Sacrifice In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Imagine you’re on a boat with your lover and everyone you know. Then, the boats tips and it throws everyone into the water except you. You can only save one group. Do you save your lover and let everyone else drown? Or do you save the majority and let your lover drown? Or perhaps you throw yourself into the water and you let everyone die? Just kidding. That last one isn’t an option. Is true love worth the sacrifice of everyone you know and love? To that, I say no. It isn’t fair if you save one person and let the rest of those innocent people die. Are you familiar with William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? If not, go read it. Like, now. Anyway, it’s the story of “star-crossed” lovers. And I put “star-crossed” in quotes because first of all, I am quoting the story, and secondly, it’s not a nice term like it sounds like. “Star-crossed” means ill-fated; they were destined to have a horrible life, basically. They denied their families so that their love may not die. I quote Juliet exactly when I say this: “O Romeo. Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet”(Shakespeare 404). This is Juliet shouting into the night for Romeo

I’m sure most of you would agree with the latter opinion. It wouldn’t be fair to save one person and let the rest of those innocents die. The same goes for putting true love above everyone else. Is one person more important than everyone you know? It pains me to say that more people would say yes to this question than you know. They would rather save their lover from drowning than all of those other innocent people. It isn’t fair to all of those people if you choose to save one person. Multiple lives are worth more than just one life. Even if it is true love, you can’t find new blood relatives; family is