The Fatal Flaws of the Calamitous Characters of William Shakespeare´s Romeo & Juliet

The Irrational Hatred in Fair Verona Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet due to the many spin offs and references in our modern day. However, this essay will go over the topic of Irrational Hatred in Romeo & Juliet. In Romeo & Juliet, the destructive effect of irrational hatred becomes apparent when the servants in the beginning of the story fight, Tybalt fights with Mercutio, and the unnecessary hostility between the Montague and the Capulet, which then causes the Prince to outlaw public fighting, the death of Tybalt, and the death of Romeo and Juliet.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, we learn of the many hardships and highs Romeo and Juliet go through over the course of the story. The play Romeo and Juliet is based off two star-crossed lovers who are separated from each other due to a feud between their two families. Their love is so strong that at the end of the story Romeo and Juliet both end up committing suicide because they can’t live without each other. Whether it is problems with love, or them complimenting each other on how they feel about the other person, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to make the reader dig deeper into the context to find the meaning behind the sentence. Some of the literary devices are; similes, metaphors, and personification.

In Act 3, Mercutio and Benvolio are out walking in Verona. Benvolio asks Mercutio to go inside before an incident like before happens again with the Capulet. Mercutio tells him to stop criticizing others and that not all Capulet are going to want to start a fight. Tybalt then enters the scene. Tybalt approaches the two Montague men and asks to speak with one of them. Mercutio, not very happy with Tybalt speaking to them, starts to mess with him. Romeo enters next. Tybalt starts talking to Romeo and calls him a villain. Romeo tries to keep peace with Tybalt as he asks Romeo to draw his sword. Mercutio decides to fight Tybalt since Romeo does not want to. The two men fight. Romeo interferes and tries to stop the fight. In doing so, Tybalt was able to get under Romeo’s arm and stab Mercutio, killing him. Before passing, Mercutio curses both families and Tybalt runs off. Romeo wants revenge on Tybalt. When Tybalt comes back, Romeo draws his sword and the two of them fight. Romeo ends up killing Tybalt and Benvolio tells him to leave the scene before many people start to notice. The prince enters the scene. Benvolio explains what happened. He also explains that Romeo was trying to keep peace, but Lady Capulet thinks he is lying. Prince decides to exile Romeo from Verona instead of giving death as a punishment.

The outcome of rash and impulsive actions is constant throughout the play, resulting in Romeo being banished, dying, and Juliet following a similar fate. One such example is when Romeo kills Tybalt in a fit of rage. After Tybalt bests Romeo’s cousin Mercutio in a duel, Romeo becomes furious and charges Tybalt with sword in hand, stating that Mercutio is “Staying for thine to keep him company: Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.133-134). This quote shows Romeo’s rashness because he is willing to die along with Tybalt in order to avenge his cousin. In the following fight, Romeo proceeds to viciously kill Tybalt, who happened to have ties to Juliet and the Capulet family.

Throughout the world there is people who spend their whole life trying to fix another person's problems. And eventually they end up getting themselves into trouble. This is what happens to a character in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the play many characters try to fix another problem. But throughout their fixing they make many flaws that ends up creating a huge mistake that ends the lives of two young lovers. And throughout all those characters, Friar Lawrence is the one most at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy, because of some of Romeo and Juliet’s faults. Romeo and Juliet obviously rush into things. They do not listen to the advice of Friar Lawrence and end up paying the ultimate price. They also ignore the obvious factors that prohibit Romeo and Juliet from ever being happy together. Romeo and Juliet are also very immature and are groomed for social disaster. Romeo and Juliet are also not in love, but in lust. The combination of impatience, immaturity, and ignoring other’s advice leads to the tragedy of these two “star-crossed lovers.”

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light” ( Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). This exemplifies the true beauty that even in the most distressing times of anyone's life, there is always light somewhere to restore. Many struggle with things that rests upon them throughout their life and never seem to have a way to cope with whatever the challenge may be. Nevertheless, many should put forth effort to hunt for those concealing glimmers of hope that illuminates anyone's heart. Similarly, within Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” two family rivals, the Capulets and Montagues, clearly resemble this quote. However in this case Juliet and Romeo’s relationship

A disaster is an abrupt or hasty event, such as a catastrophe or accident, that causes great damage or loss of lives. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the star-crossed lovers fall victim to a disaster that consequently makes them lose their lives. The main fault for the disaster lies with Rosaline, Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence.

