Loyalty In Romeo And Juliet

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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 …show more content…

“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

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