preview

Who Is To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

Better Essays

Who To Blame Who do you blame for a tragedy like this? In a town called Verona lives two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The hatred between these two families is indescribable. One night after being heartbroken by his ‘true love’ Rosaline, Romeo goes to a party, a Capulet party. While at the party, Romeo meets a girl named Juliet and the two immediately fall in love. The only issue with that is that they are from opposite sides of the two feuding families. Although they are from feuding families, they decide to follow through on their journey secretly. The two get married only a day after meeting. Of course suddenly after marrying, issues arise and uprising occur between the families and Romeo end up being banished from …show more content…

Romeo kills Tybalt who is Juliet’s cousin and she is sad; however, she still loves Romeo with all of her heart. “Give me my Romeo, and when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars” (3. 2. 23-24). This quote shows how even after Juliet found out about the death of Tybalt she still loved Romeo, and wished to be with him. After the death of Tybalt, Romeo is kicked out of Verona. Juliet has to find a way to get to him by faking her death all because her parents wouldn’t allow her to be with him. If Juliet’s parents wouldn’t have had such a large feud with the Montagues, then she wouldn’t have had to fake her death to be with Romeo, and Romeo would not have killed …show more content…

“Structural and Functional Maturation of the Developing Primate Brain.” The Journal of Pediatrics 2003; (in press) Bethaea, CL. et al. “Diverse Actions of Ovarian Steroids in the Serotonin Neural System.” Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 2002; 23: 41-100. McEwen, BS. Invited Review: “Estrogen’s effects on the brain: multiple sites and molecular mechanisms.” Journal of Applied Physiology 2001; December 91(6): 2785-2801. Hariri, AR. et al. “Serotonin Transporter Genetic Variation and the Response of the Human Amygdala.” Science 2002; July 297: 400-403. Carskadon, MA. (Ed). Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences. New York. Cambridge University Press 2002: xvii. Dahl, RE. “Affect regulation, brain development, and behavioral/emotional health in adolescence.” CNS Spectrums 2001; 6:1: 60-61. Luna, B. et al. “The emergence of collaborative brain function: fMRI studies investigating the development of response suppression.” Adolescent Brain Development; Annals of the New York Academy of Science. New York Academy of Science (2004), Dahl, RE. and Spear, LP. eds. (in press) ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare Taking Words Seriously- Romeo and Juliet are Troubled Kids by Stanton

Get Access