Differences In The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play suffused with differences. Differences like Youth’s ideas compared with the elderly, and bloodshed with the cessation of war. The two lovers in this play had seemingly no way to control the differences that overpowered them. In the end, the ultimate resolve was death. The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet were because of three major differences; They belonged to feuding families, they were very far apart, and their parents had very different plans for them. The feud between Romeo and Juliet’s family is a monumental factor in each of their deaths. The Capulets and Montagues have loathed each other since time began. The families can’t remember why, or even when this rivalry occurred. As stated in

He killed Tybalt and was banished to Mantua. While Romeo was isolated from his family and wife, many things were set into motion. “Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman to be her bride?” Capulet says in Act 3, scene five, line 147. He is speaking of Juliet’s arranged marriage to Paris. The marriage changed dates because of Juliet’s mourning for Tybalt. Capulet felt like Juliet would benefit from marrying earlier to try to sate her grief. Of course what Juliet’s father could never know was that Juliet was already married. In Romeo’s absence, Juliet’s father and mother abandoned her, and also nurse. “I think it best you married with the county. O, he’s a lovely gentlemen.” The Nurse says in Act 3, scene 5, lines 219-220. After Juliet’s closest confidant abandoned her she had nowhere else to turn. This is how the difference in distance between Romeo and Juliet affected the two. Romeo had no idea that Juliet was to take a death potion. When the letter did not arrive to forewarn him, he went to Juliet’s “grave” and killed himself. If the amorous couple had not been separated then they never would have committed