Romeo and Juliet is of of William Shakespeare’s best known works. The story of two star-crossed lovers has captivated the world for centuries. This popular play is full of communication, both too little and too much. Tybalt's death, Juliet’s arranged marriage to Paris, and Romeo and Juliet’s suicide are all due to communication problems. Shortly after Romeo and Juliet’s secret wedding, Romeo is confronted by Tybalt. Romeo is clearly reluctant to fight. As to why, he chooses to be very vague by saying to Tybalt, “But love thee better than thou canst devise/thou shalt know the reason of my love” (3,1, 64-65). He attempts to explain that he has more love than hatred. His new kinship with Tybalt makes him less prone to fight. No one is able …show more content…
There is pressure for her to be married. Juliet’s father says “Look you, she loved her kinsman Tybalt dearly” (3,4,3). Since Juliet never states for whom she crying, her parents take the most logical reason, They believe she weeps for Tybalt, and Juliet constantly twists her words to make it seem so. Her parents believe that they can relieve her of her sadness by marrying her off to Paris. Her mother tries to console her by saying “Well, well, thou hast a caring father, child/One who, to put thee from thy heaviness” (3, 5, 107-108) and has agreed for a wedding on Thursday. Juliet openly declares her distaste for the marriage all the while not revealing that she is already a married woman. With her stating her opinion, it angers her father. Once Friar Lawrence and Juliet devise a plan to get her out of the marriage, Juliet believes that she should reconcile with her father and pretend to feel something for Paris. Her mistake was saying too much. While apologizing to her father, she says “I met the youthful lord at Lawrence’s cell/And I gave him what becomed love I might/Not stepping o’er the bounds of modesty” (4, 2, 25-27). By saying this, her father decides that it is best to have them married a day earlier than previously intended. Juliet does not protest about the change of date. For her plan to be executed properly, time is essential, but Juliet chooses not to confide in Friar Lawrence and commits suicide. This act has
Approximately four hundred years ago, in 1597, the famous playwright, English poet and actor, William Shakespeare, wrote the well-known play, Romeo and Juliet. This dramatic, romantic story is set in the town of Verona, and is about ‘a pair of star-crossed lovers,’ who express their undying love for each other. In the end, their undying love for each other ends tragically, but it does have one good outcome – it puts an end to the family’s ancient feud. Furthermore, Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending is not to be blamed upon completely themselves, as Friar Laurence, Tybalt and Lord Capulet were all somewhat involved in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Throughout the existence of humanity, there have been many notable authors whose works are studied and admired. From the works of Aristotle, all the way to Stephen King, many famous and skillful writers have wrote beloved masterpieces that people still love to this day. However, none may be as notable as William Shakespeare is, and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare’s most admired, referenced, and beloved work. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a fateful love story between two teens who are repelled away from each other due to a feud between their families, the story takes place in Verona, an Italian city. The story is centered around a feud between two families, the Montagues, Romeo’s family, and Capulets, Juliet’s family.
When Juliet finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo is in exile, for killing Tybalt, Juliet feels both passionate about Romeo and disappointed in both Romeo and herself, which reveal her inner struggle. In Act 3, Juliet’s Nurse comes back with this news that Tybalt is dead and that Romeo is such an awful person for killing him. Juliet fights back at the Nurse, and herself, for speaking bad about Romeo. She claims, ““Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (3.2.99-101). This shows that Juliet is passionate about Romeo, because first of all, she says that she was wrong to say bad things about her husband.
Who's to Blame in Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare was a love tragedy. In Romeo and Juliet the two households are the Capulet's and the Montague's. They have been fighting for a very long time and still continue to fight. Juliet a Capulet, falls in love with a Montague, Romeo.
Already married to Romeo, Juliet defies her parents for the first time when her mother tells her of her future. Finding out what Juliet thinks, Lord Capulet does not take the refusal well and tells Juliet that if she does not marry Paris, he will leave her to hang, beg, starve, and die in the streets (III, V, 192-196). Out of options after the frightful confrontation, Juliet runs to Friar Lawrence. After the confrontation with her father and begs him to give her a solution to her problem, or else she will make a drastic decision to kill herself, Juliet pleads, “Tell me not, friar, that thou hearest of this unless thou tell me how I may prevent it. If, in thy wisdom, thou canst give no help, Do thou but call my resolution wise, And with this knife, I'll help it presently.”
Since both of them are from rival families, they are not permitted to be together, luckily Friar Lawrence marries them in secret. They think that being married will solve their problems, but in reality, it worsens them. Juliet’s father arranges a marriage for Juliet with Paris, not aware of the fact that Juliet is already married. When Juliet is told she refuses, she angers her parents. Her father calls her ungrateful and threatens to disown her.