Tybalt is a very high strung man he constantly wants to get in fights with the Montagues and other people like Mercutio. In the book, Benvolio says, “ Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo’s hand did slay/.../Of Tybalt deaf to peace, but that that he tilts/ with piercing steel at bold Mercutio’s breast (III,i,150-157(shortened)).” He says this when he is explaining to the Prince that the only reason Romeo killed Tybalt was because he killed Mercutio. So, if Tybalt was not such an angry person and didn’t kill Mercutio he would not of died and romeo would not be banished. Romeo’s banishment made it nearly impossible to see Juliet and needed to risk his life every time he went back to Verona. Tybalt’s death also hurt Juliet because it caused her to have doubts about Romeo and if he was just good looking and a horrible person or if he was nice. That is why Tybalt is also to blame for the deaths of Romeo and

Tybalt hates the Montagues and always tries to find fault with them. Tybalt shows a considerable amount of impetuousness when he instigates a fight with Mercutio. Tybalt overlooks the outcome of the sword fight and becomes more confident even after slaying Mercutio. “Thou wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shall him hence. (Act 3 Scene 1 Line 126-127) Tybalt underestimates Romeo and this is the tragedy that takes place for Tybalt’s rash actions. A second act of Tybalt’s impetuousness is when he desires to fight with Romeo during the Capulet party. “It fits such a villain is a guest: I’ll not endure him.” (Act 1 Scene 5 Line 74-75) Tybalt displays his rash actions and his hot headed mind when he sees Romeo at the party. Eventually, Capulet calms Tybalt and claimed that Romeo will do no harm. Tybalt is a compassionate person, but demonstrates impetuousness that affects the protagonists in a negative

Juliet's Demise ` Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was a 5 day story that resulted in 6 deaths? including Romeo and Juliet? Everybody has their own tragic flaw, that gets them into trouble somehow. In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Juliet’s tragic flaw is that she acts without thinking. In other words, she is impulsive.

In the story, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has a tragic flaw. A tragedy is a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruins or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Throughout the story, the couple struggles to be together because of an age-long feud between the two families. The tragic flaw makes Juliet suffer extreme sorrow by Romeo being banished, the risky plan, and almost having to marry someone else. After a fight in town, Romeo was banished.

The ideology that everything in the universe has a specific place and rank in order of their hierarchy importance created by God is known as the concept of The Great Chain of Being. The order of this concept consisted levels according to highest rank to the lowest accordingly: God, angels, humanity, animals, vegetation life, leading all the way down to crud. Within each category, more specific classification existed, placing these subcategories in a specific order. This concept was believed to be a way to keep the universe in order. As this was believed during Elizabethan times, William Shakespeare also believed in the Great Chain of Being, as many of his plays are prominently based on this concept. Some of his plays include characters that accept their place on the Chain, but others are not so complacent. By examining three different characters from Shakespeare’s tragedies, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and The Tragedy of King Lear, it is obvious to readers who is content with their place on the Chain and which characters have a difficult time accepting their place. Romeo and Juliet do not obey their parents’ orders, therefore suffer harsh consequences towards the end of the play. Macbeth is another Shakespearean character that violates the Chain, due to the committing of several murders, in order to gain the throne. In stark contrast, Cordelia, is content with her place on the Chain as she does not want anything greater in life, unlike her

Tybalt addresses Mercutio and Benvolio and asks to have a word with them. Mercutio challenges Tybalt to fight “Make is a word and a blow.”(pg 116) Tybalt believes that Mercutio’s offer to fight does not include a reason. Tybalt asks Mercutio if he is an associate of Romeo. Benvolio attempts to calm the men because they are in a public place. Romeo enters, causing Tybalt to forget the fight because Romeo is the man he was waiting for. Tybalt expresses his abhorrence for Romeo when he says “Thou art a villain”(pg 116) Romeo states that he admires Tybalt for reasons that could end their feud and that Tybalt obviously must not know who he truly is because he is not a villain. Tybalt says “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me” (pg 116) This statement confuses Romeo because he believes he never injured Tybalt “I do protest I never injured thee”(pg 116) Mercutio draws his sword on Tybalt and reveals he wants to take his life. Tybalt draws his sword and him and Mercutio begin to fight. In an attempt to stop the fighting, Romeo reminds the men about the Prince’s warning and reaches his arm between the fighting

Fate works in mysterious ways, everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their