Stereotypes In Romeo And Juliet

In the churchyard where Romeo and Paris find themselves facing off next to Juliet’s tomb, the theme of rivalry, violence, pride, and honor play a role in their interaction. Romeo begs Paris to leave before he injures him or even kills him, but Paris laughs off his warning out of pride. Even when Romeo says it won’t be shameful for Paris to leave, Paris refuses and the two start to duel. Paris’ insistence on staying shows that there is not only a palpable sense of rivalry between the two lovers but also a blinding sense of pride. As the true love of Juliet, Romeo feels as though he is there rightfully but Paris also feels the same way because he was officially betrothed to her.

When Juliet desperately comes to Friar Lawrence for advice, the diction she uses shows her disgust at the prospect of becoming Paris’ spouse and the lengths she’s willing to go in order to stay a faithful wife to Romeo. Her words illustrate the truthfulness of her feelings towards Romeo and work to show that she wholeheartedly gives all of herself to him. Despite the briefness

In this scene Juliet opts to use the dagger unlike Romeo who chose the poison, a less painful, faster acting, and more cowardly option. Like in other scenes, the star crossed lovers switch gender roles and display the traits more typical to the other gender. Juliet bravely chose the more ‘masculine’ method while Romeo used the more ‘feminine’ way. Similar to the switch in gender roles, the two also switch their character traits. In the beginning of the play, Romeo was the hasty and emotional while Juliet was more cautious, calculating, and aloof, but in Juliet’s last moments, it is clear to see that she is no longer the reasonable girl she used to be. Instead, it is Romeo who is the one who prepared a backup plan by purchasing a fast acting poison and it is Juliet who stabs herself out of