Out of the 37 plays the great William Shakespeare wrote, Romeo and Juliet is definitely one of the best. In Romeo and Juliet, as everyone knows, the two lovers die of a tragic demise. Some people speculate what could’ve caused their story to end. There have been multiple theories about this. The death of Romeo and Juliet were caused by the feud between households, Tybalt’s anger, and Friar Lawrence's inconvenient planning. The first reason as to why I believe the feud between the households caused the death of Romeo and Juliet is it’s caused others to die. The others that were killed, which lead up to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are Mercutio, Tybalt, and others. The second reason as to why I believe the feud caused the deaths was because it …show more content…
My first reason why I believe Tybalt’s anger caused the death of Romeo and Juliet is when Tybalt tried to confront Romeo at the dance and fight him. Tybalt knew that Romeo wasn’t supposed to be there, so instead of confronting him and asking him to leave, he got angry and was about to attack, but then Lord Capulet calmed him down. “You’ll make a mutiny among my guests! You will set cock-a-hoop! you’ll be the man!” “Why, uncle, ’tis a shame.” “Go to, go to; You are a saucy boy: is’t so, indeed?” (Scene IV Act I/-16). In the article Anger, Pain, and Depression, it talks about how people who have anger issues feel good when they do something bad, or they release their anger in a bad way. “A powerful emotion physiologically and emotionally, anger often feels good—but only for the moment. It can be a motivating force that moves you to action.” Lastly, another reason that caused Romeo and Juliet’s deaths is Friar Lawrence. I said Friar Lawrence because he didn’t come up with the best ideas. One example of this is when he came up with a long and tricky plan that only worked if everyone knew what was going on. Secondly, he decided to give Juliet the potion which made everyone think she was dead, even Romeo because he wasn’t fully aware of the plan. Lastly, Friar Lawrence didn’t help Romeo and Juliet meet face to face so that he could explain the plan to both parties. Instead, he only shared it with
Tybalt is a very vengeful character. When tybalt and Mercutio fight, Mercutio gets stabbed and dies which will cause Romeo go crazy. “Why the devil come you between us? I was hurt under your arm.”(3.1.70) with these words, Romeo feels guilty about his best friend's death, that was mainly caused because Romeo denied fighting Tybalt.
to meet Romeo. It had been three long hours before she returned with Peter, but
In the play, Tybalt has a large influence on the death of Romeo and Juliet. He helps contribute to their deaths because he kills Mercutio and Romeo in turn kills Tybalt which causes Romeo to be banished from Verona. Then Juliet tells “Romeo is banished!” “There is not end no limit, measure, bound. In that word’s death: no words can that woe sound.” (Act III Scene II 128-130) If Romeo had taken the time to think before killing Tybalt he would not have killed him and therefore he would not be
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were ultimately caused by the family feud between the Montague family and the Capulet family. It is the family’s fault for their deaths is because if it weren’t for them, Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have had to keep their love
Some may think that Romeo and Juliet died because their family’s rivalry doomed their relationship from the start. Although true, this is not the main cause of their death. Romeo and Juliet were more apt to die as tragic heroes because of the type of lovers they were. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play that takes place in Verona. The star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, take their own lives because many obstacles do not allow them to be together. Romeo and Juliet died as tragic heroes because they were manic and erotic lovers.
