How Did Romeo And Juliet Bring Their Families Together

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From the very start of Romeo and Juliet we are told that it was destined for Romeo and Juliet to end up in death. However, I think that if a couple things went differently than Romeo and Juliet could of had a successful marriage and maybe even bring their families together. If the Friar, Tybalt, and Balthasar had done different things then I believe the story could've ended up differently. If Tybalt and Mercutio never got in a fight that Romeo had to step in on then the death of Tybalt would have never happened, as well as the thought of Romeo killing someone would not have been on Juliet’s side of the families minds. If the Friar had not given the letter to Romeo to Friar John and made sure that it got there himself then Romeo would’ve known …show more content…

You can see that in the text that Benvolio does not want this fight, but Mercutio keeps fighting and picking a fight. Benvolio even says, “ I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire.The day is hot; the Capulets, abroad; And if we meet we shall not ’scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” You can see that there was an effort to stop this fight from even happening, but Shakespeare obviously does not want the story to end up this way. Right then he could of had the characters stop the bickering and walk the other direction. However, he decides to put Tybalt in the scene and even though Romeo is trying to calm down the commotion at the beginning it does not work and things get so bad that it leads Romeo to kill Tybalt, which is the first place that we see the story go for a …show more content…

All the messengers and workers that Friar John tries to get to take the letter won’t because they are afraid of getting sickness. You can hear it in the Friars voice when he says, “ Now must I to the monument alone.Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents. But I will write again to Mantua, And keep her at my cell till Romeo come. Poor living corse, closed in a dead man’s tomb,” that this was not the ideal plan that the Friar had either, however if the plan was thought out more and the Friar would of made sure that it got to Romeo then Romeo would have never heard news from Balthazar and would not have had to take matters into his own hands.
If Balthasar had been sure on this news then Romeo would not have ever got any medication to kill himself. As soon as he heard this news he rushed and told Romeo that Juliet was dead. He tells Romeo that, “Then she is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capels' monument, And her immortal part with angels lives.” If he had gotten the news from someone who was in the plan then he might of been able to tell Romeo the plan which would have solved the issue of Romeo killing himself. This however is not what was

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