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Who is it to blame? The death mark'd love of two foes. As mentioned in the prologue "Two household, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood make civil hands unclean". One foolish move that turned pure hands which once belonged to sentimental Romeo unclean casting the final tragic end. The classic play "Romeo and Juliet" written by William Shakespeare, depicted unforeseen consequences from that the unfortunate deaths of two madly in love youths, Romeo and Juliet . The bitterness between two families is the prominent reason for their untimely deaths but the rivalry was not the factor which killed them, rather it created other events which stemmed
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Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet, follows the structure of Verona’s social expectations. She states that by Juliet’s age, she had already given birth to Juliet and was married to a successful and rich man, Lord Capulet. This was expected of Juliet, and as a result of her parents’ lack of concern toward her and desires to marry who she wants. This results Juliet to disobey as an act of rebellion she marries Romeo without her parents consent and knowledge of her marriage. Although this is not the specific cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths it stemmed obstacles for Romeo and Juliet. The feud between their families was an 'ancient grudge' this resulted to people to no longer know the reason for the feud. The two household was greedy for power and social status which led to the lovers' unthoughtful actions leading to their death. From the very start, fate has deemed Romeo and Juliet's relationship as 'death mark'd' and to be destined to end to tragedy. The “ancient grudge” between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s influenced Tybalt who was fuelled by his hate for the Montagues to accidentally kill Mercutio caused by Romeo's interference, Romeo is then stricken of the death of Mercurio therefore seeks Tybalt for vengeance. Consequently, Romeo becomes a victim of the rivalry between the two families and is banished by the Prince's demand. This makes the rivalry the main reason for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic. What if Romeo did not go to seek his friend to share his happiness, in one scene Romeo was in great joy then was
In every fairy tale, movie, story, and play there is always a ‘happily ever after’ but in not in this case. The star struck lovers, Romeo and Juliet, both from families who loathe each other, end up taking their lives because they rather die than live without one another. The play “Romeo and Juliet” written by, William Shakespeare, mainly focuses on how selfishness can lead to tragedy. The selfish personalities of the characters caused conflict, betrayal, and death.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. The two lovers go against their families and against their hate to be together but they don’t think about the consequences, which in the end are devastating.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
Capulet can also be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet as he is selfish and unsupportive. Capulet was trying to force Juliet to marry Paris and he had the final say in her life. After Tybalt’s death Capulet decides to move the wedding up, which shows he is selfish and doesn’t care what Juliet thinks or if she wants to marry him. When Juliet said, she didn’t want to marry Paris her parents (mainly her farther) wanted to disown her. Capulet said to
Their children Romeo and Juliet fall in love and because of their families old arguments can never be together. Because of Romeo ‘s killing of Tybalt, Romeo is banished through a series of. Misunderstood Romeo and Juliet take their lives at the end of the play. I will be there. In this essay I am going to consider which characters are to be blamed.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a forbidden love between two hateful households which tragically ends in death. It begins with Romeo’s broken heart from a dainty lady and a lively masquerade where two lone souls come together. However, their love for one another was doomed at birth for both households had a constant hatred for one another. Infatuation, rage, and sadness contribute to an unhealthy relationship between Romeo and Juliet.
The feud meant that they had to keep their relationship under wraps and tip-toe around their families. The ancient grudge between the two families meant that if one member of either family found out about Romeo and Juliet then they would be killed, ‘If they do see thee, they will murder thee.’ The family feud between the Montague and Capulet families could also be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they both grew up with people dieing within the families because of the grudge. For instance Mercutio and Tybalt, Mercutio was a very loyal friend of Romeo’s and Tybalt was Juliet’s cousin. The deaths of these characters meant that Romeo and Juliet were both distressed and unhappy, and thus could have given more reason to their own deaths, ‘ A’ Thursday let it be, a’ Thursday, tell her,
William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers who belong to two opposite families: the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet; the protagonists meet at a party and instantly fall in love, they soon have the Friar perform for them a secret marriage. The play ends with Romeo and Juliet’s death this outcome is do to the protagonists’ free will.
In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many people lead to the outcome of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The play is about a boy, Romeo, and a girl, Juliet, from two rival families that fall in love. The two families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been fighting for a long time and it affects the entire city of Verona, where they live. It is debated whether or not the deaths of the star-crossed lovers could be blamed on numerous people. The tragedy of their deaths was the faults of multiple characters and could have been prevented.
Another conflict is love against family. Throughout this play, family interferes with love. The two rivaling families are the Capulets and Montagues. Their feud gets in the way of Romeo and Juliet’s love. They are unable to be together during the day due to the problems that would arise. The feud makes the happiness of Romeo and Juliet almost impossible.
Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, depicts an ancient feud ended by a pair of star-crossed lovers’ deaths. A lord and lady from warring families seek a forbidden love with guidance from a friar and nurse. Due to a tragic course of mischances and fateful errors, their attempt of eloping led the lovers to a tragic end. Because of rash decisions, the four characters are torn apart by miscalculating events and misunderstandings. Ultimately, the four characters encounter a heartbreaking ending, as a result of their hastiness.
An ancient grudge and parents too blinded by hatred to break it, bear the ultimate blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence was just attempting to mend the rift between two households. Nurse desired to make Juliet happy. The parents were selfish and could not get over their enmity with each other, and their children suffered the repercussing consequences. Bombarded by the indecision of all, Romeo and Juliet were free-spirited, love-struck, and young. Sadly it was their deaths, not love or marriage that finally brought the two houses together and Verona peace.
Lady Capulet, Juliet’s own mother was part of the star-crossed lover’s death. Lady Capulet has her hands full with Juliet. Lady Capulet does not make an effort to reach out her daughter now that she’s of an age to be married. But it’s obvious that Juliet’s closest bond is with the Nurse; Lady Capulet never even comes close to challenging that. As a result, Juliet's mother wasn’t supportive when Juliet needed her the most. Just when Juliet needs her mom’s support, Lady Capulet coldly ignores her daughter pleas to help her avoid marrying Paris. After Lord Capulet storms out, Juliet turns to her mother to soften her father’s punishment. Juliet begs her mom to delay the marriage. Lady Capulet responds, “Talk not to me, for I’ll not say a word… Do as thou wilt, for i have done with thee,” (3.5.214-215). It seems very likely that Lady Capulet herself had an arranged marriage with Juliet’s father, and it seems she went along with it obediently. Juliet did not have her mother’s support. Additionally, Juliet had fallen in love with Romeo and the two decided to get married. Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother, was unaware of the secret marriage and also encouraged the feud between the Capulet’s and Montague’s, creating more tension in Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage. Lady Capulet is pushing Juliet to marry Paris even though Juliet insists that she does not want to marry him. Alternatively of Lady Capulet listening to Juliet reason
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare tells the story of tragic love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. These lovers were supposed to be rivals as there was a family feud among the Montagues and the Capulets. They both pursue their forbidden love for each other in marriage after meeting at a party hosted by the Capulets. Not long after, the consequences mounted and ended in both theirs and other’s demise. This timeless story includes many characters that are quite relatable, but Romeo’s character traits are quite extreme as he is comically dramatic, deathly passionate, and ironically rash.
Shakespeare has these two characters, Romeo and Juliet, stuck in a situation that they have not created but they were forced into because of their family’s history that is so old that the families have no idea why they are even fighting at this point. Romeo and Juliet defy this family’s feud of years and they fall in love and fight to their death for the love of each other.