William Shakespeare has made some marvelous characters over a long time period, from Midsummers Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare has adopted the idea of having some main character flaws so the audience would say “don’t do it” or “he’s over there” as if the main character doesn’t thoroughly look over the situation they are facing. These character flaws can be summed up in Juliet, these include loyalty to Romeo, defiance her parents and family, and gullible. Shakespeare uses all of these points to give his audience the edge on the love of the two star crossed lovers. One of Juliet’s major flaws is her loyalty to Romeo. This is a good flaw in the point that she can’t live without Romeo and could never love or marry again because she has known that he was her first love so she fakes her own death so that he will come back from Mantua, get her and they would live happy ever which of course is never the answer. So when Romeo gets the news that Juliet has died, he devises a plan to kill himself in the tomb of Juliet. Therefore after Romeo has killed himself, Juliet than wakes up to find …show more content…
her lover freshly dead. When Juliet sees this she is devastated and attempts to take her own life with the poison as said in Act V Scene III “What's here? A cup, closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end: O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? I will kiss thy lips; Haply some poison yet doth hang on them, To make die with a restorative.” (Romeo and Juliet) When Juliet realizes this she then takes his “Oh happy dagger” (Romeo and Juliet2) and stabs herself so she will never have to marry or love again. Earlier in the play, Juliet devises her parents and family is she goes to the Friar for answers of what to do, because she is to marry County Paris in which she does not love. When Juliet comes back, she lies to her parents about deciding to marry Paris when in all actuality she is going to fake her death. Before she drinks the potion the Friar has made, she gives a toast to her lover Romeo “O, look! Methinks I see my cousin's ghost, Seeking out Romeo, that did spit his body, Upon a rapier's point: stay, Tybalt, stay! Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee.” (Romeo and Juliet3) When she does this the next day she is pronounced “dead” which she isn’t. So the Potion the Friar has made is pretty much working. So Friar Lawrence’s whole big plan was to send Friar John to Mantua to tell Romeo, but the speedy Friar is so speedy when one of Romeo’s men, Balthazar, comes rushing in with the horrible news of Juliet’s death before Friar John tells of the fake death. As of Juliet who had thought Romeo would get the good news of her so called death, but instead wakes up devastated.
Juliet is what I like to call gullible because she always thinks that everything will be just perfect and to plan, but as every bad plan goes it went bad. In Act IV Juliet thinks that the friar is a genius and sends many praises to him as she makes her way down town back to her house, but when she goes up stairs she isn’t to sure if the Friar tricked her and the potion is actually poison but frankly she doesn’t care and wants to be with Romeo no matter what and drinks it anyways. “What if it be a poison, which the friar; Subtly hath minister'd to have me dead, Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour'd, Because he married me before to Romeo? I fear it is: and yet, methinks, it should not” (Romeo and Juliet 4) says Juliet just before she drinks the
potion.
Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was one of the biggest love story of all time. Romeo and Juliet is a story of two star-crossed lovers from two families the Capulets and the Montagues. The Capulets and the Montague had a big fight that made the families very angry at each other. Romeo and Juliet decide to get married. The two couple marry and run away. In the process both of them will die. When it comes to Romeo and Juliet who are the top three people that caused the two to die. The two people that are chosen are Friar Lawrence and Lady Capulet. Friar was chosen because he is the one that married Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet was chosen because she is forcing Juliet to marry Paris which is making Juliet want Romeo even more. The third thing
Juliet strategizes her disastrous plan and worries, “How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo come to redeem me?” (Lines 30-32 of Act Four, Scene Three). Juliet is desperate to see Romeo, ergo she plans to fake her death. Her thoughts of Romeo finding her lifeless foreshadows their future. Romeo is deprived of the news of Juliet’s real state of health, therefore he says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. O mischief, thou art swift to enter the thoughts of desperate men!” (Lines 34-36 of Act Five, Scene One). Once again, Romeo’s perception is only focused on Juliet. His mental instability leads him to think Paris is in the way obtaining true happiness, thus he slays him. Romeo acquires poison, stands beside Juliet, and states, “Here’s to my love! (Drinks.) O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Lines 119-120 of Act Five, Scene Three). Romeo observes Juliet’s body and determines that he should die beside her. Juliet wakes to his lifeless body, and determines she should commit suicide, as well. Romeo’s foolish decisions lead to the death of himself and
The lack of communication between the young couple killed them. Romeo’s reaction to seeing juliet dead (not actually dead) was to kill himself. “Oh my love! My wife, death that hath sucked” (3.5.141-142) If Romeo and Juliet planned out the rescue of Juliet's body more thoroughly, Romeo would not have killed himself.
