In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet one of the major causes of the tragedy throughout the play is loyalty. If there had not been the extreme loyalty felt by friends and kinsmen alike than the star crossed lovers may have been able to live happily ever after. From Romeo honoring Mercutio, to Paris protecting his “wife”, loyalty led to the deaths of nearly every death in the play.
One of the first instances of loyalty causing a major event in Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt challenging Romeo to a duel to honor his family's name, after Romeo disgraced the Capulets by entering their party uninvited. Tybalt explained to Capulet that his loyalty to the family is the reason that he wished to fight Romeo when he said, “Uncle, this is a Montague, our
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foe, a villain that is hither come in spite, to scorn at our solemnity this night”(1.5.683-685). Had this loyalty not brought Tybalt to fight Romeo, Mercutio would have never died. The death of Mercutio leads me to the next point. Romeo feeling the need to fulfill his loyalty for Mercutio caused the death of Tybalt, which was one of the main turning points in the story.
“Alive, in triumph! and Mercutio. Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the "villain"
back again, that late thou gavest me; for Mercutio'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” (3.1.121-129), this was one of the biggest moments in the story that caused the downfall of the tragic hero, and Paris attempting to marry Juliet, this leads to one of the final moments of loyalty in the play.
After Juliet faked her death Paris came to her grave to prove his loyalty to his “wife” by visiting her every night, this however led to he and Romeo's duel and ultimately Paris death. ”This is that banished haughty Montague,that murdered my love’s cousin, with which grief,it is supposed the fair creature died. And here is come to do some villainous shame to the dead bodies. I will apprehend him.Stop thy unhallowed toil, vile Montague! Can vengeance be pursued further than death? Condemnèd villain, I do apprehend thee. Obey and go with me, for thou must die”(5.3.56-64). While being admirable for the loyalty to Juliet, this heroic flaw may have been the downfall of
Paris. Had the characters not felt the feeling of loyalty to the family and friends this tragedy may have ended happy and became a comedy. From the wealthy Capulets, to the honorable Montagues, to the noble Escalus loyalty can drive a man to do nearly anything. Loyalty is the driving force behind William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet as without loyalty there is no reason for murder, without murder there is no death, without death there is no tragedy.
In the Elizabethan period, woman of higher social classes were supposed to embody “obedience”(Gerlach et al. 1) and this is shown throughout the text. In the beginning of the book, Lady Capulet tells Nurse to summon Juliet, so she can inquire about her getting married. As Juliet enters the room she says,“Madam, I am here. What is your will?” (1.3.7). Here, we can see not only Nurse being obedient to Lady Capulet’s wishes, but also Juliet being obedient and going to her mother after she is summoned. Similarly, after a discussion with Count Paris, a noble man who seeks Juliet’s hand in marriage, Lord Capulet decides that Juliet will marry him and tells Lady Capulet to deliver the news to Juliet. Not happy with this, Juliet expresses her opposition
Context has greatly influenced how Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s to how Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet was produced in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann with a more modern intention.
He of course thought that the only way to stop the battles between the two families was for Romeo and Juliet to get married. A few hours after the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, the ancient grudge. between the families, yet again, becomes an issue. Tybalt of the The Capulet family, acting out of spite, goes to start a fight with Romeo. Romeo of course knows that Tybalt is his kinsman now and avoids.
The famous Romeo and Juliet, thinking that it could be a tragic love story that existed in the past, yet the Tomba di Giulietta is not true. William Shakespeare’s play is famous, but famous to the point where people speculate Juliet’s tomb is an actual tomb of Juliet because Verona is an actual city. If the tomb of Juliet is an actual burial of Juliet, then why would it be accessible to the public. The tomb of Juliet doesn’t seem right because someone could be actually profiting off of the tourist attraction, yet the evidence of Juliet’s tomb is too vague.
Romeo and Juliet are madly in love with each other and will go to any lengths to be together. To support my thesis that the conflict between the heads of the Montague and Capulet families is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death, I quote from Romeo and Juliet (V, iii, 291-293) Prince: ". Capulet! Montague.
Furthermore, in the last scene in the Capulet’s tomb where Juliet lies, Paris gets angry when Romeo comes in to visit Juliet. In this case, Paris says Romeo is a “condemned villain” in which Paris plans to kill, thinking it was only right (5.3.58). Paris is so hateful of Romeo, he plans to stop Romeo at any cause, including murder. Within Paris, killing was the only way to relieve hate toward Romeo. Thus demonstrating how with hate, people say things they don’t mean, leading to their actions.
