Romeo And Juliet Persuasive Speech

I’m sure everyone remembers being a relentless, reckless teenager who had to put up with parents, young love, friendship problems and hormones; which at the time took over your entire life. Now imagine having all of these struggles on top of, having to stress about finding a suitable lady to marry, or whether there is to be another battle tomorrow that will cost you your life, whilst your absent parents care more about a pointless feud rather than loving you. Good Morning/Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is the life of Romeo Montague.
I am here today with the sole purpose of clearing an innocent young boy’s sentence from the unjust crimes he has been accused of committing. Romeo, my client, is just a boy; a boy who has made stupid mistakes

in order to protect and defend those he loves. He, like many, fell into the blissfully, unexpected trap of young love. However, through the actions of others he was forced to fight his way through the death of his best friend, in amongst an ongoing war of the two houses, Capulet and Montague. Romeo has been accused of the murder of Tybalt Capulet and consequently sentenced to banishment from Verona too Mantua. It is my duty to prove his innocence, as he was indicted of these crimes under false pretences.
Juliet Capulet; the name of the girl who stole Romeos heart from the moment he set his eyes on her.

Romeo is an acclaimed romantic, anyone and everyone who knows him, knows that he wears his heart on his sleeve. Romeo and Juliet’s love story was great and wondrous, the two fell in love instantly and spontaneously wedded the next day, which just shows the emotional impulsivity of his life. Mercutio could testify, supporting the fact that Romeo was a loving person, incapable of hurting anyone intentionally in the right mindset; Mercutio said to Romeo “You are a lover. Borrow Cupid’s wings, and soar with them above a common bound.” This provides evidence towards proving Romeo is a loving, harmless sop who could never in the right mind hurt anyone. Which brings me to the point of mental state, if a boy who is so acclaimed to be full of love, compassion and sincerity commits a wrong doing in a hyper emotional state; can he honestly, solely be severely punished for his

actions.
Tybalt Capulet; the name of the man who is the cousin of Juliet, the man who was out for Romeos blood, and the man who killed Romeos best friend, Mercutio in cold blood. Tybalt can be described as a quick-tempered, stubborn, prideful man whom looked down upon anyone even associated with the Montagues; which would have contributed to his attack. Mercutio was much loved by the whole of Verona, he is remembered as a humorous, innocent man whom had no part in the house feud; yet Tybalt murdered him in spite of it. Romeo loved Mercutio like brother, so could you imagine the pain he felt when he witnessed Tybalt brutally killing Mercutio right before his very eyes. So with adrenaline, hurt and revenge seaming through Romeos body, over-powering his mind and decisions, Romeo killed Tybalt; avenging his best friend’s death and protecting his own life. This can be justifiable through the act of self-defence. My client Romeo Montague was in fear of his own life, therefore as an act of protecting himself from Tybalt, he fatally stabbed him. Tybalt has been recorded speaking to Lord Capulet about Romeo, shortly before the attack “Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” Tybalt is conveying that in the name of Capulet, he will kill Romeo as it is not punishable. This clearly suggests that Tybalt intended to kill Romeo with no mercy; it also shows that Tybalt believed that one should not be punished for killing one of the opposite house. So why should Romeo?

Lord Capulet and Lord Montague; the names of the two heads of the warring houses, the houses which sprung battles, death and hatred throughout Verona, causing a substantial divide.

The two have been so immersed in their pointless family feud; that they’ve been blind to the domino effect it’s had on their city and families. Prince Escalus testified, reasoning on how the war of the houses contributed to the crimes, he said “Where be these enemies?—Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, too, Have lost a brace of kinsmen.” Prince was conveying that the evil, the warring houses created, killed Romeo and Juliet in the name of Karma. The prince informs us that he regrets failing to resolve the battle, as his loved ones paid the price with their lives. This is a direct example of how houses should be blamed, and Romeo’s crimes seen as cartilage to the bigger problem. If you follow the timeline of events in Romeo’s life, without the house feud, Tybalt would have had no reason to kill Mercutio, resulting in Romeo never killing Tybalt. So why blame Romeo, a young boy caught up in the whirlwind of his own father’s mess, for killing a man who he’s been bred to hate. If you think punishing Romeo will resolve anything, you’re wrong, the bloodshed will never end until the war of the houses

does.
Romeo is innocent, in amongst the chaos he has been born into, he managed to find love and compassion; however, through a powerful surge of emotions he made a mistake. But haven’t we all? Romeo witnessed his best friend being murdered by his born enemy, then contemplating his own safety, killed Tybalt. Ladies and Gentlemen, I will leave you with one question; do you feel right, punishing a child for protecting himself, killing a murder who was about to kill him?