"Prodigious birth of love it is to me/ That I must love a loathed enemy"(I. In Romeo and Juliet, there is a mixture of fate and responsibility. Many people affect the outcome of the two lovers" lives, but no more than Romeo and Juliet themselves. Although fate is at work from beginning to end, Romeo and Juliet determine their own destiny through marriage after on night, deception, and suicide.
Because Romeo and Juliet rush into a relationship, they affect their destiny. They know because their families are enemies, their relationship will never work out. "My only love sprung from my only hate/ Too early seen unknown and known too late"(I.v.137-138). In addition to their forbidden love, they not only get engaged but also are married after one night. After the party, Juliet proposes. "If that bent of love be honorable/ Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow"(II.ii.143-144). Because of spur of the moment decisions, Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their tragic end.
Along with rushing into marriage, not only did they lie to their parents, but Romeo and Juliet also deceive their parents. While pleading with her mother to not be forced to marry Paris, Juliet says, "Indeed I never shall be satisfied/ with Romeo till I behold him- dead"(III.v.94-95). After apologizing and agreeing to marry Paris, Juliet deceives her parents by taking a potion to make her appear dead. "Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, I drink to thee"(IV.iv.58). Instead of being straightforward with their parents, Romeo and Juliet chose to lie about it and therefore limited their possibly long, happy lives together.
Hence, because of their lying, Romeo and Juliet are determined to kill themselves. Romeo makes such spur of the moment decisions that, because he has been told that Juliet is dead, he is driven to complete desperation that he kills himself. "Here's to my love! O true apothecary!/ Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die"(V.
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Romeo and Juliet speak briefly together and immediately fall in love. ... Juliet's nurse finds Romeo and he tells her that he and Juliet are going to get married that afternoon at Friar Laurence's. ... Scene 2---- The nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has killed Tybalt. ... Friar Laurence hoping that Romeo will be allowed back to Verona some day, sends Romeo to Juliet. ... Scene 5--- Romeo and Juliet separate at daybreak. ...
Romeo and Juliet "Discuss how Shakespeare represents Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers" during the course of the play" During the course of Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers", which means literally against the stars and the lovers incapability to change their tragic fate, which can be expressed as the inevitable events predestined by a supposed force. ... Many instances in the play reveal that the love of Romeo and Juliet would end in death. ... This prefigures that ...
In the play, Romeo and Juliet demonstrate different personality. ... Juliet stays optimistic about the whole conflict involving Romeo's banishment whereas Romeo himself clings to the pessimistic attitude. ... In addition, Juliet also thinks about Romeo and tries to console him when Romeo considers their love to have come to end. ... Whereas Romeo is independent, Juliet depends on others. ... Juliet remains optimistic about the tragic situation involving Romeo while Romeo keeps only the pessimistic ideas. ...
For instance, Juliet decides to marry Romeo even though their families are enemies. ... To explain, during the balcony scene, Juliet hurries Romeo into marriage. ... Not long after Juliet meets Romeo, her mother calls her. ... After Juliet meets Romeo, many of her opinions and interests begin to change. ... While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, J...
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are victims of bad luck and fate. Romeo and Juliet is about two families that have been in a long and bitter feud for many years. ... Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, recognizes Romeo's voice and is ready to fight. ... Juliet, too, falls for Romeo, but falls into despair when her Nurse informs her Romeo is a Montague, as does Romeo when he learns Juliet is a Capulet. ... Juliet's nurse and servant Peter appear and Romeo tells her to tell Juliet to go to the Friar's cell that afternoon to be married. ...
In the balcony scene, when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... In modern times Juliet would be expected to say something like, "Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo?" ... While Juliet is stunned by the boldness that Romeo uses. ... Both Romeo and Juliet appear to be more mature in this version. ... The viewer is able to imagine himself or herself as Romeo or Juliet. ...
ESSAY: Romeo and Juliet Romeo is too sensitive and reacts too quickly to the events in the play. ... Romeo meets Juliet the night of the Lord Capulet's Party. ... Romeo heart is an open book as he exudes his feelings for Juliet. ... And Romeo and Juliet's love is just that, fast, passionate love. ... Romeo wishes to join Juliet, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ...
Romeo and Juliet barely met whenever they tell each other that they are in love. ... These two, Romeo and Juliet, are in puppy love. ... Romeo sees Juliet dead and then Romeo and Paris fight. ... Romeo then kills himself, just before Juliet awakens. ... Juliet and Romeo also put others futures in danger, just to please themselves. ...
