Romeo and Juliet: A play Regarding Young Love and its Consequences
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers meet and fall in love too fast, and as a result they fail to realize the truth about what love really is. Love is when two people have truly embraced each other and build a relationship in which they are honest towards dealing with any consequences that may cross their path. Since the two titular characters are too young to make rational decisions regarding love, they fall into conflict with their family's feud because they hide and rush their love which leads to their downfall.
Romeo and Juliet struggle to realize that a love that goes too fast can drive them apart, despite multiple warnings from Friar Lawrence.
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In Act 3 Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet have spent the night with each other and fear the morning when it arrives, to which Juliet declares; “Since arm from arm that voice doth us affray,/Hunting thee hence with hunt’s-up to the day./O, now be gone. More light and light it grows.” (Shakespeare 3.5. 33-35). Romeo and Juliet do not hesitate to leave each other as they are in a hurry because the morning has arrived, meaning if Romeo is found he will be killed for his crime. This shows that they hide their love from the rest of society instead of acting out of true love and deciding to be honest and be exiled together. In the same scene when Juliet is told that she will have to marry Paris she proclaims; “I will not marry yet. And when I do, I swear/It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate,/Rather than Paris.”(Shakespeare 3.5 .121-123). Juliet refuses to be married so quickly to a man she does not love by declaring she would rather marry Romeo who she pretends to hate. This shows that Juliet hides her love for Romeo from her family in fear of the consequences, hence their love for each other is not true love as they fail to be honest and embrace their love instead of hiding it in shame. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship only shows that their love for eachother is not true love because they are not candid and do not accept the consequences a relationship would bring as a mature couple
Young love is a very deep immature feeling, which tends to misguide those affected by it, and the affected ones fall too deeply in love, which leads to a tendency of self-destruction. The concept of the young misguiding love is emphasized in the drama, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are young when they first see each other and make the mistake of loving each other without knowing their family names. Their deep love without any understanding of the concept of love leads to the young lovers committing suicide, which is a rash decision. They do not embrace their situation, and think about other solutions other than suicide. Romeo and Juliet act on impulse and make rash decisions without thinking about the
The suicide committed by both Juliet and Romeo demonstrates their blinding love and how they would rather love each other or not live at all. For example Romeo says,”Why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe. That unsubstantial death is amorous, And that the lean abhorrèd monster keep. Thee here in dark to be his paramour? For fear of that, I still will stay with thee.” Romeo says that we would rather die with Juliet than live without her. This is a very powerful moment in the play, because it resembles that love is a poison that can kill. In reality, it is very unlikely to be able declare your love for someone only after three days. Truthfully, I believe that Romeo and Juliet didn’t love each other but fell in the love with the idea of each other, making both of them make ignorant decisions. Romeo and Juliet die because their young foolish love possessed them to do rash unintelligent things. In addition, this is another scene that demonstrates love's
Love, in 'Romeo and Juliet' has its own importance in the theme of inner struggle between the two protagonists, Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is torn between staying loyal to her family and therefore obeying her parents to marry Paris or staying married to an enemy, Romeo, “My husband lives, that Tybalt has slain; / And Tybalt's dad, that would have slain my husband: / All this is comfort; wherefore weep I then?” (3:2). On the other hand, Romeo has his struggles too. He juggles between the idea of banishment from Verona and not being able to see his beloved Juliet again and that of death, “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say 'death'.” (3:3). The secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet is also one of the outcomes due to love. It is because of love that Juliet risked her parents' disapproval to not marry Paris and Romeo risked the danger of being killed by Capulet's kinsmen to go to see her. Yet again, this shows the inner struggle of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet’s love was a powerful nature which can only be accepted after death. When the two strangers decided to get married, Friar Lawrence who was to wed them sensed that Romeo and Juliet were “Wisely and slow they stumble that run fast”. Friar Lawrence said this because he believed that it would bring peace upon the families if Romeo and Juliet were to marry. Even though the odds of the two lovers being accepted from feuding families were incredibly slim, it was fate that brought them together. Lord Capulet who would never allow Romeo and Juliet to be married gave Paris his daughter’s hand in marriage. Upset about being in a second
The story Romeo and Juliet is a story written by William Shakespeare and is mainly about rushed love and making hasty decisions that leads to heave consequences. The story mostly revolves around main characters Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though a little immature. He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capulets, all though Romeo gets himself in fight and arguments he’s not interested in violence. And Juliet is 13 years old and the daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Her character at first appears to be quiet, shy and innocent. She then meets Romeo and shows she is not as shy and innocent as we think. Romeo Juliet is overlooked as a love story and it's more than that Romeo and Juliet love is rushed . For example While most good relationships take years to build, Romeo and Juliet met two hours before they decided to get married, romeo and Juliet fell in “deep love“ for no other reason but looks and appearances. This is proven on many occasions threw out the story, for example at the feast when Romeo thinks Juliet are attractive, just for that one reason he approaches her and lands a kiss. “My only love sprung from my only hate!” Said juliet indicating that she already loves romeo after the first time they met (1.5.138). This type of fowl rushed love, no one knew about their love. This causes a lot of potentially avoidable problems.