There are many different types of trees, each one just a little different to the next. Some are ugly, some are tall, some do not contain any leaves at all. The human personality also holds many branches that live, each dissimilar from the next, each with a separate function that it gives. When all of the leaves are viewed from afar, the combined image is spectacular, but when observed from up close, the flaws are gaping, and even gross. The human personality works the same, for at first glance people are flawless, but when examined deeper and more personally, it can be seen how these flaws define who a person really happens to be for the worst. One sickly imperfection can slowly kill a whole tree, just like one hideous trait can ruin a whole person. Even in literature characters carry flaws, and William Shakespeare in particular is able to skillfully exaggerate and display how imperfections create impact. The clear flaws of Tybalt’s hot headedness, Juliet’s naiveté, and Friar Laurence’s big ego all contribute to the epic conclusion of Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare’s Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is very valuable in today’s culture. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet many people believe that Romeo is the star of the play, but in many ways, it is in fact Juliet; she speaks for herself, understands the consequences to her own actions, and is extremely intelligent given her age. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet focuses on Juliet as the main character; she speaks for herself, understands the consequences to her own actions, and is extremely intelligent given her age.
Albert Camus points out that for some people, it is easier for them to take their own life, than it is to continue living an empty one. This is the case for the star-crossed lovers, Romeo, and Juliet, in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Although there were multiple contributing factors to the suicides of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is directly responsible for their deaths. He is responsible because he trusted someone other than himself to deliver the letter to Romeo, he gave Juliet the potion, and left when Romeo and Juliet were in danger at the tomb.
Through the flaws in the characterization of his characters, Shakespeare allows their weakness to manipulate and cloud their judgment. This fundamentally leads to the outcome of Romeo and Juliet, with each weakness presenting a conflict that alters the characters fate. Being especially true with the star-crossed lovers, William Shakespeare leads their perfect love into tragedy with these conflicts. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt all contribute to conflicts that enhance the plot. From destructive flaws in their characterizations, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt are all consequently controlled by their weakness, therefore affecting the outcome of the play.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the nurse is Juliet’s lower-class nurse. She is a loquacious, insolent trusting but yet dishonest character in the play. The only character that Juliet trusts and usually is seen cracking dirty jokes
Urban Dictionary defines hate as “to dislike intensely or passionately”. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, hate is the most responsible for the events that take place during the play. The hatred between the Capulets and the Montagues causes Romeo’s and Juliet’s death which proves that hate is a more powerful emotion than love.
with Romeo's impetuous nature. In conclusion, we can see that the characters each have their own view. of love based on their own personal circumstances. And Shakespeare attempts to show his views through all of them. The point that
Therefore, he does not take the time to further analyze the situation. He notices that she does not in fact look dead, a significant observation that would’ve stopped him from hastily killing himself, had he not let his sadness take over his reason. Had he not taken his own life so soon, he would have seen Juliet wake up and her plan would have worked. However, Romeo does not wait, he drinks the poison. Juliet, of course, wakes up and sees his dead body, killing herself as a result. Romeo’s impulsiveness and lack of emotional stability ruined his chance of a happy life with Juliet. This decision caused both of their deaths, therefore provoking much of the misfortune in the
How many times have we ever experienced death in our lives? None. That’s probably because we’re still alive. But, many of those who aren’t, probably had a reason why they aren’t with us today. In many cases, it can be said that our fatal flaws are the ones that are responsible for our demise. Whoever we are, we will always be people who have great flaws. That’s at least what most people know for themselves. However, are we really aware if whether these flaws will possibly dictate throughout their entire lives? In the late 1500’s, William Shakespeare wrote a magnificent play, Romeo and Juliet, which many audiences would consider it as a Love and Death story. Well, not
In the play Romeo and Juliet, I was amused by the character of Romeo the most. In the very beginning of this play he is depressed over his break up with a character known as Rosaline. Rosaline does not feel the same way about Romeo as he feels about her, which eventually makes her leave him heart broken.
When Romeo found out that Juliet was dead, he immediately without any forethought fled to Verona so that he could be with Juliet. This is shown in the book when Romeo says, “ Thou know’st my lodging. Get me ink and paper,and hire post horses. I will hence tonight.” This leads to him going to Verona and meeting Juliet. There he commits suicide since his motivation was to be with Juliet forever. This is shown in the play when its shows Romeo drinking the poison and saying, “Oh, that pharmacist was honest! His drugs work quickly. So I die with a kiss.” As a result, his rash decision marked the end of his own life. Hence, this shows that Romeo’s impulsive behavior not only took his own life but also Juliet’s life, who could not live without Romeo, and drank the
In the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare proposes a major theme to whether it was fate or flaw that killed Romeo and his lover Juliet. Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person's control while flaw is defined as a fault or weakness in a person's character. The answer to whether fate or flaw killed the two lovers is quite simple. Fate is what killed Romeo and Juliet. Flaws are something that are in you and you develop. Just as the flaw that Romeo would act out on impulse than rather thinking it out. If he was to actually sit back and think about what he was going to do next, a lot in the play could have been different. But personality is something you make; you develop. But fate, is something that is already