Romeo and Juliet: Avoiding Tragic Mistakes Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is considered to be his masterpiece; it is known all over the world and is perhaps the most famous play in history. The play tells the tragic story of two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are trapped in a feud between their families. In the end, their actions lead to the deaths of six people including themselves. The key to understanding the actions of Romeo and Juliet is through science.
We all know the basic stereotype of teenagers. They are moody, emotional, dramatic, impulsive, reckless, and irresponsible. They are defiant, rebellious, and are often in trouble. They are often prone to breaking expensive things. Countless teenagers either currently have a cracked screen on their phone or they have broken one in the past.
Romeo and Juliet may seem like a romantic novel; however, that is not the case. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about a pair of star crossed lovers who go through many painful obstacles only to kill themselves at the end because of their love for one another. However, in the end, who is to blame for the death of these young children? The one who is liable for the pain and suffering that has been caused is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence bears the most guilt for the fate of the characters in Romeo and Juliet.
Poor Decisions and not thinking about consequences will lead to tragic endings. In the play Romeo and juliet Rome falls for Juliet while their families are in a fued. They know they cant be together and must hide their, which is what eventually leads to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet 's tragic story is result of their own poor decisions because, neither of them ever stopped to think to think about the consequences of their actions. Romeo and Juliet fell in love after only a couple minutes of meeting without even getting to know each other.
Shakespeare uses the character Juliet to show how reckless young people can be. He shows this by using Phoebus from Roman and Greek mythology. “Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Toward Phoebus ' lodging” (Shakespeare). Phoebus is reckless and rushes into things just like Romeo and Juliet did. Romeo and Juliet met one day and then got married the next they were reckless about their love and life not getting the chance to know each other first.
Fate vs. Bad Decisions As a human kind we have focused nearly all of our efforts on one question, what ultimately decides our destiny? Throughout history religions have formed, scientists have devoted their lives, and many stories have been told regarding fate; one such story is Romeo and Juliet, which is regarded as one of the best written texts known to man. In Romeo and Juliet two star crossed lovers, born into rival families, fall in love, and through a series of unfortunate events meet their demise. Some people claim that the message Shakespeare was trying to convey is that our life is governed by fate, others believe that the message is that our future is determined by the choices that we make in our lives; while arguments can be made for both sides, it is more conceivable that it is both a mixture of fate and our decisions that determines our ultimate destiny.
Consequences Of Hasty Decisions in Romeo and Juliet Having to make decisions in a short amount of time can lead to choices irrational choices with life-changing consequences. Because people think of a solution too quickly, a hasty decision may not consider all the possibilities, and have obvious faults. Many characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet exhibit hastiness, but Romeo makes hasty decisions frequently, and he usually winds up suffering the consequences of his own decisions. Romeo shows many examples of haste in Romeo and Juliet, the first example being him falling in love with Juliet during the Capulet party after only knowing each other for a short evening. Another example is Romeo getting married to Juliet after only spending
Choices in life can make a big difference. The wrong choices can be deadly. In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, fate is a disease and Friar Lawrence is a person whose only means is to do good. Fate is used as an object because it chooses what we do in life. In the tragedy Romeo is “ fortune's fool”(lll, i, 133).
In the tortoise and the hare, the hare decided to run as fast as he could to get to the finish line, he wore himself out, took a nap and ended up losing the race to the slow old tortoise. Romeo and Juliet we like the hare and decided to go through with their plan to quickly, they didn’t stop slow down to think about what could happen. In the end death beats them in the race causing them to slow down and think. In the play Romeo and Juliet decide to get married but the Friar and the nurse think they are moving too fast.
People are responsible for the events that take place in their lives; making fate a scapegoat created by those who find the repercussions are less than favorable. This can be seen in the many lives of the characters of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, an initial comedy turned tragedy. Set in fair Verona, a conflicted prince must counterbalance quarrels between the two wealthiest families; the Montagues and the Capulets. The children of the two houses, Romeo and Juliet, live their lives apart from one another, meeting when Romeo encounters Juliet at the Capulet ball, and are instantly smitten with each other and are engaged in a matter of a few hours. Their marriage ends in disastrous suicides when all of their other plans fail, but this brings
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast” [Act 2 Scene 3 Line 94] these wise words spoken by Friar Lawrence is what we all must listen and abide by. Rushed and irresponsible actions will always end in tragedy and loss. In the world renowned play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, although the young lovers Romeo and Juliet are impulsive and foolish, the ultimate death of the star-crossed lovers is caused by the adults; their ill-judged, irresponsible and unpredictable