The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

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

‘’For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo’’ – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers and their lives are cut short by death. Are family wishes hazardous, or is it deadly to have flaws? Is the victim at fault here? In the play, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare provides several of actions and influences that caused Juliet’s tragedy. The death of Juliet can be blamed on multiple factors. It is clear that she is partially to blame because of her personality flaw but also external forces such as family expectations played a role in her death.

The tense family feud between the Montagues and the Capulets in Romeo & Juliet helps fuel the conflict but also sets the stage for Romeo and Juliet's death. In the story, the two families the Montagues and the Capulets are described to have a long-standing blood feud. "Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profaners of this neighbor-stained steel" (1.1 81-82). This quote from the Prince perfectly describes how dire

William Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in the history of the world, and one of his most famous tragedy plays is Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two star- crossed lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Their families are in a feud and brawls have taken place between these two families. Romeo’s personality can be viewed differently from different parts of the play with the other characters he is around. At one point of the play he can be seen as a positive, tranquil man and the next moment later he is a vicious, stubborn person.

First, as a result of both families’ love and respect among their households, the Capulets and Montagues despise one another, forbidding Romeo and Juliet’s interaction and love. At the very beginning of the play, two servingmen of the Capulet house, Sampson and Gregory, describe their hate for all Montagues and their wish to fight them with avidity. Despite being the members of the house with the lowest social standing, they still maintain the belief that the “quarrel is between [their] masters and [them] / their men,” which instills a loyalty to their household that would move them

In the novel “Romeo and Juliet” multiple people are responsible for the tragedy that occurred. The numerous choices many characters made ended in the demise of Romeo and Juliet and the tragedy of their love.

Firstly, the feud between the two families is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death. The Capulets and the Montagues are two families that are alike, but they are two clan rivals. They were rivals even

Both Capulet's and Montague's family, townspeople and all acquaintances were all hurt. From an old time act of family rivalry and feud running through the generations, two teenagers committed suicide and two men were stabbed trying to defend their sides many others were at a risk of running into troubles but in the end, nobody came out with a thread of happiness or positivity in their hearts. With this feud simply sitting in generations, it boiled into a family on family conflict with only hatred feelings toward the other. When Romeo and Juliet fell in love, conflict only brewed and everybody lost simply because this pathetic and meaningless hatred towards one another was not put down. Escalus states "Where are these enemies?

“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou?” (2.2. 36), could be one of the most well known quotes from Shakespeare’s tragic and romantic play Romeo and Juliet. In this quote, Juliet is asking why Romeo has to be a Montague; she cannot marry him because he is a family enemy. In the end of the story, the two lovers are finally joined together by taking their own lives. Although it was their choice to die, there were many people who influenced them into taking such a path. The strategy of Friar Lawrence, the poor advice of the nurse to Juliet and the Capulet’s plan for Juliet to marry Paris led to Romeo and Juliet’s death.

The theme of the story is love and some fate. Romeo and juliet is a love story that went terribly wrong. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in life death can be caused by oneself or people around them. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The horrible tragedy was caused by their families and themselves. Romeo lovesick for rosaline is comforted by his friend Benvolio.Capulet tells Paris that he may not marry his daughter Juliet until she’s older. Romeo and his friends learn of a party being held by the capulets and decide to go as masquers. At the party, Tybalt sees Romeo, but is prevented from fighting him by capulet. Romeo meets Juliet and instantly falls in love. After leaving the party Romeo eludes his friends returns to meet juliet and

Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is prohibited because of societal customs during the period in which the play is set. Their love for each other is forbidden because of their feuding families, which is out of Romeo and Juliet’s direct control for the entirety of the play. There are many roadblocks in their relationship, ranging from their families to the society they live in. In Shakespeare's writing, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare advocates that the barriers in play by political and social expectations forbid Romeo and Juliet to be together.

Meanwhile, Mercutio and Tybalt began to provoke each other with the words. However Tybalt does not want to fight Mercutio instead he wants to fight Romeo who refuses to engage because they are relatives; Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art villain. In effect, Mercutio could not take the insults rendered to his friend Romeo/ O calm, dishonorable, vile submission! Alla stoccata carries it away. Mercutio got in the middle of the fight finishing dead on Romeo’s arms. As a result of Mercutio’s death and Romeo already full of anger, chase after Tybalt, who later ended dead. For this reason, Romeo is banished from Verona and exile in Mantua-making even harder

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Who killed the two star crossed lovers? Was it Tybalt, fate or was it Romeo himself? Think about it if Romeo didn't kill Tybalt, buy the poison, and didn't have the lust of a 40 year old man they probably wouldn't be dead.They would be alive, old, and probably getting a divorce from the marriage they forced themselves into.

The feud between the Capulet and Montague families that had started generations before, had had something to do with each family. The Capulet family had played a part in the beginning of the feud, therefore causing hostile tensions between the households during the time of Romeo and Juliet. (1.1.34-41) Servants from both families meet in a market area. “But if you do, sir, I am for you. I serve as good a man as you,” Sampson replied to Abram’s denial of quarrel. This, and previous insults, lead them to

C) The main conflict Romeo has is being in love with a Capulet. I chose this quote because it expresses that Romeo will never be with Juliet. Because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, their relationship was destined to fail from the start. Though Romeo has been trying to avoid conflict with the Capulets throughout the play, he is forced to kill Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death. His actions expresses that his obligation to his family comes first. Romeo realizes at this point that he couldn’t escape his destiny of being a Montague and that his relationship with Juliet is truly doomed.