Sacrifice In Romeo And Juliet

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

Romeo and Juliet may be infatuated with each other, but they are not truly in love because they took it so far that they both completely abandoned their families and friends. When Romeo first pursued his interest in Juliet he snuck out at night and when his friends asked him where he has been he makes up a lie. For instance, Mercutio states, “Where the devil should this Romeo be? … Why, that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline, torments him so” (II, iv, 25). While Romeo was visiting Juliet he deliberately did not tell his friends that he was over his past love Rosaline; just as Mercutio proves in the quote above. This also affected Romeo’s family. In one scene Romeo’s father asks Romeo where he has been at night and again Romeo lies to him. A true relationship will embrace even those against it, so the fact that the couple wanted to hide their relationship means that were probably ashamed of it and they do not love each other enough to endure the