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Lust In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Lust can lead to extreme decisions. In the case of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, their

decisions lead to their own death. Although many people could be blamed for the demise of Romeo and

Juliet, they are solely responsible for their deaths.

Romeo and Juliet are two teens from a rival family. Romeo Montague is a 15 year old teen who craves

the attention of women, while Juliet Capulet is a 13 year old girl who lacks attention from her family,

practically raised by the nurse. Romeo, who is use to getting women with the snap of his fingers, is upset

when Rosaline will not sleep with him. Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin insists Romeo go to the Capulet party

to show him there are other women besides Rosaline. At the party, Romeo catches …show more content…

Romeo, not wanting to leave her follows their shadow from the windows

all the way to her bedroom, where they confesse what they believe is love to each other. Romeo quickly

decided they should be married, and he goes to see Friar Lawrence, who agrees to marry the young

couple. What they believe is love, quickly turns into irrational decision making and problems, that lead

into the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Others may strongly believe that others like the Nurse may be to blame for the demise of Romeo and

Juliet, but what she did was only to keep Juliet happy. Several blame the nurse, claiming that she was

the one that kept the two lovers in touch and that if it wasnt for her they wouldn't have continued to

see each other.

The nurse viewed Juliet as her own daughter, she only wanted her happy. In the text, the Nurse states

"Well, sir, my mistress is the sweetest Lady.Lord,Lord! When 'twas a little prating thing -- O, there is a

nobleman in town, one Paris, that would fain lay knife aboard; but she, good soul, had as lief see a toad,

a very toad, as see him. I anger her sometimes and tell her that Paris is a proper man, but I'll …show more content…

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nurse is proving her maternal love for Juliet, she wants to protect her from any harm, just like any

mother to her child. She kept Romeo and Juliet in communication because its what Juliet wanted. She

didn't want to disappoint her “daughter” and take away what she saw as her only happiness. So the

nurse complied, she helped Juliet communicate with her lover, going as far as keeping the marriage of

the couple a secret from everyone. None of the actions that she takes though, lead to the demise of

Romeo and Juliet. Juliet could have easily cut communication with Romeo if she would have

acknowledged that it would cause problems to be in such a risky relationship.

Due to the highly lustful relationship believed by many to be love, Romeo and Juliets actions and

decisions lead to an extreme event. They commit suicide because they believe they love each other after

only very few days. They are to be blamed for their demise and should be taken fully accounted for the

incident. Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own deaths because of the actions that lead to

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