The Downfall of Romeo and Juliet

The Downfall of Romeo and Juliet

Act three scene one will be my main aid, for in this essay I will

discuss the downfall of Romeo and Juliet.

Now… The capulet and the Montague’s are two profound families of

Verona, both of which have been feuding for donkey’s years; Romeo

Montague is deeply in love with rosaline. He then finds out about the

capulet ball, he see’s a capulet servant with an invite and decides to

gatecrash with Benvolio.At the ball Romeo spots Juliet for the first

time, they kiss. Tybalt recognises Romeos voice and want to kill him.

Later Romeo climbs the vines to Juliet’s window to meet Juliet they

decide to get married the next day. Romeo is challenged to a fight

with Tybalt on his way back. Romeo denies as he is now related to

Tybalt through Juliet. Romeos friend mercutio fights Tybalt instead,

but is killed by him. Romeo then kills Tybalt.

The price banishes Romeo.

Romeo goes to see Juliet but has to flee, Juliet is told she has to

marry Paris; Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping drug. She takes it

that night, and is found ”dead” the next morning.

The letter friar Lawrence sent Romeo about the plan does not reach

him. Romeo hears of Juliet’s death and rushes back to Verona. He buys

some poison and goes to Juliet’s tomb; he drinks the poison and dies.

Juliet wakes and sees Romeo, dead. She refuses to leave with friar

Lawrence, and instead, stabs herself with Romeos dagger. Their parents

arrive, and agree to stop fighting. The English

Definition:

(Shakespearean Sonnet) a 14-line verse form usually having one of

several conventional rhyme schemes. This sonnet characteristically

embodies four divisions: three quatrains (each with a rhyme-scheme of

its own) and a rhymed couplet. Thus the typical rhyme scheme for the

English sonnet is

abab cdcd efef gg.

The couplet at the end is usually a commentary on the foregoing, an

epigrammatic close.

Mercutio was Romeos best friend and he would have done anything for