Romeo And Juliet Sacrifice Essay

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Love, not everyone can agree that love is wonderful, but is it worth everything? Should one sacrifice their all for love? Many people have concluded that the central theme of Romeo and Juliet is love. Love drives the play as the prologue introduces the audience to, “A pair of star-crossed lovers” (Romeo & Juliet. Prologue. Chores. 6). Romeo and Juliet starts with two families feuding, the Montague family and the Capulet family. Early on in the story our two protagonists Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet instantly fall in love with each other knowing that their love is forbidden. After this point in the play, events escalade between the two families because a duel ending with casualties from both families. Juliet sees that she can’t live …show more content…

In this instant, Romeo takes poison to join his star struck lover, but soon Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead. So, she kills herself to join Romeo. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence, is to blame because of his lack of good judgment. He is responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Instead of Friar Laurence helping Romeo and Juliet with their love situation, Friar Laurence took the easier route. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of helping them face their families. He encouraged the two to confront their families stating that they are committed to each other and married. This only made Romeo and Juliet’s love stronger for one another. “For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone/Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 2. Scene 6. 36-37). This shows Friar Laurence married the two, hoping to end the family feuding. Even though Friar Laurence had some good intentions there were defiantly some errors that happened along the way. So, it can also be seen if the two weren’t married the tragedies wouldn’t have happened. When Tybalt challenged Romeo to a fight, since Romeo was related to Tybalt, he refused to fight him and said, “Tybalt, …show more content…

Friar Laurence still continues at this point despite all the other problematic events that occurred because of the marriage, to keep the two together. The plan that was made was poorly though out, and risky. The plan was made quickly and in the desperation of Juliet, because she was going to commit suicide instead of marrying Pairs. “Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it/If, in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, /Do but call my resolution wise, /And with this knife I’ll help it presently” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 4. Scene 1. 51-54). This shows that the plan Friar Laurence made has a higher probability to go wrong because of his choices, and the outcome of those choices. Also, since Romeo is banished he has to get word of the plan leaving more to go wrong. The plan was made so that Juliet would take a potion, and fake her death to get out of marrying Pairs. A letter would be sent to Romeo saying to meet at the graveyard to take Juliet away and be happy for the rest of their lives, but the letter never reaches him. “I could not send it-here it is again-/Nor get a messenger to bring it thee” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 5. Scene 2. 14-15). This example is showing Friar Laurence’s plan fell through again, because the letter didn’t get to Romeo. It can be for see that, since the letter didn’t get to Romeo that it will cause confusion making

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