Would you die for something or someone you loved? Bernadette Devlin once exclaimed, “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.” Bernadette Devlin's words means that if you want something desperately enough, you may have to sacrifice important aspects in your life to achieve that goal. I agree with this quotation being that the world isn't perfect and life isn't fair which holds true to life and in literature. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare it supports the idea that some things worth having cannot be gained without sacrifice. The play Romeo and Juliet demonstrates that in order to gain what is worth living for, we must sometimes give up all that we have. One way this play proves this
When young, it is often easy to disremember that there is an extensive life ahead to make mistakes and decisions. Romeo and Juliet certainly disregard this truth, rendering them sightless by the significance of love. Unaware that there is more to the world than what they experienced, they immediately clung to each other and had no intentions of separating themselves. Despite efforts, people alternate in and out of our lives, whether or not we want them to. However, these two lovers are too innocent to understand this heartbreaking fact and had not yet understood that life goes on.
How much would you be willing to sacrifice to achieve your happiness? In Romeo and Juliet, it seems like they would sacrifice everything. Happiness is something that Romeo and Juliet strive to achieve throughout the entirety of the book. They repeatedly show that they would give up anything for their happiness, which involves them being together. Examples of this include when Romeo and Juliet get married, despite their families hate for each other, and when Juliet consults with the Friar so she does not have to marry Paris. Although it seems like Romeo and Juliet is a love story, they end up loosing so much that it turns into a tragedy. To achieve your happiness, you should be able to sacrifice some things, but you must understand that with things gained,
In Shakespeare's play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, two young and somewhat unintelligent people decided to through away all of their riches, family, and especially friends just to be in love. Without realizing it, they threw away what they needed most.
When a character in Romeo and Juliet loses someone they love dearly and has made them a part of their identity, they willingly welcome death and leave their true identity. This
Woodrow T. Wilson said, “Loyalty means nothing unless it has, at its heart, the absolute principle of self-sacrifice”. This helps to describe that loyalty involves self-Sacrifice. The Nurse would rather forget the loyalty she has for Juliet and instead tries to convince Juliet to forget about Romeo. The Nurse advises her to marry Paris and forget about her husband, Romeo. Although the nurse tried convincing Juliet to marry Paris, she also could’ve prevented some deaths by remaining loyal. Loyalty, at the same time, can also be destructive.
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence display loyalty to their loved ones by making important and consequential sacrifices. Romeo and Juliet make sacrifices to each other and their friends that showcase their loyalty but cost them major changes in their lives. Friar Lawrence helps Romeo and Juliet face many challenges in their relationship through his personal sacrifices that show his loyalty to them. Speaking about loyalty, Morihei Ueshiba a famous martial artist once said, “Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice.
If I ever in a situation where I have to sacrifice something, it has to be something or someone very important in my life. And also that depend on what kind of sacrifice I have to make, such as family or friend? or is it life and death? Its it going to be worth it? or something I will regret?
This passage shows how Romeo and Juliet are willing to give up their families for each other’s love. Their love is so vibrant that you can see it in their words. Their speech shows their love of each other. Juliet begs Romeo to give up his name for her love. “Without that title.
An anonymous person once said, “A strong relationship starts with two people who are ready to sacrifice anything for each other.” In Romeo and Juliet, both lovers are willing to give up what most people would deem as necessities to be with one another. In the Shakespearean play, the couple overcomes many obstacles in order to stay together which includes making decisions for what each are committed to. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses Romeo's and Juliet’s fearless choices to suggest that people sacrifice their safety and comfort for the sake of love.
Is true love worth dying for? In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet would rather die than live without each other. Romeo and Juliet couldn’t be happy with their families fighting all the time. The families fighting resulted in there death and this is why. The family feud killed Romeo and Juliet because the families didn't get along, they got married in secret, and Juliet was being forced to marry Paris.
True love can be a tricky thing, you only have one true love in your life. Your love could cause much pain in your families life, consequently if this is your one shot you should not take it. True love is not worth the sacrifice of your family and friends, and there is outstanding evidence for support. Why cause a whole family and close friends pain, when you could “Just say no!” and only break one person's heart instead of the masses?
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare’s hyperbole and dialogue reveals a focus on two star-crossed lovers that will risk anything for each other. In doing so, Shakespeare demonstrates the dangers of love. Juliet, worried about the safety of Romeo, asks him how he got in the Capulet property and says, “The orchard walls are high and hard to climb/ And the place death, considering who thou art/ if any of kinsmen find thee here” (Shakespeare 2.2.1-4). Romeo risked his life sneaking into the orchards, but to him, it was worth it to have the chance to speak to Juliet. Romeo’s feelings of love for Juliet made him lose sight of the real world and the danger of trespassing in his family’s rival’s home. This characterizes Romeo as reckless
Romeo struggles between his dedication to love and his dedication to honor throughout Romeo and Juliet as well as staying true to his family's side in the feud. Although in the beginning Romeo seemed to only "falls in love" with girls because of their looks, but, after being with Juliet, Romeo showed readers that with her it was more than just her beauty that he was in love with. Along with Romeo made sure to stick with Juliet all the way through until he found out that Juliet died and not fighting Tybalt because they were related after Romeo got married to Juliet until after he had good reason to fight. Romeo disregards the families feud after he finds out that Juliet is a capulet and even goes as far as trying to mend the families feud by
The word love can mean many things. Love can be an object, emotion, and a life. However, love could lead to a loss of power, prosperity, and status. In the literary work “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, the readers are introduced to a tragic love story. In this play, readers are also shown the different perspectives of love and the many downfalls it could lead to. The central theme of this work is the recklessness of love. The theme is significant because it is shown throughout the whole story and it’s a strong force that takes place of all the other emotions and values. In this play, Shakespeare uses characters to present different aspects of love. In addition, Nurse, Mercutio, and Romeo completely show what actual love is and what it is like to lose it due to their experiences.
“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.” This quote is very appropriate for this time of year. It's Valentine’s Day, and we are getting ready to read about Romeo and Juliet. This quote is talking about how it is just as much of a tragedy to