“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love. Firstly, the concept of overreacting and being blinded by anger. This concept is shown through the character of Romeo who is at often times an irrational and impulsive thinker. When one of his close friends, …show more content…
Mercutio, is slain by Tybalt, his cousin as Romeo is secretly wed to Juliet, he is overcome by rage. His foolish and “in the moment” reactions lead to Tybalt’s death which throws away any opportunities of Romeo and Juliet being accepted as a married couple.
Romeo did not think ahead when his rage consumed him and as a result of this, he could not openly admit his marriage to the public and his family. Before Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo stated to Tybalt “I do protest I never injured thee. But love thee better than thou canst devise.” This means, at first, Romeo said to Tybalt that he loved him for an unknown reason but after hearing the news that Mercutio and Tybalt fought and Mercutio had passed away, his rationality was forgotten. Before commencing another fight, Romeo says “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” This means that he has forgotten about his “love” for Tybalt and instead decides to fight him to the death without any consideration for his marriage’s future. This clearly shows his impetuosity and sudden changes of heart within the play dn this same concept of overreacting when angry can be related t to.An example of how this shown ina modern say setting is overreacting when faced with diiffficult news, this can be taken in may eays but most commonly with anger or frustration. This concept is often feared when breaking hard news and is still extremely relevant today and
probably timelessly as you can't predict how different people will react to finding out certain things. This is not limited to youth but may be most common among young people because of a possible lack of patience or life experiences, This can also be shown through making rash decision while upset such as substance abuse and this, for many, occurs when they are angry about something. This idea of illogical thinking and being blinded by anger is still a large problem today and Shakespeare outlines the consequences of his in a very dramatic, yet relevant way. Secondly , the impetuosity of youth is also shown through the idea of desperation in forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet come from different families whom have a long and tragic history between each other because of a feud amongst them for unknown reasons. Due to this, when the couple fell in love they risked being outcast by their families and society, so because of this they kept their love secret. Because of this secrecy there is miscommunication and uncertainty about many things. As Juliet was of a suitable age to marry, her parents looked for another groom however she had already wed Romeo in secret. These happenings then escalate as Romeo becomes banished for Tybalt and Juliet’s second marriage is arranged. Both lovers helpless and lost and have inclinations towards killing themselves. At one stage Romeo had an immense sense of helplessness and was saying in return to Friar Lawrence’s argument that banishment was merciful and he should be thankful he didn't get killed “(Banishment) Is death mis-termed. Called death banishéd. Thou cut’st off my head with a golden axe, And smilest upon the stroke that murders me!” This means that Romeo thinks that being banished, and therefore not being able to be with Juliet is the same as dying and there is no point of of the Friar smiling and being happy about him being banished rather than dead. This over exaggeration is an example of the frustrations prohibited or forbidden loves, especially in Shakespeare’s time, could cause. These frustrations also lead to reckless thoughts and actions. For example, after Romeo’s conversation about death and banishment he tries to kill himself saying “As if that name. Shot from the deadly level of a gun, Did murder her, as that name’s curséd hand, Murdered her kinsman… Tell me!- that I may sack, The hateful mansion!” This quote means that Romeo thought he ruined Juliet’s life so now he wants to destroy his body or kill himself to compensate for that. This desperation to end his life demonstrates Romeo’s rash thought processes and on top of that, his impetuosity by him trying to commit suicide. That decision was made in a matter of seconds and is to end his life. Shakespeare’s themes such as this one can be applied to today’s world. In many cases people today think about committing suicide because of love or lack of love, both of which are likely in a forbidden relationship. These rash ideas are also heavily romanticised and made honourable and even desirable through the media because of such plays like Romeo and Juliet. This makes this idea of desperation in forbidden loves and dying as a cause of that desperation wanted and looked upon as an act of true love. Youths are more susceptible to carrying out these actions as it seen in the media as an honourable act of courage and they also might be more naive than adults and believe that killing themselves for forbidden love is the most poetic way of expressing true love. Shakespeare’s writing is often not an exaggeration as people may tend to look at it as but instead a possible reality even today.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, two very young people fall in love but cannot be with each other because of the feud in between their families. The feud ends when Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves because of heartbreak over the other. The minor characters Mercutio, Tybalt, and Friar Lawrence serve as foils to Romeo, to help support the theme of patience.
“Wilt thou provoke me? Then, have at thee boy!” says Romeo, the murderer of Paris. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a young man named Romeo falls in love with Juliet, a maiden from the opposing family. Romeo latches on to the thought of being with Juliet, and crosses great boundaries. Romeo’s gestures can be interpreted as romantic, loyal, and passionate. However, I believe he is mentally unstable and extreme in his decisions. Romeo does not consider the future of others, as well as himself.
In the Shakespearean play, Romeo & Juliet, aggression is represented in different ways by the different characters in the play. Tybalt, Romeo, Benvolio, and the others all have their own way of dealing with hate and anger. Some do nothing but hate while others can’t stand to see even the smallest of quarrels take place.
The brilliant, author, actor, and mom, Amy Poehler once expressed, “It's never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.” (Amy Poehler) Overreactions are solidly based on the fact that one is very passionate and does not think things through because of it. People are blinded because of ignorance and they refuse to listen to what others have to say. In the classic play, Romeo and Juliet, star crossed lovers take their lives after a series of unfortunate events. William Shakespeare uses overreaction as a motif to develop the theme when people use passion instead of reason, disaster follows.
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love.
