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Character analysis in othello by shakespeare
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Death; a simple and even worrisome word to some. When one thinks of death, old age may come to mind. But why do young lives such as Romeo and Juliet get lost so soon when they are surrounded by people who know them so well? In Romeo and Juliet, known to many as William Shakespeare's most tragic, and arguably, ironic plays where two rival descendants fall into a deep passion for each other against their family feuds, and later kill themselves due to negative events and influences around them. Balthasar, the man of Romeo, claimed partial responsibility for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Though Balthasar had small interaction with Romeo and Juliet throughout the play, his actions encouraged the suicide of the lovers. Balthasar visited Romeo …show more content…
After Romeo retrieved the poison, he was later reunited with Balthasar at the tomb of Juliet. Here, Romeo demands Balthasar does not follow him by emphasizing “And do not interrupt me in my course./Why I descend into this bed of death/ is partly to behold my lady’s face, /But chiefly to take thence from her dead finger a precious ring…” (5.3.27-31) Balthasar responds by simpling obeying his master and tells him what he wants to hear, “I will be gone, sir, and not trouble you.” (5.3.40) At this time, Balthasar fully understands that Romeo plans to commit suicide. Romeo tells him to deliver a letter of apology and explanation to his father and wishes the good fellow farewell. By leaving Romeo be while being in the know of his future actions, Balthasar proves himself as a trustworthy friend but displays that he could have prevented the death of Romeo and Juliet. Thus, further events in the play could have potentially been the man’s …show more content…
Balthasar did not search for help from higher forces such as Friar Lawrence, Benvolio or anyone else relatively close to the inconstant Montague. In Act 5, scene 3, Friar Lawrence was going to the tomb where Juliet was stirring to consciousness as the sleeping potion was wearing off. Because Romeo had not received the letter, the friar assumed he had to be present to retrieve Juliet from the tomb when she woke up, hopeful and confused by why Romeo was not there. Friar Lawrence then was approached by the problematic Balthasar who informed him of Romeo’s thought process, state, and location. He then tells the holy friar that Romeo has been in the vault for a half an hour. Friar Lawrence then tells Balthasar to investigate the vault alongside him. With one with his personality, Balthasar declines out of Romeo’s past request to not follow him and proclaims “I dare not,sir/My master knows not but i am gone hence,/And fearfully did menace me with death,/if I did stay to look on his intents” (5.3.135-38). Therefore, it is told that Romeo threatened Balthasar that is he stayed to watch Romeo drink poison he too would die. Through fear, the forced level of obedience was not beneficial in this matter. Because Romeo is not put to a halt, he dies instantly from the toxic poison. Juliet awakes to his empty body lying next to her and decides to stab herself with her late
Evidently, Tybalt respects Lord Capulet and the family name. When he goes to inform the Montague’s intrusion, Lord Capulet dismisses the enemy’s presence, ordering Tybalt to “be patient, take no note of him” (I.v.71). Despite Lord Capulet’s calm approach towards the appearance of Romeo, Tybalts mind is clouded with hatred and only views Romeo as a threat. Tybalt’s angered reaction at the sight of Romeo, as well as his impulsive decision to warn Lord Capulet in hopes of getting rid of the enemy, is due to the ongoing feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s and not because of any harm directly caused by Romeo. Lastly, at his initial reaction to deny the announcement of Juliets death, Romeo dismisses Balthasar and seeks an apothecary who he hopes will supply him the poison that will grant his wish to be with Juliet forever.
The lack of communication between the young couple killed them. Romeo’s reaction to seeing juliet dead (not actually dead) was to kill himself. “Oh my love! My wife, death that hath sucked” (3.5.141-142) If Romeo and Juliet planned out the rescue of Juliet's body more thoroughly, Romeo would not have killed himself.
