Rivalry In Romeo And Juliet

The marriage between Romeo and Juliet ultimately causes their demise and is foreshadowed in the prologue “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows, Doth with their death bury their parents' strife” (Rom. 0.0.5-8). Immediately after Romeo and Juliet marry, death and banishment follow. As a result of their marriage, Tybalt’s anger from Romeo’s attendance at the Capulet party resurfaces. Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel that leads to the banishment of Romeo and his and Mercutio’s death.

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.”(3.1) It is the prince saying that romeo will be exiled for killing tybalt but not killed for avenging his cousin. Tybalt is the cause that Romeo was sent away. Tybalt is also the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because Juliet is then forced to marry paris so she pretends to be dead. The nurse says(unknowingly that she’s faking it)”She’s dead, deceased, she’s dead. Alack the day!”(4.5.)

Romeo is trying to get over the fact that Rosaline rejected him so he goes to a blowout and falls in love with Juliet. Romeo ends up murdering Tybalt and Juliet finds out. Romeo has to shelter from the Prince because he 's going to execute Romeo. Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris, but Juliet doesn’t want to so she fakes her death. Romeo never found out she faked it all he heard was she had died.

This shows that Tybalt had killed Mercutio because Mercutio hung with Romeo and hated Montagues. This lead to the death of Mercutio. Then leading to banishment of Romeo because he was enraged and killed Tybalt. Readers can connect to this because once in life one has had a love. All because the parents simply hated each other and unknowingly causing their lovely children and unlovely demise.

The feud also caused the fights which led to Romeo’s banishment. Friar Lawrence allowed Romeo and Juliet to get married in secret which caused conflict in the story. The feud and Friar Laurence are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The feud prevented Romeo and Juliet from being happily married. In Act I scene v,Juliet says, “My only love, sprung from my only hate!

In his play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare sets quite a high standard for romance and tragic novels after his time. The two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, have a secret, forbidden affair due to the fact that their families are long-time rivals. They seek Friar Lawrence to marry them. Shortly after their marriage, a brawl erupts between Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt with the final result of Mercutio being slain by Tybalt, who is then slain by Romeo. As a punishment, the Prince then publicly announces Romeo’s banishment.

“Impulsive actions led to trouble,and trouble could have unpleasant consequences”,(Stieg Larsson). The story of Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers from opposing family this cause problems for them.They met at the Capulet party where Romeo Juliet both fall in love with one and other. Juliet had asked Romeo to marry her and they impulsively married within meeting. Romeo murdered one of Juliet’s family members after he had killed Romeo close friend this cause Romeo to implusly kill him in anger. After that he was banished from his homeland, Juliet is forced to marry and the two lovers found out that both supposedly died so they both commit suicide.

Your houses!” (3.1.1579-1581). Mercutio’s words explain how both the Montagues and Capulets are to blame for his death, so he curses both families which foreshadows what will happen at the end of the play. A Montague, Romeo, is cursed for not letting Mercutio defend himself and a Capulet, Tybalt, for stabbing him. Romeo’s actions had left him with a feeling of guilt and anger. He is furious about the death of his

He shows this through Tybalt’s hate for Romeo and the servant’s hate for each other in the beginning of the play. For example, at the party, Tybalt proclaims, “‘Tis he, that villain Romeo” ( Act I, sc.v, 63 ). This shows how Tybalt has absolutely no respect for Romeo and hates him. Therefore, this ends up getting Tybalt killed. Also, at the beginning of the play when the servants see each other, Sampson states, “Draw, if you be men.

Juliet doesn’t want to get remarried and taking a sleeping potion that was given to her by Friar. Romeo, thinking she died, he wanted to kill himself to be with Juliet and he did. Juliet found out his death and wanted to forever be with him like what Romeo thought, so she kills herself. Juliet and Romeo we can blame for their own deaths, because of the eventful events that built up to their deaths, it is clear that we can blame them because they caused their own deaths as long as Friar and his lack of guidance. Overall Blame is a huge thing in Romeo and Juliet, we can blame the two characters themselves, and Friar for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.