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The theme of revenge in Romeo and Juliet
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Everyone has a purpose in life, although it may take time to realize what it may be. One must be careful with the interactions we have with each other, because they can be positive or negative. Based on the actions and opinions of others, people make judgements that can lead to serious consequences. In the tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet,” many played a role through their decisions, actions, words, attitude, thoughts, and character traits, but Romeo and Juliet were both responsible for their own tragedy because of their emotional decisions.
Life is full of choices. People generally like to give their input when others have decisions to make. One example of this is when Friar Lawrence gives advice to Juliet saying, “Take thou this vial, being
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then in bed,/And this distilling liquor drink thou off;/When presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold a drowsy humor; for no pulse/Shall keep his native progress, but surcease” (4.1. 95-99). This means that Juliet would take a sleeping potion and appear dead so she would not have to marry Paris. Although Friar Lawrence’s had good intentions for Juliet in solving the feud between the Capulets and Montagues, but the decision whether to take the advice or not was really Juliet’s decision. Juliet decided to take the potion to escape marrying Paris which led to Romeo committing suicide due to the fact he had found Juliet to be dead. When Juliet realized the impact of her decision she decided to also commit suicide. Their death was in their own hands, even though Friar Lawrence was very persuasive in his advice. Romeo and Juliet had the choice to follow Friar Lawrence's advice or to make another choice. Typically when people make big decisions they take time to thoughtfully consider the pros and cons while seeking the advice of others.
Emotion can cause a person to be blind to the right choice. Romeo ends his life based on an emotional decision. After finding out that Juliet was presumed dead he didn't take the time to make a logical or thoughtful decision. Romeo says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight./Let’s see for means. O mischief, thou art swift/To enter in the thoughts of desperate men./I do remember an apothecary (5.1.37-40). Following this he goes to the apothecary to get the potion to end his life right by Juliet’s side. This shows how Romeo thought by emotion, because he was ready to kill himself because of the sadness of losing Juliet. Romeo didn't even care which extent he went to, so he bribed the apothecary with lots of money after the apothecary refused to give him the potion. Romeo's death could have been preventable if he would have been patient. Romeo should have gone to the Friar Lawrence and heard the real plan before going to the tomb of Juliet to die right by her side. Romeo and Juliet had a plan in which they thought would keep the fire between them burning, but lack of communication and actions by emotion allowed the fire to stop which they both were responsible
for. Romeo and Juliet were both responsible for their own tragedy because of their emotional decisions even though people within their lives may have impacted their decisions. The author used the other characters to be a possible suspect of the death of Romeo and Juliet but know people must be able to see that it is their life and they get to choose their own decisions. As people, one must make the decision that they are going to live life even if it means being different. It most definitely won't happen automatically but it will happen. You have to rise up and say, I do not care how hard this is, I do not care how devastated I am with my situation, I am not going to let this get the best of me. I am living my life even if it takes losing someone that means the world to me. The realization that Romeo and Juliet lacked to recognize was that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.
The Death of Romeo and Juliet and Who is to Blame Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, in which a young boy and girl fall in love and commit suicide. They come from 2 different families which have a deadly feud against one another. Romeo goes to a masked ball at the Capulet's household where he falls in love with Juliet. He then proposes to her after the party in secret at Juliet's balcony. Romeo then arranges a secret weeding with Friar Lawrence and Juliet tells the Nurse.
An example of Romeo’s rash decision is when he gets revenge and kills Tybalt. Romeo is in full anger and really is not thinking about what he is doing. He ends up defeating Tybalt, but his punishment is that he is banished from Verona and is forced to live in Mantua. Romeo now has to leave Juliet behind and live on his own. After Romeo kills Tybalt he says out loud, “O, I am fortune’s fool!” (3.1.130). Romeo realizes that he has made a huge mistake and that now he is going to have to pay the consequences. He flees the scene and later realizes that he is banished. It shows how Romeo’s unthoughtfulness has caused him trouble. Juliet also, makes a rash decision in begging the Friar to help her be with Romeo or she’ll kill herself. She doesn’t think about how she could think of a different plan instead of threatening to kill herself. Juliet tells the Friar that he must help her or else. Juliet tells the Friar, “ Tell me not, friar, that thou hearest of this, Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it/I long to die.” (4.1.51-67). This reveals that Juliet is “dying” if she doesn’t have Romeo with her. All Juliet needed to do was calm down and think of a plan by herself. Of course, the biggest rash decision was the decision to kill themselves. If Friar John would have went by himself and brought Romeo the message, they would have lived together in Mantua. Instead Balthasar
Both Romeo and Juliet speak of the role of fate and chance, it plays a
In the story “ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet “ the main characters get themselves in a pickle by falling in love knowing that their families are sworn enemies. Soon Romeo kills Juliet's cousin by accident, Juliet drinks a potion, some words get twisted and at the end both of the lovebirds end up dead. At the end of the story both families are devastated that both of their children pass away, but there are also many unanswered questions. The most asked question in the story is “ Who's to blame? ” and overall I believe everyone has a little part in influencing their death, but I believe that one person is to blame for most of this and I believe that it is the mother and father of Juliet.