Numerous characters in Romeo and Juliet show great loyalty, but the outcome of this loyalty isn’t always good. All three of these examples of loyalty with the servants, Tybalt, and Romeo
As already shown, both Romeo and Juliet are horrified to discover that they were family enemies. Despite of this, they both choose to devote their love for eachother. Given this point, it is unrequited love that brings Romeo and Juliet together. But this also means that they would have to get over the fact that their families hate each other. This eventually leads them to forgiving the rival family for all the hateful acts that have occurred against one another. This is not the only forgiveness that is experienced in this play. Tybalt is a Montague with a fiery attitude. After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly this leads to the death of Mercutio. Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating to Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband. But she did not hesitate to forgive Romeo, she did so right away. She knew that Romeo had a reason for this incident and decides to
will come into it as they will both be falling in love with the enemy
In this context, Romeo's last words in this scene are tremendously significant. His sense of dread, after Mercutio's strange behavior, has deepened rather than diminished, and for the first time he actually defines what it is he feels: he senses that the events which are about to unfold will result in his death-the ultimate dreamless sleep. He is, of course, right. The violence which Queen Mab will set in motion that night are no dreams, but real. And yet Romeo seems to realize that there is nothing to be done except face the future squarely; there is no running from it. "But he, that hath the steerage of my course, / Direct my sail!" (I, iv, 112-13). His final words, "On, lusty gentlemen!", are to Mercutio and their other friends, but they might have been addressed to himself as well. It is his passion, his impetuosity, his lust, which will spell his doom-all of it foreshadowed in Mercutio's "talk of dreams."
Love requires sacrifice and dedication, but too much sacrifice will cause the relationship to crumble. Two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, have been in a bloody feud for generations. Until, upon the night of the Capulet's party, Romeo Montague meets Juliet Capulet and they fall for one another. In Verona, the city of their origin, the couple secretly meet each night and their relationship grows. Only days after their first acquaintance Romeo proposes to Juliet and the couple marry. Angered by the union Juliet’s cousin Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel. During the duel Tybalt is struck and killed, resulting in Romeo’s banishment to Mantua. Devastated by the separation Juliet devises a plan to leave Verona and travel to Mantua to be
Shakespeare shows throughout the play how the characters continue to forgive the ones they love, even in the harsh circumstances. Angered by the death of his good friend Mercutio, Romeo slays Tybalt. “This gentleman, the Prince’s near ally, /My friend, hath got this mortal hurt In my behalf-my reputation stained /With Tybalt’s slander-Tybalt, that an hour /Hath been my cousin.”(3, 1, 104-108). Juliet could have been very angry with Romeo since Tybalt was her cousin but she was more heartbroken over Romeo’s exile. Shakespeare displays that Juliet’s love for Romeo overpowered the hate she had for him killing Tybalt. In addition, Shakespeare displayed that love conquers hate through the relationship between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet. Near the end of the play Capulet told Juliet that she had ...
...r revenge, which Romeo gladly takes up in his anger and wrath. The intelligently used stagecraft written by Shakespeare’s is simple, so that it gives space for the actors to improvise, in turn making certain parts of the scene inactivating and thrilling and open to interpretation. Yet we must not forget the scene is also a tragedy in itself, we have lost our beloved Mercutio, yet strangely, I’d like to think that in his grave, he has the last laugh, as a Romeo and Juliet perish at the end, “with a curse on both their houses”. This play presents two main causes of social decay; the loss of authority in society and the manipulation of religion to hide guilt. Through the juxtaposition of love and hate and Shakespeare’s conveys that, love is too fragile to survive in a society overridden by hatred and violence and Shakespeare conveys all of this in just ACT 3 SCENE 1.
In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare shows that love has power to control one’s actions, feelings, and the relationship itself through the bond between a destined couple. The passion between the pair grew strong enough to have the capability to do these mighty things. The predestined newlyweds are brought down a rocky road of obstacles learning love’s strength and the meaning of love. The power of love controlled Romeo and Juliet's actions.
True love is a controversial topic of interest. Many say true love exists, others say that true love is baloney. True love is presented as a love that triumphs over all else. However true love cannot be more powerful than the love of family.