"...For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo" (243, L 320). Romeo and Juliet stands as one of the world's most vibrant and entertaining literary pieces. The play entails the story of the sole off-springs of two feuding families descending deeply into love, and the consequences of their lives to pay. Throughout the play, William Shakespeare carves persona of different types. Juliet's nurse, Tybalt and Lord Capulet possess strong influences on the tale. Juliet's nurse provides care for Juliet since her birth. In the text, she acts as a means of communication between the "star-crossed lovers as well as a source of vulgarness and comic relief. "I am weary, give me leave awhile. Fie, how my bones ache. What a jaunt have I!" (105, L 26). This dialogue occurs when Juliet questions the nurse about wedding information, demonstrating how the character likes teasing Juliet. A character with a parallel set of traits would be the cousin of Juliet, Tybalt. …show more content…
"I am for you" (121 L 84). Romeo and Tybalt duke it out in the streets, resulting in Mercutio intervening and his death. At the initial party scene, Tybalt spots Romeo and immediately thinks about initiating conflict. "Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain that is hither come in spite to scam at ou solemnity this night" (55, L 70). His uncle, Lord Capulet, instructs him to calm down or leave the ball. Lord Capulet keeps a somewhat similar range of personality traits. Juliet's father, Lord Capulet, plays an essential part in the tale. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobiedient wretch! I tell thee what, get thee to church o' Thursday, or never after look me in the face..." (167, L 165). Lord Capulet presents his daughter with two choices: marry Paris, or depart from the home. Although Tybalt stars the role as the main antagonist, Lord Capulet provides some conflict to the work. He adds more taboo the already forbidden
The house of the Capulets invites loyalty among the people but also hot tempers. Through the inability to understand Juliet and put aside their anger they may have been the cause for the events that transpired during the story. Lord Capulet, patriarch of the Capulets, is a man that demands respect and has quite the temper. When his character is introduced he is a reasonable father, taking Juliet’s age into consideration the first time he is approached by Paris about marriage. He allows Romeo to take part of his party after Tybalt discovers him. This seems to take a complete 180 later on when Juliet disobeys her father, after her cousin’s death, he threatens to hurt her. “I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fingers itch.” Act 3, scene 5,
Also in the beginning of the play a fight breaks out between the Montague and Capulet families and the Prince intervenes and after telling them to drop their weapons he says “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” Although this rule was given Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel. Romeo kept refusing to fight Tybalt which caused Mercutio to be outraged and draw his own sword. During the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, Romeo intervenes and tries to stop them both but Tybalt puts his sword under Romeo’s arm and kills Mercutio. Romeo then fights with Tybalt and murders him and is banished from Verona. If Tybalt hadn’t been so aggressive with the whole situation Romeo wouldn’t have been banished, and Juliet wouldn’t have needed to come up with a plan that resulted in both of their deaths.
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
In William Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet, the two young characters love caused deaths and sadness. The character mainly to blame for these tragedies is: Tybalt. Tybalt is pugnacious. His pugnacious manner caused his death and Mercutio’s death. Tybalt is undoubtedly to blame for the tragedies in the play Romeo and Juliet.
The very first thing that surprised me in Shakespeare was the fact that I came across an unfamiliar in Romeo and Juliet. This surprised me since I had read it so many times. The part that caught my eye was the fact that I never stopped to think about why Romeo kills Tybalt. It has always seemed to be that Romeo was revenging Mercutio to me, but this play I didn't notice evidence to that. It seemed more that Mercutio's big mouth was the only instigator in his death. The only inkling of animosity I could find between the two families came from the very beginning of the play. There is a scene set up that allows us to see that there is hatred between the two families. This occurrence is most pronounced in act I.1 ln.58 when Tybalt proclaims his hatred of Montagues to Benvolio, but they never really get the chance to duel. Throughout the play there is increasing growth on the conflict between the two houses. But in act III.1 Tybalt is slain. This sets up the remainder of fate for Romeo. After all, these two houses are supposed to keep their distance. But doesn't it seem strange that a man would kill just out of dislike of a certain group. And out of that certain group Romeo kills the first Capulet he comes across. Yes, he is upset about Mercutio, but geesh! Talk about flying off The handle. The thing I guess I can most closely equate this to is the idea of Road Rage we see today. Still when some one is in a hurry And I change lanes unexpectedly and they flip me off, cursing at me all the way down the street I am surprised at the intensity of their outburst. It is a very surprising behavior, even for today, not to mention the small amount of reasoning behind it. Romeo, don't forget your chill pill next time.