Love is something everyone feels, and is different for everyone. It can make people do things that they could never see themselves doing. It impacts everyone in their day to day lives. In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, love is shown in a variety of ways and can make people do crazy things. Love can be friendly, forced, or romantic.
Early in the play, Romeo and Juliet meet and instantly fall in love. In the infamous balcony scene, they clearly express their love and decide to get married. Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bend of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world,” (2.2.149-155). Juliet has confirmed that she wants to marry Romeo the next day so long as he gives her a notice the next day. Romeo and Juliet are so in love that they are willing to rush into this marriage, not truly thinking of what is about to come next. They don’t stop to think about what this marriage will mean for the rivalry between the families and they don’t understand that maybe it isn’t a good idea. If Romeo and Juliet had considered the trouble that this marriage would cause, perhaps they would not have gotten married so quickly. Later, once Romeo has been banished to Mantua and Juliet is told she must marry another guy named Paris, she is distraught and runs to Friar Lawrence. Once there, Friar tells Juliet of a plan that involves her faking her death using a concoction that will make her appear dead. Romeo will then find her and they will be reunited and live their lives together away from their feuding
Romeo and Juliet are notorious for their impetuousness. They rush into love extremely quickly, and do not think their relationship through. We see this in their
Love is either the best or worst thing that has ever happened to a person, without an in between. Because of how many different perspectives there are from person to person, love is what makes people’s thoughts shrouded and create turmoil. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows the audience the despair that is brought upon those who love through his characters and plot. By using love as the inciting force behind the violence, suffering and death in the play, Shakespeare suggests that love is a harmful human emotion.
All in all, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet consists of family love, such as when Juliet married the son of her family’s enemy and when the Prince got personally involved in the family feud because his relative, Mercutio, dies in one of their arguments, friendship love, such as when the loyalty Mercutio and Romeo gets Mercutio killed and Romeo banished, and romantic love, such as when Romeo was madly in love with Rosaline and when Juliet and Romeo fall in love and get married. In Romeo and Juliet love is emotion of deep affection usually if not always accompanied by conflict. Love and conflict are the same as comedy and tragedy; two sides of the same coin.
He proclaimed his love in many ways, first by risking his life to go see Juliet at her balcony, second he would die for Juliet and third he was willing to give up his last name for her. Romeo was truly in love with Juliet. Romeo truly loves Juliet because he risked his life to go see Juliet at her balcony. “The orchard walls are high and hard to climb and the place of death considering who thai art it any of my kingsmen find thee here”. This quote is saying that if any of Juliet's relatives find Romeo that they would kill him because he is a Montague and she is a Capulet.
The theme of young love can be chaotic and destructive recurs throughout of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. To demonstrate, Romeo’s passion for Juliet overwhelms him and compels him to perform insane acts out of love. In like manner, Juliet’s devotion to Romeo triggers her own senseless behavior. Romeo’s infatuation for Juliet impels his reckless actions. First of all, Romeo would rather perish than endure without Juliet in his life.
Bacon 1Gavin N. BaconMrs. Mary Amato English 2 10/18/17 Love Between Romeo and JulietThe book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two lovers whose families were against one another. The book is a play, and is writing as such. The entire story isabouthow the two lovers firststarted loving one another,how they got married, andhow theyeventually died, the whole timethey werekeeping the ordeal from their parents. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet transcends time by addressing the issues of love between Romeo and Juliet, themes that modern-day teenagers face. Juliet is ready to kill herself just not to marry Paris, “Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? No, no! This I shall forbidden. Lie thou down there. [Lays down a dagger.]” (4.3.22-23).There are bad consequences that can come from love, like how Juliet is ready to kill herself than marry Paris and stay true to Romeo. Now love isn’t always bad, she is being loyal, but loyalty can be bad at some points. We should only stay completely loyal to one thing in this universe, God. See paragraph four for more on loyalty. There are also consequences for Romeo: “Hold, there is forty ducats. Let me have a dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear as will disperse itself through all the veins that the life weary taker may fall dead.” (5.1.59-62).Romeo
Friar clearly states here going too fast with “delights” such as love and relationships have extremely fast ends. He implies Romeo and Juliet could have avoided much of the conflict they endured had they taken their relationship much slower.
Is love a special connection or is it something more physical? Throughout many centuries the perspective of love has always revolved around an association that the two people have in common. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, we see how love is diverse; Romeo talked about Rosaline. He mentioned that he was very depressed and even offered her money to marry him. Today, love is a crave, something that people do not take much time to think on.