In preparation for today’s Socratic circle, I decided that I Capulet and Lady Capulet were the reasons for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Their feud with the Montagues made it so Juliet and Romeo could not be together. By pushing up the wedding of Paris and Juliet, a plan had to be made to keep Romeo and Juliet together, and this resulted in their deaths. Through this Socratic circle, many new and original ideas were brought up that I had not thought of. These points caused me to question my own beliefs of who or what caused Romeo and Juliet’s demise.
During our Socratic circle, the theme of impulsive actions was brought up by Randev. This made me look at the cause of Romeo and Juliet's death in a whole new way. Instead of a character being to blame, there was a theme which could incorporate many other
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Even some of the smaller characters acted impulsively which lead to the deaths. Someone in the circle said that Tybalt was acting impulsively by starting a fight with Romeo. Randev brought up how the impulsive thinking of Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo caused fights between the families. In the circle, we also noticed how these impulsive characters tended to be young, and so the connection was made that younger people tend to be more impulsive. Romeo and Juliet were impulsive to get married very quickly and were impulsive to take their lives. I think that because they were so young they did act on impulse and didn’t consider all of the consequences. Even though we said the younger people of the play were acting impulsively, so were some of the older characters. Cam said how Capulet acted impulsively to push up Juliet's and Paris’s wedding. Even though he did not know exactly what Juliet wanted, he acted hastily to marry Juliet because he thought that a wedding would make her cheer up after Tybalt's death. Friar also acted abruptly when formulating a plan to
Approximately four hundred years ago, in 1597, the famous playwright, English poet and actor, William Shakespeare, wrote the well-known play, Romeo and Juliet. This dramatic, romantic story is set in the town of Verona, and is about ‘a pair of star-crossed lovers,’ who express their undying love for each other. In the end, their undying love for each other ends tragically, but it does have one good outcome – it puts an end to the family’s ancient feud. Furthermore, Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending is not to be blamed upon completely themselves, as Friar Laurence, Tybalt and Lord Capulet were all somewhat involved in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we meet the characters and how their actions led to a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet met, end up falling in love, and – since both cannot dream of living without the other – take their lives. While the play ends in a tragic death for both characters, it was their own reckless decisions; though others might believe that it was destiny that played a large role in the lovers’ downfall. However, the majority of the text evidence points to them making their own choices leading to their demise.
Romeo and Juliet is a fictional love story written by William Shakespeare in 1597. The book is about two star crossed lovers who fall in love, but in the end they are both met with death along with many of the other characters in the story. Many people have different views on who Is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The story has many controversial scenes and the characters can be portrayed differently depending on how you look at them. In this essay I will be explaining who is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. I will be choosing three characters out of the book and will be going into their perspective on whose fault it was.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, many characters meet their tragic end as a result of a plethora of factors, from old rivalries to new love. It is a tragic story of two lovers, destined to complete each other, but also to end a bitter feud through their deaths (Prologue.3-6). However, if the blame had to be ascribed to one person in particular, that person would be Romeo Montague. Throughout the play, Shakespeare showcases Romeo’s irrationality and poor decision making, leading to the gruesome deaths of his loved ones. Romeo is most to blame for the tragic slew of deaths because he is oblivious, quick to act, and too urgent in his relationship.
Romeo and Juliet are often rash and impulsive in their decision making. Whenever either of the two were presented with a problem, they never thought things through. A majority of the time, they either threatened to kill themselves or would follow through with whatever plan was presented to them. Shakespeare portrays the impulsiveness of the couple through Romeo when he states “In what vile part of this anatomy doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack the hateful mansion” (III.iii.106-8).
Rushing and taking impulsive actions can be goo sometimes, but mostly can lead to a downfall. I Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, readers enter he city of Verona and observe two lover struggle to keep there love alive. In William Shakespeare’s Rome and Juliet, the lover’s own decisions to rush marriage, family member deaths, and dying for each other revel how impulsive choices lead to their untimely death.
