Comparing Romeo And Juliet To 9/11

Imagine a loved one leaving to do something that was a part of their daily routine. You would not really think anything of it, but have you ever thought about what it would be like if one day they did not come back? How would you react? Would you be fearful for your own life? Blame yourself for the situation? Become angry? Would you even go as far as taking your own life? Often a first reaction to tragic situations is most likely sadness, tragedies, like Romeo & Juliet and the September 11 attacks, can cause a variety of different reactions such as pity, anger, and fear in different ways.

In these tragedies, pity is often one of the first things that people feel. For instance, during the September 11 attacks family members of loved ones who had passed showed their feelings by crying and remembering them. “No matter how many years pass, this time comes around each year- and it’s always the same,” says Karen Hinson. In Romeo and Juliet, they showed pity the same way by

For instance, after the September 11 attacks, Americans are extremely anxious and fearful. As a result of all of the fear and anxiety, the security in airports was upped, mail service was examined, and more ID cards and security measures were created. Americans wanted to be sure that something like this wouldn’t happen again if they could help it. In Romeo and Juliet, at the end of act 5, Capulet and the Prince both try to end the feud between families because they were fearful that it would happen again. The Prince punished some of the actions during the tragedy which was also a part of the attempt to keep a situation like this from happening. The Prince says, “Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardoned, and some punished.” The aftermath of these tragedies and the reactions to them effected people long after the tragedy took place and still affect us