“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light” ( Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). This exemplifies the true beauty that even in the most distressing times of anyone's life, there is always light somewhere to restore. Many struggle with things that rests upon them throughout their life and never seem to have a way to cope with whatever the challenge may be. Nevertheless, many should put forth effort to hunt for those concealing glimmers of hope that illuminates anyone's heart. Similarly, within Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” two family rivals, the Capulets and Montagues, clearly resemble this quote. However in this case Juliet and Romeo’s relationship …show more content…
This perception is comparable to inexperienced Romeo Montague who just so happens to find himself in a similar, somber stage of his life. To gain any valuable background information about Romeo would certainly be his many flaws like his impulsive decisions and his distorted view on love. Romeo relishes the idea of love, and falls in love based on looks rather than personality. Shakespeare conveys this flaw through Romeo when he is deep in love with a nun, by the name of Rosaline, who chooses to stay pure rather than falling in love with Romeo. The result of Romeo’s quick decisions and distorted view on love instantly develops the gloomy depression stage of his life, which is sadly cut short. Romeo states, “Well, in that hit you miss. She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit, And in strong proof of chastity well armed, From Love’s weak childish bow she lives unharmed”(I.i.222-225). The use of this allusion displays the reason why his sorrowful emotions unfolded, using the reference of Cupid. The meaning behind this allusion is that Cupid hits everyone with his arrow during some point of one's life, but Cupid can’t seem to hit Rosaline at all. As a result, this is the purpose for Rosaline not being able to fall in love with Romeo, which automatically puts Romeo in a dull state and he
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.
I believe Romeo is the one who holds the most fault because he should have never went to the capulets party and then asked Juliet to marry him so suddenly. Act 1 Scene 5 romeo says, “ What lady’s that, which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight? “ Instead of forgetting about juliet and looking for someone else he went to the capulet’s orchard to see juliet again. Act 2 Scene 2 romeo says, “ With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out, an what love can do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kingsmen are no let to me. Act 2 Scene 2 romeo says, “ The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine. “ Romeo should have never even asked juliet to marry him so suddenly in the first place. Also
There are many different types of trees, each one just a little different to the next. Some are ugly, some are tall, some do not contain any leaves at all. The human personality also holds many branches that live, each dissimilar from the next, each with a separate function that it gives. When all of the leaves are viewed from afar, the combined image is spectacular, but when observed from up close, the flaws are gaping, and even gross. The human personality works the same, for at first glance people are flawless, but when examined deeper and more personally, it can be seen how these flaws define who a person really happens to be for the worst. One sickly imperfection can slowly kill a whole tree, just like one hideous trait can ruin a
Impulsiveness is defined as acting on instinct and not thinking something through. William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet is a play in which at a party, Romeo and Juliet fell in love, which was forbidden because both the Capulets and the Montagues have been fighting for many years. In order to elope, Juliet must pretend to be dead so she could be buried, and Romeo would come at night, and they would run away together; however, Romeo never receives the note with this information Juliet sent. Romeo finds Juliet dead, and drinks poison to kill himself. Juliet then proceeds to wake up to find Romeo dead and then she kills herself. Romeo’s tragic flaw is his impulsiveness which leads to his untimely death.
Romeo’s Greatest Flaws In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is one of the two central protagonists who exhibits many strong and influential characteristics, he is faced with many immense obstacles, yet his biggest obstacle to surmount might end up being his own great flaws, as throughout the play Romeo is principally impulsive and sensitive. One example of how he is sensitive is how sad, depressed and melancholy he was over Rosaline, a girl he barely knew. When he found out that he could not be with her he was very unsettled and even depressed. Montague tells Benvolio: “With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs...
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, Romeo said to Benvolio: “She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow” (Act 1 Scene 1). They were talking about Rosaline who Romeo was fall in love before Juliet. The phrase “hit with Cupid’s arrow” did not mean Cupid really hit Rosaline with the arrow. Instead it means that Rosaline would not listen to words of love and she refused to be “hit by Cupid’s arrow” to love Romeo. Shakespeare mentioned Cupid because this was not real love and Cupid was not exist in real. Romeo was sad because Rosaline did not love him back. Cupid who represented love had missed Rosaline with his arrows of desire. In general, Romeo was in love with Rosaline who was rich in beauty but she did not accept his heart.
