In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet one of the major causes of the tragedy throughout the play is loyalty. If there had not been the extreme loyalty felt by friends and kinsmen alike than the star crossed lovers may have been able to live happily ever after. From Romeo honoring Mercutio, to Paris protecting his “wife”, loyalty led to the deaths of nearly every death in the play.
One of the first instances of loyalty causing a major event in Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt challenging Romeo to a duel to honor his family's name, after Romeo disgraced the Capulets by entering their party uninvited. Tybalt explained to Capulet that his loyalty to the family is the reason that he wished to fight Romeo when he said, “Uncle, this is a Montague, our
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“Alive, in triumph! and Mercutio. Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the "villain"
back again, 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” (3.1.121-129), this was one of the biggest moments in the story that caused the downfall of the tragic hero, and Paris attempting to marry Juliet, this leads to one of the final moments of loyalty in the play. After Juliet faked her death Paris came to her grave to prove his loyalty to his “wife” by visiting her every night, this however led to he and Romeo's duel and ultimately Paris death. ”This is that banished haughty Montague,that murdered my love’s cousin, with which grief,it is supposed the fair creature died. And here is come to do some villainous shame to the dead bodies. I will apprehend him.Stop thy unhallowed toil, vile Montague! Can vengeance be pursued further than death? Condemnèd villain, I do apprehend thee. Obey and go with me, for thou must die”(5.3.56-64). While being admirable for the loyalty to Juliet, this heroic flaw may have been the downfall of
A key theme of Romeo and Juliet that occurs throughout the play is Loyalty Vs. Disloyalty and the effects that this has on the characters Romeo and Juliet and their families. For example Romeo knows that if he tells his family of his love for Juliet it will be seen, as a disloyalty to his family and Romeo knows this so he tries to hide this truth.
He of course thought that the only way to stop the battles between the two families was for Romeo and Juliet to get married. A few hours after the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, the ancient grudge. between the families, yet again, becomes an issue. Tybalt of the The Capulet family, acting out of spite, goes to start a fight with Romeo. Romeo of course knows that Tybalt is his kinsman now and avoids.
There are many forces in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet that are keeping the two young, passionate lovers apart, all emanating from one main reason. In this essay I will discuss these as well as how love, in the end, may have been the cause that led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determines where their forbidden love will take them.
Furthermore, in the last scene in the Capulet’s tomb where Juliet lies, Paris gets angry when Romeo comes in to visit Juliet. In this case, Paris says Romeo is a “condemned villain” in which Paris plans to kill, thinking it was only right (5.3.58). Paris is so hateful of Romeo, he plans to stop Romeo at any cause, including murder. Within Paris, killing was the only way to relieve hate toward Romeo. Thus demonstrating how with hate, people say things they don’t mean, leading to their actions.
In this context, Romeo's last words in this scene are tremendously significant. His sense of dread, after Mercutio's strange behavior, has deepened rather than diminished, and for the first time he actually defines what it is he feels: he senses that the events which are about to unfold will result in his death-the ultimate dreamless sleep. He is, of course, right. The violence which Queen Mab will set in motion that night are no dreams, but real. And yet Romeo seems to realize that there is nothing to be done except face the future squarely; there is no running from it. "But he, that hath the steerage of my course, / Direct my sail!" (I, iv, 112-13). His final words, "On, lusty gentlemen!", are to Mercutio and their other friends, but they might have been addressed to himself as well. It is his passion, his impetuosity, his lust, which will spell his doom-all of it foreshadowed in Mercutio's "talk of dreams."
Loyalty is usually considered an important quality for someone to have, but, as shown in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, loyalty can have some bad outcomes. Many of the characters in Romeo and Juliet are loyal to each other, particularly the servants of the Capulets and Montagues, Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet themselves. Sometimes this loyalty can cause unwanted problems.
The famous Romeo and Juliet, thinking that it could be a tragic love story that existed in the past, yet the Tomba di Giulietta is not true. William Shakespeare’s play is famous, but famous to the point where people speculate Juliet’s tomb is an actual tomb of Juliet because Verona is an actual city. If the tomb of Juliet is an actual burial of Juliet, then why would it be accessible to the public. The tomb of Juliet doesn’t seem right because someone could be actually profiting off of the tourist attraction, yet the evidence of Juliet’s tomb is too vague.
Love is a wonderful curse that forces us to do unexplainable things. Romeo and Juliet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare, who does an exceptional job in showing the readers what hate, mercy, death, courage, and most importantly what love looks like. This play is about two star-crossed lovers who are both willing to sacrifice their lives just to be with one another. Unfortunately tragedy falls upon the unconditional love Romeo and Juliet have for each other, but along the way they experience immeasurable forgiveness and extraordinary braveness just to be with one another. Sadly enough, love is a cause of violence in the end. Even though the pair spends less time together, it is enough for them to fall in love. It is clearly true
This hasty action resulted in not only his death, but also the death of his love(r) Juliet. Therefore, through reading William Shakespeare’s famous play Romeo and Juliet, the audience learns an important lesson — that impulsive behaviour will have negative consequences as seen through Romeo’s actions starting with him crashing the Capulet’s party with his friends, to his killing of Tybalt, and finally his haste in killing himself to reunite with Juliet, with each action leading to a different consequence for not only Romeo, but also those around him.
...r revenge, which Romeo gladly takes up in his anger and wrath. The intelligently used stagecraft written by Shakespeare’s is simple, so that it gives space for the actors to improvise, in turn making certain parts of the scene inactivating and thrilling and open to interpretation. Yet we must not forget the scene is also a tragedy in itself, we have lost our beloved Mercutio, yet strangely, I’d like to think that in his grave, he has the last laugh, as a Romeo and Juliet perish at the end, “with a curse on both their houses”. This play presents two main causes of social decay; the loss of authority in society and the manipulation of religion to hide guilt. Through the juxtaposition of love and hate and Shakespeare’s conveys that, love is too fragile to survive in a society overridden by hatred and violence and Shakespeare conveys all of this in just ACT 3 SCENE 1.
Ultimately`, William Shakespeare shows in many different ways throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, that love is the more powerful force than hate. The readers see how the characters continuously forgive one another, even when the conditions are tough. The friendships between specific characters display a loving bond that cannot be broken with hate. Shakespeare demonstrates that Romeo and Juliet’s love can overpower the hate of many events in the play. He shows that their love can even overpower the death of one of their own family members. Romeo and Juliet’s love brings friendship between their feuding families. This story is a true example of how love can conquer all.
will come into it as they will both be falling in love with the enemy
In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare shows that love has power to control one’s actions, feelings, and the relationship itself through the bond between a destined couple. The passion between the pair grew strong enough to have the capability to do these mighty things. The predestined newlyweds are brought down a rocky road of obstacles learning love’s strength and the meaning of love. The power of love controlled Romeo and Juliet's actions.
True love is a controversial topic of interest. Many say true love exists, others say that true love is baloney. True love is presented as a love that triumphs over all else. However true love cannot be more powerful than the love of family.
Love requires sacrifice and dedication, but too much sacrifice will cause the relationship to crumble. Two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, have been in a bloody feud for generations. Until, upon the night of the Capulet's party, Romeo Montague meets Juliet Capulet and they fall for one another. In Verona, the city of their origin, the couple secretly meet each night and their relationship grows. Only days after their first acquaintance Romeo proposes to Juliet and the couple marry. Angered by the union Juliet’s cousin Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel. During the duel Tybalt is struck and killed, resulting in Romeo’s banishment to Mantua. Devastated by the separation Juliet devises a plan to leave Verona and travel to Mantua to be