Many times, decisions can often be changed or supported by other people. However, one still is the one who chooses what to do, the only thing other people can do is convince you or help you. At the end of the day, it’s your decision. This is why Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy was in their own hands. Had they not done one thing, the other would not have occurred, leading to a domino effect of nightmares and just nothing going right for the two young lovers. Of course however, there were many people who could have seemed like they forced their decisions, however, they did not choose Romeo and Juliet’s choices for them, they did not force them to marry. In the end, the actions they take and the ideas that were endorsed caused their own tragic tragedy …show more content…
First, both agreed to marriage after the first day of knowing each other. This would be one of the main causes in the tragedy as this decision’s delay could have allowed Romeo to not kill Tybalt and overall, not get exiled. In page 419, Romeo and Juliet meet together to get married, a choice that would later prove a liability in their ability to love each other. Had they delayed this a while longer than 1 day, maybe Juliet would not have had to make that risky choice to drink a poison which would make everyone perceive her as dead, even Romeo. This led to a chain of events, causing Romeo to actually take his life in belief that Juliet was gone. On page 453-454, Friar Lawrence is informing Juliet of an alternative way to meat and live with Romeo without becoming the wife of Count Paris as well. The path, however, is extremely risky, with an extensive amount of questionable things that need to go right. However, Juliet seems extremely desperate, and as a teenager, makes the decision of drinking the posion and faking her own death. This was one of the main reasons their tragedy ended out the way that it did. If she had waited and just married Count Paris, she could have easily found an alternative later down the road. However, again as a young child, she thought making a quick and hasty decision would pay off, which it unfortunately did …show more content…
On page 428-429, Romeo and Tybalt fight, and Tybalt is the one who falls. Some might argue that Tybalt’s hot head and aggression is the reason the tragic ending occurred, but Romeo took his own decision to slay Tybalt, and also unknowingly aided the death of his friend, mercutio. Many might also argue that the Friar, for his options that he presents to the young teens, was to blame for the loss of the two. However, what he presented were only options, Romeo and Juliet were not forced to accept or execute any of plans. What they did was completely based on their own decisions. As the story progressed, everyone could agree that almost all aided in the tragedy. Still, ultimately, Romeo and Juliet took the decision of taking their own lives, for both saw life as worthless without one another. No one was to blame for this tragedy but Romeo and Juliet themselves and the path they
Instead, if Romeo had listened to Friar Lawrence when he warns Romeo saying “These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder… therefore love moderately, long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow” (2, 6, 9-15) they both may not have died. Romeo decision to marry Juliet after only knowing her for a couple of hours proves that Romeo doesn’t think thoroughly through before making decisions that leads to killing Tybalt (Juliet’s
Horrible things could have resulted, and she did not even think of the consequences that could have
Finally Friar Lawrence gave Juliet the potion that resulted in even more deaths. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off” (Shakespeare, 453). The Friar was telling her to drink the potion that would make her sleep long enough that people think she is dead, so she could then escape once she was believed to be dead. As we all know this plan failed miserably, causing Romeo and Juliet to both commit suicide, and it was all the Friar’s idea. This was a terrible plan and he could have given her way better advice and come up with a better
Since Juliet did not want to marry Paris because she was already married to Romeo by the Friar, Juliet had to find a way to get herself out of the marriage. Juliet called upon the Friar for help again, and he gave her a sleeping potion which made her sleep for 48 hours, making everyone believe she was dead to get out of her soon to be marriage with Paris. In the end Romeo was supposed to get a letter from Friar Lawrence, that he never received, to tell Romeo about Juliet’s plan to fake her death so she could run away with Romeo. Since Romeo didn’t receive the letter about Friar’s plan, Romeo heard about Juliet’s death from a friend and immediately decided to go see her and eventually kill himself. Another mistake that Friar had made was
If their families had found out, it would have made them angrier. He thought marrying them was for a good cause, but it does not seem like the decision he should have made. While speaking to Juliet, The Friar concludes, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed,/And this distilled liquor drink thou off,/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse” (Shakespeare 4.1.94-97). This highlights what Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to do when she asks him for help. Juliet goes to the Friar, threatening to kill herself if he doesn’t help her figure out what to do about marrying Paris.
In the story “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the main theme of the story is, living in a world of deception and lies can cause the separation from the ones people love. For example an illogical decision made by the Friar. Friar Laurence made the decision to marry Juliet’s hand to Romeo's, making them husband and wife. In scene six of act 2 Friar Laurence states “You shall not stay alone, until the holy church incorporates the 2 of you into 1” (Shakespeare). Now, to explain.
People make thoughtless decisions when they are overcome by emotion and the outcome of their decisions are unlikely to end well. This is a recurring issue in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The first poor decision made in the play is when Romeo is weeping over not being able to marry Rosaline, the love of his life. In an attempt to lift Romeo’s depressing mood, Benvolio creates a plan where he and Romeo will join the Capulet’s party so that Romeo’s eyes will be open and he will see how many other amazing girls are in Verona. During Act l Scene 4 when they arrive at the Capulet’s party, Romeo sees a girl, Juliet, and states “Did my heart love till now?
Romeos and Juliets Death Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play about two love-struck teens that eventually falls in love. They have to face obstacles just to find a way to be together and eventually have to secrednize their marriage. The characters Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Lord, Lady Capulet are primarily responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They all have things they did that leads to Romeo and Juliet’s departness. Also, the decisions they made and the problems they caused such as ruining true love.
Everyone wonders why Romeo and Juliet died, The reason is free will. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the lovers wanted to be together but, their families hated each other so, they secretly got married then they both committed suicide. In Romeo and Juliet free will plays the most significant role in the story’s tragic outcome due to fights, secrets, and good intentions. Fighting between characters is one of the reason Romeo and Juliet died. If the families would have never been in a feud the lovers would have been able to have a big wedding, have kids, and live happily ever after, instead of having a tragic death.
Giving Juliet an alternative to killing herself was only to save his reputation if anyone were to find anything out. Friar Lawrence’s decisions may have seemed to benefit him in the beginning but in the end, lives were lost because of
Therefore, he gets exiled from Verona and has to go live in Mantua. Friar Lawrence made a plan for Juliet to fake her death, so she didn’t have to marry Paris and run off with Romeo.
She did not make the right decision here because she could have done something different such as running away with Romeo or hiding somewhere with him. This scene is a bad example of how Juliet is given a choice, but she didn't think through
Everyone makes bad choices throughout their lives resulting in unfavorable outcomes. Some choices are worse than others. William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is filled with countless sporadic and careless decisions. A great number of these decisions were made by Romeo Montague, one of the main characters in the play.
Romeo and Juliet want to get married so Romeo goes to Friar Laurence. “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of the rich Capulet (2.3.57-58).” Romeo and Juliet love each other a lot so they choose to get married without thinking of the consequences. Even some of the smarter people in Verona make huge mistakes. Even the friar who gives the advice doesn't think before he makes his decision.
“I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life... It's a fascinating place; old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect the rest of your life, old enough to fall in love, yet, at the same time too young (in most cases) to be free to make a lot of those decisions without someone else's approval,” stated Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Series. Just like any other teen, in Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy play written by Shakespeare, Romeo had many flaws and acted emotionally, causing the miserable fate of many others around him, including himself. Romeo and Juliet are from two powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets, with an ancient grudge between them. Romeo, as a Montague, was