Pardoned In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

First, Romeo’s kind and calm personalities act as an advantage for many of the possible problems he could have had, such as Capulet hatred towards him and his increase in violence. After Romeo was depressed because he liked Rosaline and she didn’t like him back, his cousin Benvolio helped Romeo sneak into a Capulet party so he could get over Rosaline and pick another woman that he might want. As Romeo was describing how Juliet looked to his cousin, Tybalt, Capulet’s nephew, figured out that Romeo was at the party by his voice. He then confronted Capulet and asked him if he could kill him, but surprisingly Capulet lets him stay at the party and calls Romeo a gentleman and a good man (Shakespeare Act 1 Scene 1 Line 64). Capulet could have captured him or even killed him, but he did not. Capulet stated that Romeo is a well-governed youth and that Romeo is a good man, which shows that Romeo isn’t a person who would cause a commotion and that he causes no threat to the Capulet family. Later on, as Mercutio, the prince's kinsman, is arguing and fighting with Tybalt about him being one of his villain Romeo’s friends, Romeo comes in and says, “Tybalt, the reason I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such greeting. Villain am I none.Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not” (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 1 Line 58). As Tybalt wants to fight Romeo and bring in violence,

Romeo had announced that he did not wish to take part in the fight. It may have looked as though he was part of the fight, but he only fought Tybalt to defend himself and his friends. Furthermore, Romeo was punished even though he was just protecting himself. Not only that, Romeo also tried to stop Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting many times throughout the scene. These actions Romeo completed makes the Prince’s decision unjust, for Romeo was doing the correct thing for himself and the others around him, making him innocent. Throughout act three scene one of Romeo and Juliet, many actions were made that confirm the decisions made by the Prince did not achieve justice. However, the question is, can justice really be achieved? As mentioned above, justice is equality, but there is no way for something to be perfectly equal. In society today, cases are known to have achieved justice, or not achieved justice, yet there are so many pieces to a conflict that are able turn around the conclusion of the conflict. At this time in society there is no single thing that is absolutely equal, and if justice can be defined as equal, can justice really be

At the Capulet party that Benvolio took Romeo to, Tybalt wanted to kill Romeo when he heard his voice from behind the mask, he said, “I can tell by his voice that this man is a Montague. Get me my sword, boy. -What, does this peasant dare to come here with his face covered by a mask to sneer at and scorn our celebration? Now, by the honor of our family, I do not consider it a crime to kill him.” (Shakespeare 1.5.9). Capulet stopped Tybalt and told him, “You will tolerate him. What, little man? I saw you will. What the- Am I the boss here or you? What the- You won’t tolerate him! God help me! You’ll start a riot among my guests! There will be chaos!” (Shakespeare 1.5.41). So Tybalt took it somewhere else. Capulet was only worried about his guests, not Romeo’s life. This lead to Tybalt trying to kill Romeo but killing Mercutio instead. When Tybalt saw Romeo, his first thought was to kill him and honor his family. Capulet never

The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a tragedy of two star crossed lovers who want nothing more than to be together forever. “…Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (2.2.35-36) Romeo, a Montague, who is young and passionate, meets Juliet at a Capulet party. When they meet, it’s love at first sight. Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married,

Lady Capulet should be pardoned because she wanted the best for Juliet.”So shall you share all that he doth possess, by having him make yourself no less”.She should be pardoned she wanted the best for Juliet by having her marry Paris so she gets money and is taking care of her. As well as She confronted Juliet when Tybalt died because she thought it was because of him but it was actually because of Romeo getting kicked out of Verona. She shouldn’t have assumed that it was about Tybalt.So, therefore, that’s why Lady Capulet should be pardoned.

In my opponent’s last essay, it declares, “The fight in the street between Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio, added more hostility between Romeo and Juliet” (page 2, lines 12-13). That quote is saying how it was Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio's fault for the fight, and you are correct. Romeo could have chose to not to get in the middle of the fight, maybe Mercutio might have lived. Another quote from my opponent’s essay states, “Romeo ends up defending his maiden family, and gets revenge on the Capulets by taking an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and killing Tybalt, putting more pressure between the families, and making Romeo believe that if Juliet and him get married, the feud between the families will end” (page 2, lines 19-23). This shows how Romeo out of hatred for Tybalt put more pressure on the families feud and getting himself banished and almost killed. My adversary in this debate states that, “Juliet herself is to blame for their deaths, because she was willing to take a poison” (Page 3 line 8). When Juliet is informed about his banishment and her marriage with Paris she goes to the Friar for

