Romeo And Juliet Miscommunication Essay

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Good communication skills are important for a good leader. A good leader is one who engages in clear and honest communication as they know secrets and miscommunication never benefits anyone. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, lack of clear communication contributes to the tragedy in Verona, Secrets and deception aggravates the problem for both families, miscommunication and misdirection is used to heighten the tragedy of the play.

Characters in the story keep secrets to avoid escalating the problem but secrecy and deception aggravates the problem for both families. Deception does not give a chance for both the Montague and the Capulet family to talk or give an opinion of Romeo and Juliet’s decision to marry each other causing more …show more content…

Right after Romeo and Juliet marry each other at Friar Lawrence’s in secret, neither Romeo nor Juliet tell the news to anyone. Tybalt approaches Romeo accompanied by Mercutio and Benvolio and tells him to draw. Romeo responds, “The reason I have to live thee” (III.i.63). He continues “I do protest I never injured thee / but love thee than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. / And so good Capulet which name I tender / As dearly as mine own, be satisfied” (III.i.69-73). This causes miscommunication as Tybalt is confused and shocked and that why Romeo loves him which angers him. On the other hand Mercutio is in rage after what Romeo just uttered as he can’t take a Montague loving a Capulet and draws for him. The fight leads to both Tybalt and Romeo’s death. If Romeo tells Tybalt that that he is married to Juliet it wouldn't have come to this because Tybalt wouldn’t have come to Tybalt would not try and kill his cousin’s husband, In addition characters are misleaded and lack of leadership causes chaos. There was a miscommunication between Friar John and Romeo. Friar John’s message to Romeo is not delivered. Friar John says, “I couldn’t send it - here it is again - (He returns the letter back to Friar Lawrence) / Nor get a messenger to bring it to thee, / So fearful were they of infection” (V.ii.14-16). Friar John was not able to communicate with anyone which

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