How Did Romeo And Juliet Contribute To The Tragedy

In Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, two teenagers named Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a party and want marry eachother. Unfortunately, Romeo is from the Montague family and Juliet is from the Capulet family. During this time, these two families feuded, so these teens' marriage seemed preposterous. Then, in an attempt to be wed secretly, they both die as well as many others before them. Many characters contributed to this ensuing tragedy. Characters that contributed the most include Mercutio, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence.

Mercutio is Romeo's best friend in the play. He contributes to the tragedy with his obnoxious personality. In Act 3, Mercutio and Tybalt, a Capulet, see eacgother out in public. Tybalt greets Mercutio and Benvolio, asking to speak to one of them. Mercutio spouts a taunting reply and Tybalt taunts back. Then, Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a challenge of fencing. Tybalt accepts and they begin to fight(117). In their quarrel, Tybalt accidentally stabs Mercutio, killing him. Romeo finds him dead moments later and wants

vengence on Tybalt. Later on, Tybalt finds Romeo and Romeo slays him(118). The Prince hears of this fight and banishes Romeo from the kingdom(119). If it not for Mercutio's juvenile actions, he and Tybalt would still be alive.

Juliet is Romeo's "love" in the play.

She contributes to the tragedy with her naive personality. When Juliet met Romeo for the first, she thought it was true love what she felt for Romeo. She convinces herself that she's will to do anything to be with Rome, no matter what. In Act 4, Juliet cries to Friar Lawrence about marrying Paris and that she'd rather be dead than marry him. Friar Lawrence then offers her a potion that will make her seem dead, but she'll wake up hours later in a tomb. In this tomb, Friar Lawrence will marry her and Romeo. What they didn't know was Romeo would get to the tomb before Friar Lawrence and thought Juliet was actually dead. Out of grief, he kills himself with a poison from an apothecary. Juliet then wakes up moments later, sees Romeo dead, and kills herself out of grief (227-231). Juliet cost her life as well as Romeo's life just because she thought she truly loved

Romeo.

Finally, Friar Lawrence contributed to the tragedy with his helpful personality. Helpful in a sense that he'd always try to solve other people's problems. In Act 2, Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence , begging him to wed him and Juliet. Lawrence was hesitant at first, but agreed thinking that the marriage could help calm the feud between the two families. Although, the plan was put to a stop when Romeo kills Tybalt and gets banished. In an attempt to be wed secretly, Lawrence gives Juliet a concoction that will make her appear dead. From there, she'll be put in the Capulet tomb where he'll marry her and Romeo when she wakes up. Unfortunatley, Romeo doesn't hear of this plan, only that Juliet is dead. He runs to the tomb, sees Juliet dead, and, out of grief, kills himself with poison. Then, Juliet wakes up seconds later, sees Romeo dead, and kills herself with Romeo's dagger. Two people died because Friar Lawrence tried to help this impossible love.

These characters contributed to the tragedy in their own special way. Mercutio with his foolich and obnoxious personality. Juliet with her young, naive mind. Finally Friar Lawrence with his failed attempt at helping the couple. In the end, all these characters' decisions caused multiple deaths, including some of their own.