Romeo Caused The Relationship To Fail In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo Caused the Relationship to Fail Many people are familiar with the story of William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” a tale of two star-crossed lovers married in secret despite the hatred between their families. After seeing, or believing to see, the other deceased, the two choose to take their own lives rather than be without their true love. However, many people don't consider whose actions caused the downfall of the relationship, leading to the death of the two young lovers. Romeo engendered the relationship’s lack of success by three careless actions: eavesdropping on Juliet, murdering Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, and drinking poison. Listening in on Juliet’s private thoughts in the Capulet garden was Romeo’s first mistake. After attending the Capulet party and meeting Juliet, Romeo decided that …show more content…

He travels to the garden under her balcony and listens to Juliet declaring her love for him. He asks, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this” (822)? Here, he asks himself if he should stay hidden and keep listening to Juliet or if he should reveal his presence. When she discovers him below her balcony, he says, “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop me” (823). In this quote, Romeo admits that he ascended a wall into private Capulet land, using the hyperbole that he was flying. By trespassing onto the Capulet’s land, Romeo broke the law and risked the chance of ruining the little trust he possessed with Juliet’s family. If he wanted to meet with Juliet, he should

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