Romeo And Juliet Be Punished Analysis

Final In the final lines of Romeo and Juliet, Prince says, “Some will be pardoned, and some will be punished.” (Shakespeare 5.3.320). Prince will not personally be punishing anyone, for those who deserve to be punished have already been reprimanded by the actions of Romeo and Juliet. This is proven when he states, “Capulet, Montague, See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love, And I, for winking at your discords too, Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.” (Shakespeare 5.3.301-305) This shows that everyone involved in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, even those whom are guilty by association, have been punished. This is important because Prince is essentially saying that necessary

Her death was caused by George’s poor planning and Lennie’s inability to control himself when he gets nervous. It is shown that Lennie is always getting into trouble, when moving to the new ranch, George even tells Lennie, ‘“Lennie-if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.”’ (Steinbeck 15). This reveals that George knew that with Lennie getting in trouble, it was a matter of when, not if. This is important because George knows Lennie will find himself in a bad situation, and history has shown that when under pressure, Lennie loses control. An example of Lennie being unable to control himself is after breaking Curley’s hand when, ‘“I didn't wanta,” Lennie cried. “I didn't wanta hurt him.”’ (Steinbeck 64) This shows that Lennie had no malice or bad intentions with Curley, he just could not gain control of his body. This is significant because George says Lennie is ‘“strong as a bull.”’ (Steinbeck 22), and the mixture of Lennie’s strength being equated to that of a bull’s, and Lennie’s lack of control can only spell out disaster. The death of Curley’s wife was caused by causes she could not control, she was just the unlucky one whom fate