Sacrifice In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In 1597, at the renowned “Theater” Shakespeare delivered one of his finest tragedies and ultimately changed the culture of writing itself. This tale articulated so beautifully depicts the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet. Set on the streets of Verona, the novel begins , when Romeo a young man starved of love meets a beautiful girl named Juliet. However, they come from rivaling families which challenges their wishes of getting married. As they set out to accomplish the impossible, their friends, companions, and family members get caught up in the crossfire. As Romeo and Juliet take their own lives in an attempt to be together in death, their families resolve their feud and make amends with each other. But was the “true love” of Romeo and Juliet truly worth it? Family members and friends both, desperate to help Romeo and Juliet, but end up making the ultimate sacrifice. Who did this end up benefiting in the end anyway? Romeo and Juliet both die, so was

After being banished, Romeo brandishes a knife in Friar Lawrence’s cell and threatens to kill himself because of sadness. Juliet herself threatens to kill herself after Romeo’s banishment as well. Also, after Juliet’s dad decides it's time for Juliet to obtain a stable husband, she reacts negatively and again threatens to kill herself. When she expects sympathy from the nurse, she gets more of what her father was saying which sends her into a downward spiral. Juliet says “If all else fail, myself have power to die” (Ⅲ iiii 242). “If all else fail” meaning if everything else fails, she will at least have the power to take her own life. Romeo and Juliet clearly demonstrate that with their love, came suicidal thoughts, and the abilities to eventually take their own lives. All of this exemplifies the fact that Romeo and Juliet clearly inflict violent thoughts or actions among