Tybalt insults Romeo, but in turn, Romeo tells Tybalt his love for him,¨ Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage To such a greeting. Villain am I none. Therefore farewell; I see thou knowest me not¨ (3.1.61-64). Romeo does not want to fight Tybalt because Tybalt does not yet know that he and Romeo are related. Romeo is married to Juliet, which Tybalt is Juliet's cousin, and does not want to cause anything to disturb the marriage.Romeo says this to keep his marriage safe in a secret manner, but also to show Tybalt that the fighting isn't necessary. Tybalt being his normal fiery prince self still pushed Romeo for a
Tybalt was ready to fight when he saw Romeo at a party, even though Lord Capulet said it wasn’t a big deal, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy”(I,v,61-62). Tybalt's eagerness to fight also led to the fight that killed him, which is what got Romeo banished to Mantua, preventing him from knowing Juliet was really
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, was originally published in 1597. Until this day, the play is very well known worldwide. The classic love story is set in Verona and is about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families. This feud causes the death of their beloved children, Romeo and Juliet, who are described as “star-crossed lovers.” It is a play of contrasts of love and hate, joy and sorrow, light and dark, youth and age, life and death. Some readers will blame the main characters, Romeo and Juliet for bringing about their tragic deaths, however some may argue that other characters are responsible for their deaths, with only little of the blame to be placed on Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare that tells a tragic tale of “star crossed lovers” doomed to die. The tragic end of the play is the result of the irresponsible actions and selfishness ok key characters in the play, the Nurse and the Friar. Another person in the play but isn’t responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet was Mercutio, but his actions were rash and premature.
However, Juliet starts to show strength and intelligence that can be interpreted as a sort of passive resistance that at the end of the play ends her life. In Act II, scene iv, Juliet goes against the wishes of her father and marries Romeo. The morning after their wedding night Juliet learns that her father has moved the day of her wedding with Paris to Thursday in an attempt to make Juliet happy and to try and get her to stop mourning her cousin Tybault’s death. (Romeo killed Tybault the night of their wedding in his friend Mercutio’s honor.) Juliet is appalled and rejects this by saying, “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear /
“Well thou hast comforted me marvelous much, go in and tell my lady that I am gone, having displeased my father, to Laurence’ cell, to make confession and to be absolved” Juliet claimed (3, 5, 232). Juliet tells the nurse to tell her mother that she has sinned and should go to see the friar. Although this is true, she is making an excuse so that she can go and see Romeo, who is hiding at Laurence’s house. Juliet is planned to marry Paris but she is already married to Romeo, so she goes to the Friar for
After Juliet meets Romeo, many of her opinions and interests begin to change. Juliet is now more excepting of love. While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet seems uninterested in loving anyone. But, after she meets Romeo, her opinion changes. Juliet is now more willing to love. She even confesses her love to Romeo on her balcony by saying, "Take all myself" (2.2.49). Juliet's interests in marriage also changes when she meets Romeo. Before Juliet had met Romeo, she was uninterested in marriage, "It is an honor that I dream not of." (1.3.66). Juliet had said this to her mother, Lady Capulet, when the general topic of marriage was being discussed. But after the feast where Juliet met Romeo, she tells him in her garden that she wishes to be married. She came to this decision to accept marriage because of the fact that she met and now loves Romeo. Juliet's is no longer as faithful to her family through compliance after she meets Romeo. Juliet is no longer as obedient to her family. When her father, Lord Capulet, tells her that he has arranged for Juliet to be married to Paris, she objects. By doing this she is being faithful to her own morals and being faithful to her husband. She is willing to comfort her father, Lord Capulet, in order to have what she believes is right and stay faithful to her husband even though her father threatens to disown her.
Romeo and Juliet deceive others due to the poor guidance they receive about their situation. They resort to deceit as a resolution for their desperate situations. Friar Laurence performs their secret marriage as he believes that this alliance could ‘…Turn [their] household’s rancour to pure love’. Juliet is later forced to marry Paris and asks the Nurse for assistance. The Nurse replies that Juliet is ‘…better in this second match’. The Nurse helped Juliet to marry Romeo but as the situation becomes tricky, she betrays Juliet and encourages her to marry Paris; she provides poor guidance in doing so. This poor advice convinces Juliet to consider a plan involving a ‘desperate… execution’. This desperate execution is provided to Juliet by Friar Laurence who provides Juliet with a potion that puts her in a sleep like death. The Friar
Second, when Juliet was asked about marriage and when she wanted to be wedded, she told her parents she had no interest in marrying, and she thought she was too young. “Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme I came to talk of.—Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married? It is an honor that I dream not of.”(1.3.68-71) This is the first time Juliet is asked about marriage, and she clearly makes it known that she is not interested. Out of nowhere, Capulet arranges the marriage of Juliet and Paris on Thursday. Juliet says she does not want to be married to Paris, and says that she will not truly be happy. Lord Capulet does not like what Juliet says, and gets very angered with her. He even goes on to say that she is not welcome under his roof if she doesn’t marry him. Without having any support from her parents, Juliet feels very alone. First, she does not want to get married to Paris, and second, she is in love with a Montague. This is all frowned upon from both families, and the only people Juliet seems to trust are Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse. Unfortunately, Nurse even suggests she marry Paris, so the only people she feels are on her side are Friar Lawrence and Romeo. When Romeo and Juliet decide to take their own lives, the fact that they didn't have many other people besides themselves made suicide more appealing to them.They were desperate to be with each other.