Romeo And Juliet: Are Lies Acceptable?

Many characters in Romeo and Juliet died before they knew the whole truth. Juliet did not tell her parents about her marriage with Romeo when they were forcing her to get settled with Prince instead she agreed. If she had told her parents about her marriage, they might have agreed to her decision since she was their only child. If the secret marriage was revealed before, many character wouldn’t have to face that many problems. Most of the problems rose when Romeo did not tell about his secret marriage with Juliet to her cousin Tybalt. The result of Romeo’s hiding the truth was death of Mercutio and Tybalt. If Romeo had told the truth before Tybalt would not hate Capulets as much as he did without knowing the secret. In the play, nurse helps

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet discusses the many challenges the ‘star crossed lovers’ face. It is their own deceptive actions that ultimately lead them to their untimely end. However Romeo and Juliet are forced to be deceptive due to their fate and misfortune, the ongoing feud in Verona, and the misleading guidance they receive from others; which also contribute to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet focuses on the theme of love and hate, this theme is interweaved throughout the play.

Lying is only okay sometimes, this would be if the truth could hurt someone. An example of this would be, if your younger sibling asks about something and you know that telling the truth would probably just get you in trouble, then it is okay to lie. Although being honest could result in people trusting you, sometimes lying is not the best idea. You should not lie all the time and you should think about the outcome

In discussions on the topic of lying, a controversial issue has been whether there is justification of lying or not. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of if there is ever a time when a lie can be told for the good of someone else. Whereas some are convinced that lies should never be told, others agree that there are certain instances where lying is acceptable because the liar protects the one lied to. In the essay “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson, she explores the types of lies and how they affect everyday people. In Anton Chekhov’s fictional story, “The Lady with the Dog,” he displays two characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, lying for love and to avoid consequence by their spouses. I stand against lying for the benefit of oneself because I think that it has the ability to ruin relationships or friendships and is hard to keep up the lies which leads to creating more lies. Although some people think that there are circumstances that warrant lying, I claim that no one should lie because lies end up hurting both people involved: the liar and the person lied to.

William Shakespeare once said, “God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.” Lying is without a doubt never justifiable because lying can lead into even greater conflicts that might never be resolved additionally lying would ruin someone’s reputation; one might argue that lying can be justifiable under one circumstance which is that lying can protect people from danger; however, lying can make someone lose people’s trust.

The lies and secrecy in Romeo and Juliet are what leads to the lack of communication that causes them to kill themselves. If their marriage was not a secret, Romeo would not have been banished, Tybalt would still be alive, and the families could possibly join together as one without Romeo and Juliet being dead. It is the lies and secrecy that caused the death of Romeo and

In Act IV of Romeo and Juliet, things start looking up for Juliet as Friar Lawrence gives her a potion to fake her death so she will able to escape with Romeo. Hurrying to the Friar’s cell to seek help, Friar Laurence tells Juliet to plead for forgiveness and she would drink a poison that will fake her death for 42 hours. Leaving Friar’s cell Juliet hurries home to plead for forgiveness and that she will agree to Paris’ marriage. After being forgiven Juliet is starting to have doubts about the potion, but drinks it anyways. Going on at the same time, the Capulet family is preparing for the wedding in the morning. In the morning, the Nurse discovers Juliet’s “dead” body and everyone is confused and saddened at the sight of their child

Secret is defined as something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others. If that is true, why do we tell others our secrets? No one's secrets are truly theirs, at some point anxiety will build up, information accidentally comes out, or you may just tell someone. Your confidentialities are not always yours, at a young age kids tell their parents everything. As those kids grow up, and become teens they start to develop barriers between their parents. Not telling them whatever is going on, at school or at practice can only last so long. This is hardly the case, because everyone has told their friend or parent something that was meant to be classified. For example, if one player on the basketball team knows a secret about another player, the whole team knows. That is due to the fact that we are a family and don’t care what we think of each other, because we are one. Trustworthiness is hard to prove, confidence is needed to tell someone a secret. If the friend is not trustworthy then that secret could be floating around school completely changed from its original stature. A secret is only a true secret if it is kept with only yourself. Just as honesty is evident in life so it is in literature. In William Shakespeare’s famous love story, “ Romeo and Juliet” and in life, withholding secrets is the

I agree with the fact that lying is NOT okay. BUT, its also okay in certain situations. Most adults lie to their children about multiple things such as: believing there is a Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. Some adults Some children think what they are being told is true

“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli. The term deception takes a part in betraying another for one’s self interest. It was a key element within Shakespeare’s work. Romeo and Juliet is one of the prime examples of this topic. They showed deception very clearly by hiding their actions and betraying their families, leading to their tragic ending. However, it was not the only piece Shakespeare wrote that showed the multiple consequences caused by an act of betrayal. The power of deception and the consequences that follow is a staple in literature, and no one shows this idea more clearly than Shakespeare.

Juliet’s drastic outbreaks and dishonesty are results from her father’s actions that take a toll on her happy ending. Initially, Juliet’s dishonesty to her parents is consistent from beginning to end, including her lies to Lady Capulet about having any feelings toward Romeo. By way of example, when Lady Capulet talks about vengeance towards Romeo, Juliet does not express her true feelings and instead says that, “[she] never shall be satisfied with Romeo, till [she] behold him-dead” (3.5.93-94). That being the case, Juliet keeps her newfound love with Romeo Montague a secret from her parents and does not try to tell her parents about her new feelings. In contrast, if Juliet is honest with her parents about her secrets, then they can step in

As Benjamin Franklin said, “Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.” In the novel Romeo and Juliet, secrets run throughout Verona, Italy in the 1300s and end the feud of two families through loss. Shakespeare wrote this tragedy, to convey that youth think with their hearts rather than their minds. Due to the years of feuding between the Capulets and Montague families, Romeo and Juliet’s concealed love leads to secrets, death, and heartbreak. Consequently, their immature lust causes deadly secrets to outbreak in Verona.

The majority of people think lying is inherently wrong, and it is only justified in cases of significant benefit. Fear, manipulation and pride are the three main reasons people choose to lie. Some of the harsher lies are

Lying can be described as the act of telling an untruth, but just when is it ok to lie? In the articles, “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying,” from Life on NBCNEWS.com, and “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth,” by Barbara Ballinger, it provides evidence that leads me to believe that lying is acceptable when you do it to protect a relationship or someone from a life or death situation.

Romeo and Juliet should have told the truth, it could have saved their lives. In the story Romeo and Juliet two star-crossed lovers from feuding families get married in secret. They try to be a secret husband and wife but, this doesn’t work out when her father wants her to marry someone else. She is going to be forced to marry Paris so she goes to the Friar and gets a sleeping potion that will make her seem like she is dead. Romeo is supposed to know about this but, he doesn’t and he thinks that Juliet is dead. He travels to her tomb and kills himself next to her. Juliet wakes up to find her beloved husband dead, she picks up his dagger and kills herself with it.