Did you ever wonder what was the main reason for the deaths in Romeo & Juliet. This play is about Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. The story started off with two families fuding. Romeo, one of the main characters, in love with another woman. He was later rejected by her, and then turned into a state of depression. His friend, Mercutio, decided that he should go to a party to get over the rejection. When Romeo arrived he looked for Rosaline, instead he found Juliet. Him and Juliet fell in love the same night, later they decided to get married. The next day they married, and Romeo went home to get ready to celebrate. On his way home Mercutio and Tybalt got into a fight causing Mercutio to die. Romeo killed Tybalt, then got banished. Juliet
William Shakespeare is widely known for all of his literary works; one of his most famous love tragedies being 'Romeo and Juliet'. A Shakespearean definition of tragedy exemplifies the sense that human beings are inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors, the ironic action of their virtues, or even through the nature of fate and destiny (Sayour, Susan, 2007). Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale based on two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Throughout the play, Shakespeare intentionally draws on text structures and language features in order to replicate the attitudes, values and beliefs of Elizabethan audiences and intertwine it into his
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, was originally published in 1597. Until this day, the play is very well known worldwide. The classic love story is set in Verona and is about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families. This feud causes the death of their beloved children, Romeo and Juliet, who are described as “star-crossed lovers.” It is a play of contrasts of love and hate, joy and sorrow, light and dark, youth and age, life and death. Some readers will blame the main characters, Romeo and Juliet for bringing about their tragic deaths, however some may argue that other characters are responsible for their deaths, with only little of the blame to be placed on Romeo and Juliet.
In Romeo and Juliet we learn how Shakespeare uses vivid language to build character and depth in their roles. Shakespeare was a poet, playwright and an actor with a great love for language. Shakespeare was of great importance when it came down to the moulding and developing of the English language. Shakespeare had such an immense love for language that he created neologisms that we use in everyday life. Some of these neologisms he created include words such as puke, lonely, bedroom, democracy etc. in the play he developed numerous characters that played incredibly believable roles. An example of how Shakespeare made his characters believable was Tybalt, who spoke only forty lines in the entire play. Though he
Tybalt was fueled by anger which was brainwashed into him by Capulet to hate anyone with the name Montague even if they were just their kingsman. Due to this hatred Tybalt killed Mercutio since he was his sworn enemy. Romeo now hating Tybalt for killing his closest friend was dying for revenge added onto his hatred for Capulets. He killed Tybalt ending the fight and said, “This but begins the woe others must end. ”(Beers et al. 887)
Many factors play in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Bad timing, Friar John, Friar Laurence, the Montague and Capulet family feud, but most of the credit for their deaths is due to Romeo and Juliet themselves. Romeo and Juliet are at fault for their deaths considering they weren’t mature enough to make sterling decisions and they moved their relationship too agile.
“Love always overcomes hate, but love’s effects and hate’s effects are no different in magnitude.” -Anonymous. No one ever doubts the power of love or the power of hate. For as long as time has existed people have loved and people have hated. Strong emotions persuade everyone to act on their inhibition. Everyone wants to be a hero in every situation whether it be trying to save someone or the simple act of finding a winning lottery ticket. These actions are what lead to love overcoming hate even if they are the simplest of acts. The mistake people make is them trying to hard to be the hero. This leads to one traveling great lengths to achieve their goals, but at what cost. Throughout Shakespeare’s most famous play, Romeo and Juliet, his main
Shakespeare does this by noting how Romeo and Juliet do not actually love each other. This is represented by Romeo and Juliets actions and rash decision making. Their decisions are very impulsive and rushed. As a result, it impacted them negatively in the future and as well as their relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is not actually how love really is. They’ve mistakenly confused lust for love.
In the end everyone had something to do with their deaths big or small one event lead to the other and caused the tragic ending. The whole story could lead back to the ancient feud, but in the end it could have been prevented. They died because of many things and it would be difficult to pinpoint one single event, no one person could have prevented the entire ending, but it didn’t have to end the way it did. Romeo and Juliet are two young teens who wanted only one thing, to be together peacefully;
The play of Romeo and Juliet is different from William Shakespeare’s other tragedies in that there is not a clear distinction of individual heroes. The two protagonists are more passive than active; both are naïve and lacking understanding. The hero is often thought to be the romantic, yet often hysterical, Romeo. But Romeo’s immoral background, emotional outbursts, mishap murders, and foolish actions make him a poor candidate for a hero. Juliet proves to be more innocent than Romeo because she possesses more rigorous moral ethics. Juliet is also more successful in overcoming the obstacles that she is faced with throughout the play. While both characters