Romeo and Juliet.. A tragic love story, or a myriad of poor decisions? It all depends on who you ask, and how you analyze the story. Many unfortunate events happen, nothing goes according to plan. So who’s truly to blame for this tangled mess of one tragedy after another? What character acted the most recklessly? Which one made the most decisions with only regard to themselves? With these questions in hand, I assign the finger of blame to…. The Friar! Despite being a holy man, he isn’t quite what he seems.. In Act IV, Juliet turns to the Friar, for a marriage with Paris has been arranged my Capulet. Unbeknownst to Capulet and Lady Capulet, Juliet is already married, and therefore cannot marry Paris. Juliet seeks a way out of marrying Paris,
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we meet the characters and how their actions led to a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet met, end up falling in love, and – since both cannot dream of living without the other – take their lives. While the play ends in a tragic death for both characters, it was their own reckless decisions; though others might believe that it was destiny that played a large role in the lovers’ downfall. However, the majority of the text evidence points to them making their own choices leading to their demise.
Some believe that Friar Lawrence is the main blame for all the tragedies. They say Friar started it all when he married Romeo and Juliet and sold Juliet the potion and encouraged her irrational thoughts on how to avoid her marriage between Juliet and Paris. “These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and power”(Shakespeare, 418). This exemplifies the fact that Friar was aware of the events that could follow if he were to marry Romeo and Juliet. However, Friars intent was not to kill six people throughout the tragedies, and his intent was not to encourage Juliet to make irrational decisions. As a Friar, he is simply trying to make peace between the two families. He wanted peace among Verona and he hoped that marrying a member of each family would help him succeed this
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Both Romeo and Juliet are young and sprightly teenagers, Romeo being 15-16 and Juliet with the age of 13. They are teens that make impulsive decisions without thinking about the consequences. David Dobbs the author of the article “Beautiful Brains” explains why teenagers act the way they do throughout scientific research and studies. This article helps to understand Romeos and Juliets actions which led to their deaths.
When most people hear the names Romeo and Juliet, they usually think about a romantic story between two lovers. Yes, it is a story about two lovers, but it is not romantic considering that almost all the characters die, including Romeo and Juliet. Actually, this play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is considered a tragedy because of all the deaths that take place throughout the story. These two star-crossed lovers are to blame for the deaths, but not in the way someone might suspect. Although some people believe that love or lust killed all the characters in Romeo and Juliet, the real fault comes from the brains of Romeo and Juliet, which were undeveloped and prone to making bad decisions and taking
A rash decision is defined as making decisions without taking any consideration of consequences. Romeo and Juliet is a play/novel written by William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a great illustration of how rash decisions can collapse you and everyone involved. Rash Decisions can lead to undesirable consequences, impact on family and cause serious injuries or death. Making quick decisions without understanding the consequences can point you in an awry direction, and Romeo and Juliet is a great symbol of decisions making.
Have you ever read a book with a bunch of boneheaded decisions? Well if you haven’t you really should read Romeo and Juliet. Some dumb decisions that they have made throughout the book are, when Romeo vanished from Verona Juliet just sobbed and cried instead of ever thinking to go with Romeo out of Verona and live the rest of their life together. Also when Romeo made the decision to try to break the fight up between Mercutio and Tybalt. The third bad decision they made was when Romeo and Juliet wanted to marry each other after just two days or meeting each other.
Romeo and juliet are definitley to blame for their deaths, or are they? The famous tradgedy, romeo and juliet by william shakespeare is a story about 2 youthful teens from different families who are deeply in love with eachother. Romeo is the main guy character in the story who is heartbroken because he is dumped. Romeo then goes and crashes the other families party and there he meets his soon to be wife. They are in love at first sight.
We all undoubtedly make some of the dumbest decisions ever, that seem great at first, but they don’t always end up being that way. Sometimes these dumb decisions come on our own, but there’s always that “Bonnie and Clyde” thing where you have someone helping you like a partner in crime, yeah we all have that person. In the case of “The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet” ( the name says it all), that partner in crime for Juliet’s dumb decisions is Friar Lawrence. The Friar helped marry Romeo and Juliet, whose families have been enemies since forever, and he also gave Juliet a potion to help make her fake her death, and he knew that the potion might kill her, but still gave it her anyways.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is famous for many reasons, some of which are its excellent storytelling and cause and effect chains throughout the play. Some of the most important details in the play are the effects of rash decisions made by Romeo and Juliet. They are guided by love and impulsive decisions that end in their unfortunate demise. The main causes of this tragedy were three beloved characters: Romeo, Juliet, and the Friar, all hasty and impetuous. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet showcases many cause and effect patterns, all of which manifest the significance of how hasty actions and thoughts can lead to unwanted outcomes.
Romeo and Juliet have made bad decisions because of outsiders that have influenced them to make bad decisions. After reading Romeo and Juliet, describe the relationship pitfalls based on perceptions of reality and outside influences. Why did you think that it was a good idea to marry them without either of the parents knowing? You were begging for trouble when you did that. And not only that, you have caused trouble for them in the future.
“Romeo and Juliet” is a popular play written by William Shakespeare, consisting of a long-running family feud between two households: the Capulets’ and the Montagues’. Romeo comes from the Montague family while Juliet was born into the Capulet household. The star-crossed lovers inevitably take their lives by the end of Shakespeare’s eminent play, but was this ending due to an act of fate or choice? According to “Decision-making is Still a Work in Progress for Teenagers”, the teenage brain is less capable of acting rationally in emotional situations. This is due to the fact that the frontal lobes in the brain are not fully developed until the mid to late twenties.
Our lives are precious, and because of this, we should not allow the opinions of others affect them. In order to live a long and satisfying life, we need to be able to make decisions based on the situations we are living through. Decisions should not solely be emotionally based but logically as well as a balance between the two can impact our life positively. The stories Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and “Popocatepetl and Ixtaccíhuatl” by Juliet Wood, depicts four lovers who heavily depend on others, to pave a path for them to take. The dependence on others ultimately lead to their lives being cut short.
Noah Nekouie Mr. Forrester English 9, Gray 6 March 2024 Love and Protection In the play, Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare, the tragedy of the children comes from the adults lack protection. We can see this through almost everyone in the play, but specifically three people. The nurse, who is the mother figure for Juliet, gives her terrible advice, which leads her into extreme danger, and ultimately, death. Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s “ghostly father” (2.3.45) attempts to marry Romeo and Juliet are both very reckless and fail to protect both of them.
Imagine being 13 years old and falling in love with the boy of your families enemy, knowing that everything could be lost of the two of you get married. In William Shakespeare’s love story, Romeo and Juliet, the children of fueting families fall in love and get married just one day, this is a bad decision for many reasons. To begin, Romeo and Juliet haven’t known each other for long enough to know if they should get married. Knowing each other for one day isn’t enough time to know if they want to spend the rest of their lives together. Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love with each others faces and not each other's hearts, they are rushing into things that will never last. Friar Laurence says,“So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies\Not
Capulet loves his daughter, Juliet, and wants the best for her. But, this has led him to arrange a marriage for her with a man she doesn't love. Although