Romeo And Juliet Theme Essay

The reason that I feel the proper theme for Romeo and Juliet is tragedy can be separated into three main topics, the family feud, haste in marriage, and the multiple deaths throughout the story.

My first reason that I feel Tragedy is the theme for Romeo and Juliet is the feud that the Capulets and the Montagues have between them. This feud has been passed down between the two families for multiple generations and not a one of them can remember the real reason that they are fighting and want to constantly kill each other. This put a lot of strain and stress onto Romeo and Juliet. They felt like they couldn’t be together at first, then Friar Lawrence convinced them that getting married would end the feud between their families, but what ended up happening was they both died. “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Intro Chorus)

Another reason that I feel Tragedy is the theme for Romeo and Juliet is that two people, who were so young when they got married and really had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Just because they thought that they liked each other, that doesn’t mean that they will get along later in life and be able

These people were killed all because Romeo had to go and find another girl or he just wasn’t going to be able to live and function like a normal person, and that set the whole thing in motion. Mrs. Montague died over grief and heartbreak, so that shows how much she loved her son, and I’m sure that if Romeo would have asked her to try and fix it she would have spent every last penny to get her boy and his wife, regardless of who she was, back to Verona and living a normal and happy life. “Oh, the people in the street cry “Romeo,” Some “Juliet,” and some “Paris,” and all run With open outcry toward our monument.” (Act V, Scene II, Line