In the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence states “O, mickle is the powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities:/Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence and medicine power: For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part; Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart. Two such opposed kings encamp them still In man as well as herbs, grace and rude will.” (II, III,15-16/II, III,23-29) The Friar explains that flowers could be used for medicinal purposes but also for poison. While also saying Romeo’s love could heal his heart from Rosaline. Juliet could also be his poison his “love will be his end” as described in the prologue “From forth the fatal loins of these two …show more content…
Romeo was more like the peacemaker in that particular feud he struggled to calm Tybalt and Mercutio down which ended by death. The death of Mercutio changed his personality, making him more like Tybalt- rash and senseless as opposed to before his friend Mercutio’s death, and so Romeo being the rash and senseless person he was, he murdered Tybalt, his wife’s cousin. He evidently made a mistake and regretted it later on. Fate played a prominent role in the fact that even when Prince Escalus declared the punishment for another feud between the two families would be death, but Romeo still managed to avoid death by being banished from Verona, but this consequence would lead to never seeing Juliet again. And that of course couldn’t happen due to their undying love for each other. This results obviously for Romeo to essentially attempt suicide but then again if you plan to kill yourself don’t do it infront of people. By killing Tybalt, Romeo assumed Juliet would hate him “Doth not she think me an old murderer/what says My concealed lady to our canceled love?”(III,III,102-106) He clearly hates himself so much that it leads to attempting to commit suicide “Friar Lawrence: Hold thy desperate hand! Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts [denote] The unreasonable fury of …show more content…
However, after meeting Juliet and falling in love and they give each other their hand in marriage the same night they met, which is not advised. After this, Mercutio died and Tybalt had killed him that completely changed Romeo's personality he was already very impatient, senseless and rash he didn’t think of the consequences of killing Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, would mean being banished from Verona. Friar Lawrence explains, “Here from Verona art thou banishèd. Be patient, for the world is broad and wide. Romeo: There is no world without Verona walls But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence “banishèd” is “banished from the world,” And world’s exile is death. Then “banishèd” Is death mistermed. Calling death “banishèd,” Thou cutt’st my head off with a golden ax And smilest upon the stroke that murders
This rash decision also caused Juliet and Romeo pain and disappointment. “When something bad happens to one you love, something bad also happens to you. If a loved one is hurt or disgraced, you are hurt; if something wonderful happens to her, you feel better off. ”(“Love’s Bond”, Robert Nozick) If that is true when loving someone, Romeo evidently made the wrong decision to kill Tybalt.
Juliet strategizes her disastrous plan and worries, “How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo come to redeem me?” (Lines 30-32 of Act Four, Scene Three). Juliet is desperate to see Romeo, ergo she plans to fake her death. Her thoughts of Romeo finding her lifeless foreshadows their future. Romeo is deprived of the news of Juliet’s real state of health, therefore he says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. O mischief, thou art swift to enter the thoughts of desperate men!” (Lines 34-36 of Act Five, Scene One). Once again, Romeo’s perception is only focused on Juliet. His mental instability leads him to think Paris is in the way obtaining true happiness, thus he slays him. Romeo acquires poison, stands beside Juliet, and states, “Here’s to my love! (Drinks.) O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Lines 119-120 of Act Five, Scene Three). Romeo observes Juliet’s body and determines that he should die beside her. Juliet wakes to his lifeless body, and determines she should commit suicide, as well. Romeo’s foolish decisions lead to the death of himself and
Romeo was very loyal to his friends and family, and it is possible that Mercutio thought that Romeo would help him fight off Tybalt (since he was unaware of Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage that somewhat united Romeo and Tybalt). However, this argument is easily deemed invalid. Romeo was not in the town square when the fight had first began, so Mercutio expecting his help in the fight would be a far-fetched idea. A person who is not present cannot help or hinder the situation at hand. In addition, Romeo tried to break up the fight when he said, “Gentlemen, for shame forbear this outrage! Tybalt! Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio!” (Shakespeare 121). Romeo tried to stop the fight and therefore gave Mercutio more time before death, albeit minimal. The blame cannot be placed on Romeo since he did all that he could to stop the fight from
Also in the beginning of the play a fight breaks out between the Montague and Capulet families and the Prince intervenes and after telling them to drop their weapons he says “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” Although this rule was given Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel. Romeo kept refusing to fight Tybalt which caused Mercutio to be outraged and draw his own sword. During the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, Romeo intervenes and tries to stop them both but Tybalt puts his sword under Romeo’s arm and kills Mercutio. Romeo then fights with Tybalt and murders him and is banished from Verona. If Tybalt hadn’t been so aggressive with the whole situation Romeo wouldn’t have been banished, and Juliet wouldn’t have needed to come up with a plan that resulted in both of their deaths.