With Mercutio’s last moments he cursed the houses Capulet and Montague for his death and events that happen during the course of the play. Could this very well be a fair assumption, with the toxic behavior coming from the Capulets and the passive behavior from the Montagues, would it be any wonder that the adults of the story are the true cause for all the troubles that befall Romeo, Juliet and company?
In William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ the main characters are responsible for their own deaths because they refuse to accept responsibility for their own actions. Romeo acts irresponsibly throughout the play making inappropriate decisions. Juliet is persuaded out of her apprehensions by Romeo and is blinded by her unrealistic love for Romeo. However, the two lovers cannot be blamed entirely for their own deaths as other characters and the two lovers’ feuding families hold responsibility.
The excellent and hilarious actor Will Smith once said, “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do…” In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, God dealt with those people, and some people even met death. This shows that a greater power is determining their lives, and that fate plays a big role in how they live their lives. Because of this, people are not the pilot of their own lives.
Taking Responsibility for the Tragedy in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare, it is set in Verona, Italy. At the time it was common for parents to arrange their daughter's marriage it was very unusual for the daughter to argue or refuse the marriage. In the play a young couple unfortunately fell passionately in love with each other, the end result was tragic as it resulted in the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They belonged to families who were bitter enemies.
Responsibility for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths There is much controversy to who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, a number of things and people could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But who is responsible for their deaths? Even before the play begins the grudge between the Capulet and Montague families has begun. Because of this, it becomes imminent that one thing or event will start off a sequence of incidents that will end in tragedy. The on-going feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if their was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet would have been able to have a safe normal relationship in which their family would have agreed to.
To bring out that Romeo is to blame I would make him deliver his lines
Romeo and Juliet had many incidents where they did not think of their actions’ consequences on themselves or the people around them. “The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite.” (Rom.II.vi.11-13) Friar Lawrence makes a reference that loving too fast compares to the sweetest honey and justifies that if you love too fast things will turn out dissatisfactory. Friar Lawrence is interpreting that too much honey is delicious but gives you a stomach ache. He attempts to explain that marrying Juliet hurriedly is like too much flavorful honey and that if they slow down their marriage it will work out more agreeable. Romeo and Juliet rush into their love faster than they can handle, and they do not think of the consequences. “Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company.” (Rom.III.i.89-90) Romeo’s emotions towards Mercutio’s death drove him to kill Tybalt. Romeo let his emotions take over his common sense. Romeo did not think of these consequences as he killed Tybalt, but he loved Mercutio. The anger caused him to act quickly without thinking. This unwise choice caused Romeo to be banished, and made it harder for him to see Juliet. “Here’s to my love! (drinks the poison) O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Rom.V.iii.129-131) Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet died, but the readers know that she is not dead and will wake up in due time. The dramatic effect of him seeing Juliet dead caused him to act suddenly and kill himself. What is ironic though, is that the readers know that Juliet is not actually dead and if he had been patient, they could have lived happy together. Romeo should have thought before his suicide over a fairly new relationship. Romeo could have
In addition, Romeo and Juliet made a tragic ending to the story with the emotion of sadness and love. After knowing Juliet's death, Romeo rushed to the tomb, slew Paris and drank the poison, later Juliet awoke and committed suicide after seeing Romeo's dead body. Romeo and Juliet's ability of decision is completely affected by their emotions and made a decision which costed their lives. In many situations, Romeo and Juliet made decisions under the heavy influence of their emotions. Romeo turned himself into a murderer and caused serious consequences that they never expected. If they were unbiased by their emotions the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet will have a much pleasant
Why might anyone kill true happiness? This was the case for Romeo and Juliet. There is no doubt that their death was tragic and horrible; however, the question is who is to blame for their death. Their death was simply on them they are the true people to blame. The story begins with the two family’s Montague and Capulet they rivaled each other and got in lots of fights. Soon after Romeo shows up in the scene when the pore heart broken Romeo from just breaking up with Roseline. From there the heartbroken Romeo goes to a party to get over it. Then Romeo soon meets Juliet and they become a thing. The new couple are wed secretly and only the friar and Juliet's nurse knew. Then after Romeo kill tybalt and is forced to
as soon as he found out that Juliet was “dead” he decides to go back to the place that he was just banished from . He tells his servant Balthazar, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight”(Shakespeare 5.1.36). Which means basically that he is going to kill himself, then he goes to the apothecary to by poisen. This terrible decision that he makes to return proves that he makes terrible dissections and is not a rational thinker. He was so impulsive at this point that he did not even stop once to even think about what the affects will be. If he would have went to the Friar first he would have learned that Juliet was not dead and that it was the Friars plan. But Romeo takes the easy way out and without asking anyone any questions he kills Paris and then
In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the lovers meet their doom, by scene iii of Act V. With their fatal flaw of impulsivity, Romeo and Juliet are ultimately to blame for their death. Contrarily, if it was not for the unintentional influence of the pugnacious Tybalt, the star-crossed lovers may have remained together, perpetually. To the audience, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are already understood, for it is a Shakespearean tragedy. However, the causes, predominantly Romeo’s and Juliet’s fatal flaw of impulsivity and rashness, are as simple as Shakespearean writing. Though Romeo and Juliet are wholly to blame for their tragic suicides, in Act V scene iii, Tybalt is, in turn, responsible, as his combative spirit forced Romeo to murder him and Juliet to marry Paris.