A Discussion of the Positive Message of the Human Spirit in Shakespeare´s Romeo and Juliet

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Tragedy, something that happens everywhere. Right now there is a super typhoon about to hit the coasts of the Philippines and other neighboring countries. Even though this horrible atrocity is taking place in this world right now many good things will still come of this. Even though the big picture is a typhoon destroying everything many other things during these times will break through the sadness and kinder the dark souls of the people. Small things under the big picture, is what happiness and joy is. Romeo and Juliet died for each other even though some may argue that they didn’t even know each other at all. Even though the big picture is death the little picture is much greater. The positive messages about the human spirit that this play has to offer are the messages of pure love, true happiness, and breathtaking loyalty.

The first positive message about the human soul is the message of pure love. This is well shown in Act 2, scene 2, lines 58 and 59 when Juliet says to Romeo, “My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words of thy tongue's utterings, yet I know the sound.” Juliet here is talking about Romeo’s last name, which of course is Montague. However, she also has said in these lines that even though they haven’t talked at all she already knows he is a Montague and she doesn’t care. Juliet has shown that love at first sight is a true occurrence at those moments. Juliet has shown that even though they have barely known each other for maybe less than a couple of hours they are madly, and truly in love with each other no matter who they are.

The next positive message about the human spirit is that the human spirit even if full of very bad or sad memories can forget and be in a state of true happiness. This is easily and most clearly shown in Act 3, scene 1, lines 68 and 69 when Romeo is speaking to Tybalt and he says, “And so, good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as mine own, be satisfied.” Romeo has said many things that Tybalt will not understand yet we understand that he has just been married to Juliet. She is a Capulet so Romeo now tenders his name like it is his own. Romeo has just married into the family and is now related to Tybalt.

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