After Tybalt killed Mercutio and Romeo challenges him to a duel, Romeo demands, “That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul/ Is but a little way above our heads/ Staying for thine to keep him company/ Either thou or I, or both, must go with him” (Shakespeare Act III scene i, lines 119-123). This quote shows how Romeo’s downfall is partly his fault because he is defying the prince’s command to no longer fight with the Capulets by challenging Tybalt. Since Romeo is aware that he is defying the prince and fighting anyway it is proven he is contributing to his own demise or downfall. When Mercutio is wounded after fighting Tybalt , he cries, “I am hurt/ A plague o’ both your houses!” (Shakespeare Act III scene i, lines 84-85). The excerpt shows how even Mercutio recognizes the feud between the Montagues and Capulets being destructive, and how it is now gotten so out of hand he has been dragged in it. Mercutio tries to open Romeo’s eyes on how if this feud continues there will be a demise for both families; but by Romeo choosing to ignore this advice and killing Tybalt he is setting himself up for his failure/downfall. Thus, Romeo is shown a tragic hero because his demise is partly his fault and not an
Her love for Romeo is so strong that she also feels banishment is even worse than death. This truly conveys the message that they may be in this so called “love,” but their excessive obsession replaces their love for each other. “What’s here? A cup, closed in my true love’s hand?/ Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end” (V iii 174-175). After Juliet sees that Romeo has killed himself with poison, she is quick to think and she kills herself. “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger,/ This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die” (V iii 183-184). These quotes are crucial to the plot of the play. Instead of Shakespeare portraying Juliet as morning over the death of her loved one, he uses this quote to portray her desperation for Romeo. Therefore, this quote never really conveys the story as one of love, but as Shakespeare puts it, a story of obsession and desperation. Shakespeare’s true language is shown in this very quote by Juliet’s desperation and not true, star-crossed love. He also points out that obsession and desperation are contrasted to true love. One of the main examples of any form of love is shown
Mercutio also caused Romeo to be banished from Verona. Mercutio got into a fight with Tybalt and ended up dead. His death enraged Romeo enough to make him kill Tybalt for revenge. When the Prince saw what happened, he sent Romeo into exile. Romeo's banishment to Mantua made it near impossible for Romeo and Juliet to see each other.
Romeo denies the fate of Mercutio who fought against Tybalt and lost, so he challenges Tybalt to fight in defense of his honor. His sense of honor would not allow himself to ignore the death of Mercutio. It mandated his absurd behavior to take Tybalt’s life which even further separated the Montague and Capulet family. Moreover, Romeo still decides to marry Juliet after he takes Tybalt’s life. His sense of honor leads him to find Father Lawrence who will marry both Juliet
...re her fake dead body is kept, and drinks the poison he brought with him, hastily, without giving it a second thought, assuming that Juliet was dead and that he might not be able to live without her. However, Juliet wakes up at the moment when Romeo falls dead on her lap and she exclaims, “Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end” (5.3.167), signifying the untimely death of Romeo that occurred due to his unnecessary haste.
Romeo kills Tybalt, in an angry and sad state because Tybalt had earlier killed Mercuiccuio. After this occurs Romeo is sentenced to leave. He can still live, this is when Romeo loses hope and is ungrateful. He says, "They are freemen, but I am banished, And sayest thou yet exile is not death? Hadst thou no poison mix, no sharp-groud knife, no sudden mean of death, though never so means, But banished to kill me -- 'Banished'? "(ROM. III .iii. 44-48). The Frair gives Romeo a positive outlook and says that he can always come back to Verona after time has passed, yet Romeo loses all hope which leads to being banished.
Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet has caused a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet thought that they fell in love, but the Friar should have known that they were just kids and they were really rushing into things. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence says, “These violent delights have violent ends. Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately: long love doth so, too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” When he says this, he is giving Romeo a warnin. Also, Friar Lawrence should have known at the time, that Romeo was loving with his eyes and not with his heart. For example, Romeo was in a relationship with Rosaline, before marrying Julliet. Inonclusion , the Friar did not have the expierence to know that they were kids.
Romeo’s problems arose when he was banished for avenging Mercuito by murdering Tybalt. His decision to murder Tybalt was not entirely thought through. In fact, after Romeo kills the Capulet, he exclaims that he is ‘fortune’s fool’ (73) line 132. Additionally, his banishment certainly contributed to his death because it kept him away from Verona and Juliet. If he hadn’t been banished, he would have been aware of the plan the Friar and Juliet had created.
The day after he spotted Romeo at a party hosted by his family, he went out looking for him – and a fight. He accidentally murdered Mercutio, Romeo later killed him for revenge. Juliet, rather than being upset by Tybalt’s death, sobbed for Romeo, who was banished for the murder. The misunderstandings regarding Juliet’s grief led to a marriage she felt she could only escape by faking her own death. While Tybalt was not immediately involved in Juliet’s ‘death’, he played such a major role in starting the events that would ultimately lead to it that he must be deemed partly responsible.
As already shown, both Romeo and Juliet are horrified to discover that they were family enemies. Despite of this, they both choose to devote their love for eachother. Given this point, it is unrequited love that brings Romeo and Juliet together. But this also means that they would have to get over the fact that their families hate each other. This eventually leads them to forgiving the rival family for all the hateful acts that have occurred against one another. This is not the only forgiveness that is experienced in this play. Tybalt is a Montague with a fiery attitude. After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly this leads to the death of Mercutio. Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating to Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband. But she did not hesitate to forgive Romeo, she did so right away. She knew that Romeo had a reason for this incident and decides to
After the wedding, Romeo runs into Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, who hates him. They engage in a duel, and Romeo kills Tybalt. He fled the scene of the crime. Later, he discovers from Friar Lawrence that rather than executing him for murder, the Prince of Verona has declared that he be banished forever. Instead of being relieved and grateful, Romeo laments his fate and claims that he would rather be dead than be separated from his dear Juliet.