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's first authentic tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot; but some have the plot revolving around them. While the character of Friar Lawrence spends only a little time on stage, he is crucial to the development of the conclusion of the play. It is Friar Laurence’s good intentions, his willingness to take risks and his shortsightedness that lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
“Don’t waste your love on someone who doesn’t value it.” In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare exposes the life of two young lovers in the Renaissance period fighting for something they cannot live without; each other. Although fate takes its toll, the everlasting feud between two families, conditional love by parents, and the irresponsibility’s of father and mother like figure are the main causes in the death of Romeo and Juliet. The idea of love is something that is valued in this play from many different aspects of characters, lines, and scenes. Shakespeare leaves the minds of readers soaring over not why it happened, but who was at fault.
There are many forces in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet that are keeping the two young, passionate lovers apart, all emanating from one main reason. In this essay I will discuss these as well as how love, in the end, may have been the cause that led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determines where their forbidden love will take them.
Modern audiences have been reintroduced to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet largely through modern film reinterpretations of the play. Many of these films, most notably Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet and John Madden’s 1998 Shakespeare in Love, have focused on the tragic destiny of these "two star-crossed lovers". Seemingly, it is the destiny of Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide because they are not allowed to love each other. It’s the kind of dramatic story that makes teenage hearts swoon: pure love, passionate love, forbidden love. And while the passionate romance of young Capulet and young Montague is essential to the play, it is by no means the only way to understand Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, many students are first exposed to this particular work early in high school, an age at which the issue of love resonates more powerfully than many other of life’s concerns. After this initial exposure in high school, most students do not return to Romeo and Juliet except in films, which again, cater to youth. This particular emphasis, along with the use of young and attractive headliners, explains the success with young audiences of the 1996 film version. The film interpretations of this work along with the early initial exposure make it rather easy for a current reader to dismiss the play as just a love story.
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.
...t on the spot, and are too immature. Romeo and Juliet’s spring of blind love quickly deepens and causes them to face situation that they have never faced before. They do not know how to handle their bizarre complications, as the story takes a quick, unpredicted turn and turns into a nightmare for them. Romeo and Juliet are forced to make rash decisions one after the other and do not consider the possible solutions other than suicide, causing them to look up to suicide as their only hope. Their bizarre complications are caused by their blind, immature, and excessive love and their act of taking their own lives is also caused by immaturity, idolatry for each other, and the shortness of time. Romeo and Juliet suicide at the end of the story, due to the shortness of time and the extremity of their love; they believe that they have no other options, other than suicide.
“We met, we woo'd and made exchange of vow, I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us to-day.” (Shakespeare II.III. 60). Romeo’s impulsiveness is clearly shown through this quote that he states. The reason for Romeo’s impulsiveness is because he just recently met Juliet and he decides to marry her very quickly. Also this quote reveals to the audience Romeo’s hamartia. Since he is too quick and rash it will inevitably lead him to his fatal death; and through this quote you could see where Romeo went wrong and how it will greatly affect him. Furthermore Romeo leads the audience to believe that he is just infatuated by Juliet’s looks; due to the fact he was strongly in love with Rosaline and then all of sudden falls in love with Juliet and forgets about Rosaline which he claimed to be his one and only love. “Young men’s love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.”(II.III.65). This quote that Friar Lawrence states planted into the readers mind that Romeo might not be truly in love but rather infatuated. This tragic play takes place in fair Verona where a quarrel between two families takes place due to an ancient grudge. Both families, Montague and Capulet hate each other with a great passion. Two lovers named Romeo and Juliet are both from the two opposing families and they love and marry each other in secret without their families knowing. Because of their impulsiveness and rash decisions it causes them to lead themselves to die a tragic death. Foil characters aid to heighten or highlight an attribute in another character which furthers the plot. Romeo is heightened and influenced by secondary characters that eventually brings out his hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis. These chara...
People die every day and many from suicide, it may seem ordinary. Most of these suicides may come from the loss of a loved one. Yet, the family wishes for answers for their loss of their loved one and may begin to ponder who is to blame for this tragic suicide. During the Renaissance time a man by the name of William Shakespeare wrote a play called “Romeo and Juliet”. These star-crossed lovers have to battle through a feud between their two families, and in their case it is not easy.
More specifically, when a person shows an aggressive attitude towards others, there is no doubt that one will result with an atrocious consequence. “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw... Wretched boy, you hung out with him here, and you’re going to go to heaven with him.” (Act 3, Scene 1). Tybalt shows a disgusting attitude in front of Romeo and Mercutio. Thus, the situation leads to a deadly fight which ended up with Tybalt losing his own life. Hence, Tybalt’s fatal flaw of having evil plans has led to his unfortunate demise. In addition, a person with great anger towards another individual may also lead themselves to their demise. When Romeo sees Tybalt kill his comrade, Mercutio, Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge (Act 3, Scene 1). Although Romeo was successful in his revenge towards Tybalt, it doesn’t mean that he ran into a better situation. Under the orders of the Prince, Romeo was to be banished from the city of Verona. Due to Romeo’s fatal flaws of his impulsive anger towards Tybalt, he sets himself up for his own downfall. Considerably, this also sets out a moral that any act lit by our impulsive anger should not be condoned as we are not able to have the correct state of mind to handle such situations. In the long run, when people intend a negative behavior towards others, such as being mean, cruel, or being
As shown in the book hasty decisions lead to bad things. William Shakespeare has also mentioned this multiple times. There are numerous examples of this in his play Romeo and Juliet. Nevertheless impulsive choices make up most of this well known writing. These decisions are made by various characters and in different ways.