The tragic hero of a story is not always the conflict resolver or the heroic lifesaver. In reality, protagonists such as the one in this play are flawed; their flaws can end up hurting others rather than helping them. In Shakespeare’s “Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo, who portrays the male protagonist, has a fatal flaw of impulsivity that influences him to make hasty decisions based on love. Romeo and Juliet, two lovers tied between a family feud, attempt to rewrite their fate as a couple. However, by doing so, characters such as Romeo end up setting themselves up for tragedy due to their impulsive actions. From marrying a blood feud enemy due to love at first sight to murdering cousin-in-laws, the tragic hero involved Shakespeare’s play
Throughout the world there is people who spend their whole life trying to fix another person's problems. And eventually they end up getting themselves into trouble. This is what happens to a character in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the play many characters try to fix another problem. But throughout their fixing they make many flaws that ends up creating a huge mistake that ends the lives of two young lovers. And throughout all those characters, Friar Lawrence is the one most at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy, because of some of Romeo and Juliet’s faults. Romeo and Juliet obviously rush into things. They do not listen to the advice of Friar Lawrence and end up paying the ultimate price. They also ignore the obvious factors that prohibit Romeo and Juliet from ever being happy together. Romeo and Juliet are also very immature and are groomed for social disaster. Romeo and Juliet are also not in love, but in lust. The combination of impatience, immaturity, and ignoring other’s advice leads to the tragedy of these two “star-crossed lovers.”
Love is an extremely potent drug. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, a tenacious couple fights their families’ enmity. After meeting at a Capulet party, the two get married in haste. Because of his unwanted appearance at the party, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, hunts Romeo down. Tybalt confronts Romeo along with his cousin, Mercutio, and they fight.
"Romeo and Juliet" is a known story about two young lovers from families who don't get along well. Throughout the story, they make quick decisions that cause their deaths. But could they have avoided death? Romeo and Juliet often act as they speak, making mistakes along the way. They rush into marriage after just one date of speaking to each other, a mistake that proves that there's tension between their families.
Shakespeare implies that a characters weakness is the key to their untimely fate. Throughout the play Romeo Montague is plagued by mistakes and hasty decisions. This soon becomes one of Romeo's fatal flaws, and only leads to his inevitable death. Romeo's biggest weakness is haste. Romeo makes rash decisions, based on his emotions and doesn't seem to think before he acts. Almost all of the characters are affected by Romeo's hasty actions, especially Juliet. During the balcony scene, while Romeo is rushing into love, Juliet holds back slightly. "It is too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden." This example of hastiness shows us that Romeo has always been very quick to action. Here, the repetition of the word 'too' emphasises how quickly their relationship
“It’s not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all, I don’t want to feel like this, yeah, I feel a weakness coming on.” When Heap sings, “ I feel a weakness coming on” this relates to how Juliet is inexperienced to love and instantly agrees to whatever idea he presents to her regardless if it is impulsive or not. Just like this song called “The Walk” by Imogen Heap Juliet’s innocence causes her to make inconsistent decisions when she’s with her love Romeo.
From the moment we first hear about Romeo, it is in the context of his suffering at the hands of love. Romeo’s father, Montague, perplexed by his son’s behavior states that, “Many a morning hath he there been seen, / With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, / Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs” (1.1.124-26). While this may be the first time we encounter Romeo’s melancholy humour, it certainly isn’t the last. In fact, one of the primary sources of our infatuation with Romeo rests in our sympathy for him. From the very start this poor boy is plagued by affections for girls that fate, it seems, will not let him be with. At first, it’s Rosaline, a girl who has “sworn that she will still live chaste” (1.1.210), a vow that sets Romeo reeling and complaining because “from love’s weak childish bow she lives unharmed” (1.1.204). His depression over Rosaline is enough to draw the attention of his father, Montague, who has observed that Romeo shuts himself up in his room all day in order to wallow in the darkness. These are the actions of someone who is undeniably quite
Fate works in mysterious ways, everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their