The impulsive act that started it all was Romeo’s love for Juliet. When Romeo first meets Juliet he is unaware that she is a Capulet but even when he found out he didn't change his mind about marrying someone from the rival family. In Act 3 Scene 1 there is a brawl in the streets mainly between Romeo’s cousin, Mercutio and Tybalt, Juliet’s family member. Benvolio. Tybalt had meant to provoke Romeo into sword fighting, but Romeo refrains because he is in love with Tybalt’s cousin. This is an effect of Romeo falling in love with Juliet. Romeo’s right hand man, tries to prevent the fight from happening but is unsuccessful. While in the midst of the battle Romeo tries to intervene but instead Mercutio is stabbed and killed by Tybalt. Now that Tybalt has murdered his best friend, Romeo goes after him to gain vengeance for Mercutio’s death and kills Tybalt. “This shall determine that./ [They fight. Tybalt falls].../ O, I am fortune's fool.” (Shakespeare 3.1.128-132). Romeo is then banished for murdering Tybalt even though he would have been punished by the government for killing Mercutio anyways. Lady Montague's death was inferred to have happened because of her son’s banishment. Paris was another tragic death in Romeo and Juliet that Romeo caused. While mourning over his beloved Juliet, Romeo is interrupted by Paris who was kneeling in the corner in the Capulet’s tomb. “Wilt thou provoke me? Have at thee, boy!/
Lack of maturity can cause people to make bad decisions that affect them and everyone around them. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, a story about two star-crossed lovers, the main character, Romeo, is very impulsive and juvenile, which leads to both his and others death in the end. Personal traits define characters and can lead to their downfall.
As the story of Romeo and Juliet further progresses, Romeo’s true character becomes more and more apparent; he seems to act solely by impulse. Romeo acts moreso with his emotions, and sudden thoughts than his brain which stores reason and logic. This causes for tragedy and unfortunate circumstance by the end of the poem. This shows how impulsive he is in most of his decisions and how he tends to be very dramatic in everything that he does. When Romeo discovers that Juliet is dead, he almost immediately dramatically decides to drink poison, to kill himself. “Here’s to love, O true apothecary, thy drugs are quick - thus with a kiss I die.” Which shows how quickly he makes wrash and dramatic decisions without thinking it through. If Romeo had not been so careless and impulsive in his decision, Juliet would have awoken and they would both still be alive.
The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, published in 1597. It is a story about how, “A pair of star-cross’d lovers [Romeo and Juliet] take their lives…/The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love…” (Prologue of Romeo and Juliet, 6-9) as they are forbidden to be together due to a long lasting and ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Their deaths are the results of many characters’ actions and fate, and there is not one distinctive person that can be blam¬ed for the young lovers’ deaths. Friar Lawrence is not to blame for these deaths as fate played a major role in their demise, he warned Romeo of his impulsive and unwise decision making, and his intentions were to abolish the ongoing feud between the two families. Further examination will prove that Friar Lawrence is innocent and his intensions were far from the passing of the two lovers.
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately
To conclude, characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet clearly do not solve their conflicts wisely. This is proven immensely through Romeo Montague’s impulsive character. Romeo’s inner struggle with love mixed with his impulsive attitude causes him to fall in love way too fast. The rivalry between the Montagues and the Capulets sparks Romeo’s hatred along with his impulsive attitude which results in murder where he is the blame. The forces of love compel Romeo to impulsively kill himself when he sees Juliet lying in her grave. One thing is for certain, when romance falls inconveniently between two young lovers, the outcome is seldom a happy ending for all parties
Many have said that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. In the literary play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare created a tragedy protagonist, Juliet, whose tragic death “buries their parents’ strife” (Prologue). The eternal feud between Montague and Capulets restraints the love between Romeo and Juliet and ultimately lead to their death. Juliet’s death has many different factors, and it’s hard to determine the truly blame of Juliet’s death. In all the important characters, Lord Capulet refuses to listen to Juliet’s request, which result in Juliet’s death. In the other hand, Romeo’s immature, impulsive and Friar Lawrence’s cowardice are all generate Juliet’s tragedy.
The exquisite tale of Romeo and Juliet has come through the last 4 centuries teaching people to not force love and not to be too impulsive. The flaws that were strung throughout the tale with the repetition of Romeo and Juliet’s actions ultimately resulted in their deaths. Romeo and Juliet were impulsive, Romeo’s strong love for Juliet, and Romeo and Juliet were more provoked with their hearts than their heads that led to their deaths caused by these fatal flaws.
Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity when it comes to their relationship and their hasty decision making lead to their tragic deaths. The young couple was naive and foolish in thinking that they could marry one another without their parent’s knowledge or consent. This ignorance lead to their tragic downfall with its inevitable complications. For example, Capulet assumed that Juliet would marry Paris, but he was unaware that she was already married. This arrangement between Capulet and Paris lead to Juliet faking her death, which was a direct cause of the couple’s downfall. Another way Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity impacts the play is through their hasty decision making. Romeo and Juliet’s judgment is often clouded by their attraction for one another, which puts their true feelings for each other in question. Perhaps