This is explored through the characters of both lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Near the end of the play, Juliet drinks a potion to make her appear dead to her parents and get her out of an unwanted arranged marriage to a man named Paris. Once her parents would find her dead and place in a tomb with her ancestors, her other lover, Romeo, would get her and they would elope together. However because of miscommunication, Romeo was not aware of this plan and he heard that Juliet had died from someone else. Because of this he goes to see her and decides to kill himself, but after seeing her “dead” body for closure. When Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, he immediately resorts to suicide without once thinking about any other possibilities or considering a life without her. This quick conclusion leads to the unnecessary death of Paris, who also came to meet Juliet, and Romeo, himself, which then leads to Juliet killing herself. Before Romeo drinks poison and commits suicide, he says “Here’s to my love! (drinks the poison) O true apothecary,Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” This rash and hasty decision, had it been put off for a minute or so would have resulted in Juliet awakening and the couple living together, which was their goal. However, Romeo’s impetuosity results in an unhappy and tragic end to him, his wife and his wife’s other lover. This
When Romeo announces he’s going back to see juliet, Balthasar begs him not to go. He beseeches him to “have patience” because “[his] looks are pale and wild and do import/some misadventure” (5.1.27-29). Romeo looks “pale and wild”, because of his anguish. Balthasar understands this isn’t a good sign, and he begs him to wait before he acts. He doesn’t want Romeo to go on a “misadventure” and hurt himself. Balthasar’s observations show that he is aware of Romeo’s nature. If Romeo waits, he can think everything through and make the safest decision. However, Romeo is devastated, and will act on the first instinct that enters his mind. The Prince decides to banish Romeo for killing Tybalt. He announces that Romeo should “hence in haste,/Else, when he is found, that hour is his last” (3.1.204-205). If Romeo is seen in Verona, “that hour is his last”. This establishes that a potential consequence of Romeo returning is death. Romeo disregards the potential of execution when he decides to see Juliet. Since he is so despondent, he doesn’t care about the threat of death. It doesn’t mean anything to him since he already wants to die. Romeo’s disregard for death and bodily harm eventually comes back around to hurt him, leading to his
Unfortunately, Romeo wasn’t informed of the plan, and after he heard about Juliet’s death, he sincerely believed she had died. Balthasar, who told Romeo of Juliet’s ‘death’, didn’t want to leave Romeo unaccompanied because he believed that he looked ‘.pale and wild and did import some misadventure. ’(116) lines 28-29. Balthasar’s suspicions were valid because Romeo decided to take his life. He did not stop to ask how she died, or what Friar Laurence had to say about her death.
Juliet, desperate to avoid wedding Paris, visits him, with a dagger in hand. In order to avoid her death in that moment, Friar Laurence promises to give her a potion that will allow her to appear dead long enough so that Romeo may be able to return from Mantua. Thus, the two will be able to escape Verona together. He explains “And this distilling liquor drink thou off/When presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse/No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest” (4.1.94-96). Friar Laurence describes his plan, saying that the potion Juliet will drink will make her appear deceased. It will give Romeo time to get to the Capulet tomb, and they will be able to live together for the rest of their lives. Although he explains his plan somewhat thoroughly, Friar Laurence goes on to say he will deliver a letter to Romeo, that of which is never delivered by Friar John. Romeo hears news of Juliet's so called passing by his companion, Balthasar. He tells Romeo “Her body sleeps in Capels’ monument/And her immortal part with angels lives/I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault/And presently took post to tell it to you” (5.1.18-21) Due to how the citizens of Verona believe that Juliet has really passed away, Balthasar truly believes that she is deceased. He explains that he has seen her laid to rest in the
Just as the Friar says in the beginning of the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, “Wisely and slowly, they stumble that run fast.” (II.iii.94). this was a sign of foreshadowing for for the death of the lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Even though fate was a factor that had contributed to a tragic end, there was also personal choice involved, and ultimately, the story may have had a different ending if it weren’t for the flaws of the lovers and their inability to have a grip on reality in dire circumstances. Over the course of the play, the lovers from the conflicting households have not matured and remain rather static in development. Furthermore, in this tragedy, the only son of the montages remains rather childlike, Juliet still seems immature and their relationship over all seems more like a play act on lover rather then something mature and sustainable. Overall, from start to finish, Romeo and Juliet were living in the moment, being absurd and silly rather then focusing on the future and trying to work problems out effectively.