“ Take thou this vial, being then is bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off.” He gave her a potion that made her seem dead and Romeo did not get the letter that Friar Lawrence had sent him. Romeo had came to Verona to find his Juliet. Another reason is that he married them in the first place after 3 days most half of the people had died. Juliet was getting forced into marriage so Juliet had went to Friar Lawrence and he had come up with the plan. He had sent Romeo the letter so he could come and they could run away together, but Romeo had not gotten the letter. Friar Lawrence had given the letter to his brother Friar John, but his brother got stuck in a home, full of sick people. Friar Lawrence could have given the letter to Romeo himself. If he had given it to Romeo himself Romeo and Juliet would still be alive. He should be punished for their death because if he would have just told Romeo the plan face to face. Also if he had not given the option to fake her own death, he could have told her to go to Mantua to get Romeo and run away in the first place. This is why I think Friar Lawrence should be punished for the death of Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet should be punished for the death of

Old Capulet should be punished. Old Capulet is forcing Juliet to Marry Paris against her will. “I think she will be ruled/ In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not” (Shakespeare 111.vi.13-14). This quote shows that he should be punished because he is telling Paris that she will respect him and do anything he says. The next reason Old Capulet should be punished is… Old Capulet is Disowning Juliet when she will not marry Paris. “I tell thee what- get thee to church a Thursday/Or never after look me in the face”(Shakespeare III.v 161-162). Old Capulet is making her go away if she does not marry someone he wants, but she does not.

At the end of Romeo and Juliet, the Prince declares that "Some shall be pardoned and some punished." I believe that there are many persons responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but ultimately it’s the parents of Romeo and Juliet that are the most at fault for the outcome of the play. The Capulets and the Montagues are in a long-standing feud. They hate each other. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and because of the hate, they cannot get married. Romeo and Juliet get advice from Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is also responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly married them. Romeo tells Friar Laurence that he loves Juliet and he wants to marry her. Friar Laurence tells Romeo that it is probably

Romeo who was not informed of the Friar’s plan, commits suicide when he sees Juliet unconscious. Juliet arises and sees Romeo dead and takes her own life. The Friar is overpowered by guilt and realizes that he has “...a short date of breath” (Act 5 Scene 3 229). If the Friar was not the reason for two suicides he would have no reason to feel guilty. It is obvious that the Friar is the one to blame. It is clear to see the cause of Juliet’s end after being forced to marry someone she did not love and then separated by someone she did, not to mentioned being rejected by her own father. It is near to complete ignorance not to be able to condemn Capulet for the loss of Juliet. His relationship with his daughter was one that did not operate correctly, causing pain and suffering for everyone, including friends and foes. Separating two lovers from each other was a dangerous act that influenced

How could anyone think that a person of the church could mess things up? In Romeo and Juliet , Friar Lawrence totally messed things up by giving Juliet a potion. In Romeo and Juliet Balthazar and Friar John should be pardoned and Friar Lawrence should be punished.

One reason why he should be pardoned is because he had no knowledge about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet. There was no way he could try to stop Romeo because he did not know. A second reason is that he did not do anything to continue the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. He never spoke or did any action to try and continue the feud. A third and final reason is that he was never around during any fighting. In Act 1, Lord Montague says “Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?” (1.1.30). This quote shows that he was not around during one of the fights and had no knowledge of it. This proves that he should be pardoned because he wasn’t around the fights and couldn’t stop them. With all the information provided, Lord Montague should be

Lord Capulet should be punished. He was mean to Juliet and yelled at her a lot. He shouldn’t of not been so mean to her since she is so young. Lord Capulet says “How, how, how, how? Chopped logic? What is this?”(3.5.150). Also he made Juliet marry Paris when she didn’t want to. Juliet wanted to marry Romeo but her dad made her marry Paris. Lord Capulet also abused his daughter and pushed her down. He should not be able to do that and he should have to be nice to his daughter. Those are the reasons why Lord Capulet

Once Mercutio was dead, Romeo went to find Tybalt. Once he did, he killed him and Prince Escalus found out and banished Romeo from Verona. The original punishment was supposed to be a hanging in the public to whoever got involved with the feud of the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. The prince, however, lets Romeo off easy, but if he were to return to Verona, he would be hanged. I do blame Prince Escalus for not taking action sooner and hanging Romeo once he found out.

After Romeo and Juliet both passed, Prince Escalus was left to dish out righteous judgement on two individuals. Although many were questioned, only two were chosen. There was also another citizen of Verona who was acquitted. This document officially states who will be punished and pardoned and the reasons why. Tybalt and Lord Capulet shall be punished, and our Holy Friar Lawrence will be pardoned!