being in grief, Lord Capulet thought that Juliet was too young to be married. Nonetheless his emotions and rash decisions led to his daughter’s death. After Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment, Juliet was extremely depressed and would not stop crying. Thinking that it was only because of Tybalt’s death that Juliet is so upset, Lord Capulet changed the wedding date: “I’ll have this knot knit up [Wednesday] morning” (4.2 21-22). Friar Lawrence scheduled the plan to happen on Thursday, but since the wedding was moved up a day, it was ruined. Romeo did not receive the letter explaining the plan in time because there was not enough time to deliver it. Instead, Romeo was told that Juliet was dead from Balthasar. Because Romeo could not live without

Romeo could have chosen any girl to be with instantly, but instead he had to pick a Capulet, one of his family's enemies. His infatuation with the idea of love causes him to believe that he had true feelings for Juliet. However, his actions toward Juliet shows his obsessive and clingy personality. He was with Rosaline one day and the next with Juliet. He was so desperate to be with someone, he had to marry Juliet. Friar went along with the proposition and married the two of them. Romeo didn’t even think of what consequences they could have faced if they became married or how their families would feel of the situation. To be married at such a young age, Romeo cannot possibly handle all of the obstacles that hang in the future. When Romeo went to the Capulet ball uninvited, Tybalt felt offended and sent a letter challenging Romeo to a duel. Romeo was relaxed and tried to solve the argument words, but instead Tybalt insulted Romeo by calling him a villain. Instead riling him into a fight, Romeo responded with, “But love thee better than thou canst devise/...And so, good Capulet—which name I

Friar Laurence’s character flaws greatly impacted the end result of the play. The Friar should be punished for his poorly made decisions throughout Shakespeare’s story. His first mistake was when he initially helped Romeo and Juliet with the aid of the Nurse. Both Romeo and Juliet are children and their parents should be included in every decision made for them. The Friar married Romeo and Juliet in Act 3 of the play. “Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (3.1.37) The marriage was the start of many issues. Such as Juliet’s inability to wed Paris, being a married lady. This led to Friar’s next choice of giving Juliet the sleeping potion—making her appear dead. “Take this vial, being then in bed,” (4.1.93) Giving Juliet the poison was the reason why so many characters had died in the end of Act 5 of the play. Paris had died fighting Romeo because he thought he was attempting to steal Juliet’s “dead” body. Romeo, ignorant of the fact that Juliet was not dead, killed himself. Juliet committed suicide because of her fiancé lying next to her lifeless. The poison given by Friar

First off, after Romeo tries to stop the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio, Mercutio is stabbed and Romeo does not act to save him. Romeo thinks Mercutio’s wound is not fatal and he jokes about it: “Courage, man. The hurt can not be much” (3.1.89). This event soon causes Mercutio’s death and then also causes the unthoughtful fight lead by Romeo. Next, after Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo challenges Tybalt to a fencing duel because of Romeo’s aggression caused by Mercutio’s death: “Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.123). Romeo’s challenge for Tybalt had angered Tybalt, caused both of them to threaten each other, and eventually a sword fight played out, resulting in Tybalt’s death. Lastly, Romeo’s apathetic attitude is seen when Friar Laurence tells Romeo about his banishment from Verona: “Thou cuttst my head off with a golden axe and smilest upon the stroke that murders me” (3.3.22/23). Romeo is clearly ignorant to the fact that he will no longer be able to see Juliet and would rather die than be banished from Verona. This is one of the many reasons why Romeo dies so early in his life. In conclusion, Romeo causes his own problems because he does not think before he acts. If he were to stop and think, most of the conflicts would not happen in the

All fairy tales bear the outcome of happily ever after, in which two lovers discover a flame, fall in love, and get married soon after. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the two find their flame, fall in love, and become married. However, the hand of death drives them apart, and the outcome all readers anticipate fades away. The disappointment readers face poses the question of where the blame should go for the play’s melancholic ending. Although their tragic flaws contribute, the feud between the families and fate cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

(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.

He can not get out of his head, that Juliet doesn’t want to marry yet, at least not to Paris. Capulet sadi, “ And too soon marred are those so early made. Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of me earth. But woo her, gentle Paris, net her heart, My will to her consent is but a part.”(Act I, Scene II, 13-17).In this Capulet was explaining how much he would like Paris to marry Juliet. “ I was your mother much upon these years That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief; the valiant Paris seeks you for his love.” ( Lady Capulet, Act I, Scene III, 72-74). Just like how Capulet wants Juliet and Paris to marry, so does Lady

Desperate and heartbroken, Juliet turns to Friar Lawrence for help as her father prepares everyone for a wedding between her and the County Paris. She fools everyone, including Romeo, into believing she’s dead, thus drawing him to travel back home

In the same conversation with Paris, Capulet says “my will to her consent is but a part” (1.2. 17). Capulet wants his daughter to be happy and he wants her to feel like she has a decision in her marriage. Capulet believes he has a small part in the decision to marry Juliet in the sense of making sure she is financially secure, but the biggest part is made by Juliet which is very unusual during this time as most marriages were arranged. Just like today, love is very complicated and everyone looks at love in their own way and will make their own decisions on their love life based on their

After he was held back by father Capulet at the time to maintain the peace of the ball. Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge of him killing Mercutio which leads him to banishment and Juliet having to marry Paris being forced by her father. She drinks the potion from friar Lawrence and Romeo thinking Juliet is dead commits suicide. If it weren’t for the feud they could live happily together and the play would be very different.

“Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare is known as a romantic tragedy as Romeo and Juliet being the “star crossed lovers” but Shakespeare had a deeper, more distorted version of this concept. The play has a meaning very different then what is usually portrayed by the play “Romeo and Juliet”’s secret theme is that every income of the play doesn’t have an effect on the outcome, rather than the human condition is ultimate the fate of the characters, just like in real life. The flaws of someone is the director of every life aspect, income outcome, everything. A perfect example of this philosophy is the characters that all die in “Romeo and Juliet” all have died because of their own physical flaws, not other characters directly or indirectly affecting

Fate has a role in many of great stories even if it occurs just a tiny bit that can change the whole outcome of the story. The role of fate happens a lot in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. From the start of the play in the Prolog the chorus states that there stars were crossed. That means that no matter what they do they cannot be together, and to make matters worse Romeo a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Those to family’s have an age old feud has coasted the lives of many people including Romeo and Juliet.

Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo's and Juliet's fate, which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the

When Romeo arrives at the party he sees Capulet’s daughter, Juliet, and he instantly falls in love with her. As they are only children, they make a drastic life-changing decision to get married. The priest in Verona, Friar Lawrence, agrees to marry them because he thinks that it will fix the families problems. Shortly after the marriage Romeo gets exiled from Verona by the Prince because he killed Tybalt in

A tragedy in literature is a tragic hero who falls due to a tragic flaw. Romeo’s immature personality has a huge effect on the end of the play. Romeo never thought before he acted, causing things to go wrong. For instance, before he killed Tybalt, he was angry in the moment not thinking about what would happen. When Romeo met Juliet he was in love with another girl. From here, his judgements eventually lead to his death. His tragic flaw is his unripe personality. Romeo enters this risky relationship as a young and carefree man, who doesn’t realize what could happen during this. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare fits perfectly with the definition of a tragedy, beginning with two hopeless teens and ending in their death by their own violation.