Romeo and Juliet’s young love reflects their abruptness, rashness, and lack of maturity which leads to them getting suicide impulses throughout the story and causing Romeo and Juliet to ultimately suicide at the end of the story. Their love causes them to act very rashly and make unwise decisions, such as getting married and killing themselves. They are also too young to love because they are not mature enough. Their lack of maturity influences their decisions, leading to them finding abrupt solutions, such as suicide. After Balthasar told Romeo that Juliet died, he proclaimed, “I do beseech you, sir, have patience/Your looks are pale and wild do import/ Some misadventure” (5.1.27-29). Once Balthasar delivers the tragic news of Juliet’s death to Romeo, Romeo makes a rash decision of going back to Verona, not thinking about the consequences of his act, which would lead to more complications, such as him being...
...a little earlier or even later, Friar John could have avoided getting caught up with the plague. This could have led to Romeo receiving the letter, and him ending up with Juliet. Also the timing of the plague is very unfortunate. The chances of a plague being at the exact time Friar John was delivering the letter to Romeo are very low. Second of all, if Balthasar saw Juliet any later than he did, the Friar could have gotten to Romeo before him. The timing of these two events are very unfortunate, and readers only have it to blame
After making the plan to fake her death with Friar Laurence, Juliet tells her father, “Pardon, I beseech you! / Henceforward I am ever rul’d by you” (4.2.22-23). Here, Juliet is lying to her father by telling him she will marry Paris when she really plans to fake her death. This is important because it reveals that Juliet’s eagerness to be with Romeo causes her to lie to her parents, putting the person she just met above the parents that raised her and love her very much. Not caring about how her actions will affect them may also cause conflicts later on in the play. Romeo is also deceptive to his role model, Friar Laurence. After learning that Juliet has “died”, Romeo tells Balthasar, “Is it e’en so? Then I defy you, stars! / Thou knowest my lodging. Get me ink and paper / And hire posthorses. I will hence to-night” (5.1.24-26). Here, Romeo is being deceptive of Friar Laurence by not staying at Mantua like Friar Laurence told him to. This is important since Romeo is still banished, so going back to Verona may cause even more conflicts later in the
One of the many reasons that Friar Lawrence is to blame is because Friar Lawrence had too many miscalculations.When he gives the letter to Friar John, containing information on the “death” of Juliet, the letter does not make it in time. Romeo’s servant Balthasar announces that Juliet is dead. Romeo is surprise after hearing the news, and says ”Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight.” (V,I,34). Meaning that he will kill himself, so that he could be with Juliet. Friar Lawrence tries to do good by giving Juliet the potion, but it went wrong. His decision leads Juliet to making a bad choice. After taking the potion, she fears that she might never see Romeo again. Friar Lawrence thought that it would
Every action we take, decision we make, and person we fall in love with always leads us to our inevitable destiny. Some people are meant to live happily ever after while others may not be so lucky. Romeo and Juliet ended up being one of those not so lucky couples. Born as enemies, their love ended up pulling them closer to their destiny which was proven to be death. The main people that can be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet are Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet are partially responsible for their own deaths. Their suicides are not out of character, as their expressions of love were often irrational even before they killed themselves. As Juliet says in Act III, Scene ii, "Give me my Romeo, and, when I shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that
Friar Lawrence should have made sure that Romeo confirmed the plan before poisoning Juliet. But instead he gives it to a messenger who, as a matter of fact, did not get the letter to Romeo as he says, “I’ll send a friar with speed to Mantua with my letters to thy lord.” Instead Balthasar went to Romeo and informed him that Juliet was dead. If Friar Lawrence would have delivered the letter to Romeo himself he could have prevented Romeo from going to the apothecary and ordering “a dram of poison”(5.1 63) and evidently took his own
Another person who was mostly at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet was Romeo's servant Balthasar. If Balthasar had not given Romeo the bad news about Juliet's "death" when he did not know all the facts about what happened, and told Romeo