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Romeo And Juliet Deception Research Paper

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When Good Intentions Go Bad, To Worse Unfortunate events, rivalry, death, deceiving, and love are all words that can describe Shakespeare’s The Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet, one the main characters has an unfortunate ending resulting with her committing suicide. Juliet who wants to be given help by her father and Friar Laurence are two characters plausible in her death. Throughout William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the playwright exemplifies the theme of even well-intended deceptions can be destructive as demonstrated by the actions and decisions of Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet. In act two, scene three, the Friar agrees with Romeo to marry him and Juliet not knowing this will begin the root of their problems. “In one respect …show more content…

Juliet not knowing what to do tells her parents that she will not marry Paris causing a fight between them leading Lord Capulet in act three, scene five to say to her, “ How, how, how, how, choplogic? What is this? “Proud”-and “I thank you”-and “ I thank you not” - And yet “not proud”? Mistress minion you, Thank me not thankings, nor proud me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints ’gainst Thursday next To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green-sickness carrion! out , you baggage! You tallow-face (Shakespeare Lines 149-157)! Lord Capulet is insulting Juliet by calling her a coward, a dead piece of flesh,and spoiled. He threatens her by saying that if she doesn’t prepare herself for her wedding or he’ll drag her there in a cart for criminals. With marrying Romeo and Juliet without consent from either of their parents to talking down on Juliet, Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence has placed Juliet in situations she can’t handle and appears to have no escape

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