Suicide In Romeo And Juliet

Imagine if you were in there shoes, knowing that if get caught with a montague, it will be the end of you. For example, in the play when Juliet does not want to marry Paris, so she drinks a potion that Friar Lawrence gives her. This potion makes Juliet seem dead, so she could avoid marrying Paris. Think if this potion did not work and Juliet died, the stress from the families made her make that life or death choice. Therefore, with that amount of stress that was on Romeo and Juliets mind eventually led to them taking there lives together.

Later on, Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves after seeing each other dead, because both had made each other a part of their identity. Another example is the death of Lady Montague, who in particular had made Romeo part of her life. Her strong bond with Romeo is shown after she was relieved that Romeo was not part of the street fight: “Lady Capulet: Right glad I am he [Romeo] was not at this fray” (Line 1.1.119). Her bond with Romeo was so strong that she died because Romeo’s exile not Romeo’s death: “Montague: Alas, my liege [Prince], my wife is dead tonight. Grief on my son’s exile hath stopped her breath” (Line 5.3.218-220). The bond between characters is one of the strong aspects that make the play, Romeo and Juliet a beautiful tragedy.

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This idea is expressed in the prologue of the beginning of the story where the narrator states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife” in lines 6-8. The narrator says that the two lovers will commit suicide and it will cause the families’ feud to come to an end. This can send the wrong message of suicide being where it can be the reliever of problems. Romeo and Juliet bring up suicide as the problem solver because their self caused deaths helped end the fighting between the families.

In conclusion Romeo and Juliet had many things against their love in Shakespeare’s tragic play, but the three main characters to blame for what happened to them are the Feud, Lady Capulet, and Fate. All of these characters in some way pressured Romeo and Juliet to make the harsh choice of killing themselves. In the main characters eyes the choices that these three other characters made in the play gave them only one choice or they would have to live the rest of their lives forever unhappy without the comfort of each

An example of suicide during the Elizabethan era is in Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare's play, Juliet brings up multiple times that she will kill herself if her problems aren't solved, she is currently at Friar Laurence's cell. Juliet says "O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, from off the battlements of yonder tower..." (Shakespeare.4.1.77-78).

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Romeo and Juliet: A Tragic Tale of Emotional Turmoil Romeo and Juliet is a timeless literary classic that has captivated audiences for centuries. In the play, William Shakespeare delves into the lives of two adolescents who are misguided by hate, fear, and love. These two “star-crossed lovers” named Romeo and Juliet come from the Montague and Capulet families, which have feuded with one another for generations. Family rivalry and the presence of emotional influence on the young lovers’ decision making adversely alter their futures. Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet take their own lives because they falsely believe that they can only be together in death.

In countries all over the world there are at least 100 teenagers who have killed themselves or have thought of killing themselves. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are no exception to this commonality. Teens around the world who have thought of committing suicide state that it was either because of emotional reasons, which include the feeling of helplessness and/or loneliness or because of environmental reasons which include bullying and/or abuse. In the play, Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were caused by emotional reasons because they felt as if they were helpless when it came to saving each other. Juliet felt helpless when Romeo was banished [3.3.10-11] and Romeo the day he found out Juliet was “dead”.

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Juliet Capulet mentions suicide multiple times to solve her problems that she dealt with. She was young and did not know any other solutions to help herself. Usage of suicide in Shakespeare’s work is meant to remind the reader and viewer of the character’s personality throughout the story. Romeo and Juliet rushed and forced themselves into love because they were young and felt trapped in their titles. It is no secret that Romeo and Juliet had developing ideas of sex and death.

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