Filled with rage and anger, Romeo finally battles Tybalt, but then ends with Tybalt’s demise. When fighting Romeo exclaims, “That late thou gavest me; for Mercurio's soul/Is but a little way above our heads,/ Staying for thine to keep him company:/ Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.88-91). Indeed, this quote shows that Romeo has taken back his word for peace and is now seeking for the vengeance of his best friend’s life. Romeo then goes on a rampage and kills Tybalt mercilessly thus ending his
William Shakespeare’s tragedy of two teenagers, who by chance end up falling in love with each other, making lots of impulsive decisions that also cause other characters to make equally impulsive decisions, and a problem is solved with loss. After some unfortunate events happen, and cause problems which could have been solved in many different ways than they were solved, Romeo and Juliet meet and begin to affect the lives of the people who are have no part in their relationship. The story that begins all around the feud between the Capulet and Montague families and it is all solved in the end of the play with a tragic ending resulting from the impulsive decisions that many characters make
Hidden within the pages of William Shakespeare's brilliant play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, lies the intriguing story of two star- crossed lovers. Set in the 16th century in the town of Verona, Romeo Montagues and Juliet Capulet collapse into love, but are separated by the endless fued between their households. The conflicting emotions that these lovers endure force them to sacrifice their lives and embrace their radiant love. the unpredictable journey of Romeo and Juliet is hugely influenced by the characters Surrounding them throughout the story. Lord Capulet, Friar Laurence, and the Nurse all contribute to the gut- wrenching death of Romeo and Juliet.
Almost all of the tragedies are easily avoidable. The tragedies are consequences of the character’s own choices. Tybalt’s death sets off a domino effect of unfortunate events. Tybalt kills Mercutio, then Romeo kills Tybalt. Romeo is already an extremely emotional person. He is very dramatic and overreacts to everything that happens to him, so, to no surprise, the murder of his friend sets off his over reactive tendencies, and he decides to avenge his friend’s death. Romeo then kills Tybalt. While some claim that Romeo is blind by the rage he feels towards Tybalt for killing his friend, he is very capable of making his own decisions. The dialog does not reveal a sudden, drastic, and damaging change in Romeo’s psyche. Romeo clearly understands
The changing attitude of Lord Capulet is due to both his cupidity and Juliet’s objection to marrying Paris. In act 1 scene 2, Paris, the Kinsman of the
As a matter of fact, Tybalt is considered an aggressive character due to his words and actions. Specifically speaking, Tybalt’s aggressiveness towards Romeo and his family is solely due to the fact that they are Montagues, no more or no less. For example, this is shown when Tybalt says “To fleer and corn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin”. This occurred when Romeo showed up at the Capulet’s party dressed as a torchbearer. Tybalt wanted to interrupt the feast and turn the jocund mood to resentment just so he can kill Romeo for crashing the party. In addition to this, Tybalt is also considered as aggressive because he doesn’t want peace between the two noble families. For instance, “What, drawn and talk of peace? I
"For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." (5.3.315-316) Though many critics would argue that the woe is due only to the theme of fate, but many other factors significantly contributed to this tragedy. The theme of love does not exist only between the play's namesakes, but it extends to the love that many other characters share for this couple. Often, personal flaws interfere with love, and ultimately cause the downfall of another person. Such is the case with Juliet. Though they had good intentions, the individual flaws of the Nurse and the Capulets lead to her downfall at the end of the play.
Romeo denies the fate of Mercutio who fought against Tybalt and lost, so he challenges Tybalt to fight in defense of his honor. His sense of honor would not allow himself to ignore the death of Mercutio. It mandated his absurd behavior to take Tybalt’s life which even further separated the Montague and Capulet family. Moreover, Romeo still decides to marry Juliet after he takes Tybalt’s life. His sense of honor leads him to find Father Lawrence who will marry both Juliet
Romeo, as a character, is shown to be a thoughtful person, but sharing his thoughts aloud does not always help the situation.Trying to have Tybalt understand his motives, he says,“Tybalt, the reason that I have for loving you helps me overcome the anger I should really feel at such an insult. I’m not a peasant. Therefore, good-bye. I see you don’t really know me”(3.1.58). Having tried to get Tybalt to not fight him, Romeo states that they should instead love, instead of hate and fight. Although, this does not really help his situation that he’s stuck in. Unknowing to him, he had caused the doom of his own best friend and didn’t really think of the way something could go wrong if it didn’t involve himself. If Romeo had only just gone along
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a well known play. That it is still performed in theaters and English classes to this day. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star crossed lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They fall in love, despite of the feud between their families. They were forced to keep their love secret because of their families, and they also got married without their families figuring out. This story is still read now because of its strong usage of literary elements. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet endures time because of its expert use of literary elements including foreshadowing, metaphor, and simile.