Within the play Shakespeare uses death to show the downsides of love and the ultimate result in conflicts. To show the impact of death, Shakespeare successfully uses Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet and other minor characters to develop the effect of death. From the very beginning of the play, Shakespeare introduces death as the penultimate result of love, displaying a common theme of tragedy. First shown in the prologue the story of the 'star crossed lovers' is demonstrated to be destructive as the 'death marked love' is the root of their troubles. Shakespeare successfully shows the negative effects of love and sets a tragic tone for the rest of the play as the audience is already aware of the 'violent end' of the play and pick up on the irony of knowing the ending before the plot. Continuing the idea that love is taunted by death both …show more content…
Juliet demonstrates this learning about the banishment and wishes for' death, not [to take] Romeo, take [her] maidenhead' instead which Shakespeare uses to later mirror Romeos equation of 'banishment' to 'death' which expresses how the idea of death is entwined with their love and feeling she whole time. At the end, much to audience expectations, both lovers die and Shakespeare uses this to emphasis the sadness that come about in love. By using the death of the two as a physical representation of loves pain and grief, Shakespeare successfully shows death to be an inevitable action that concludes in tragic ends. Furthermore Shakespeare presents death as having drastic effects on those around them and that death is linked and caused by many others lives. for example throughout the play Shakespeare shows many characters death such as 'Tybalt', 'Mercutio' and 'Lady Montague' all of whom
Romeo and Juliet fight for their love despite the rivalry, but their love is doomed from the start. Both lovers die at the end of the play. Misfortune after misfortune leaves many dead and many full of grief, and there is only one person who is to blame for the heartbreaking ending of the play: Romeo. Although Romeo’s actions appear to be that of a lovesick
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the love shared between Romeo and Juliet to show how moving love is and how deeply it can affect us. The strong affection Romeo and Juliet have for one another was ultimately their undoing. When Romeo heard news of Juliet’s death, Romeo rushed to the apothecary and asked him, “Let me have A dram of poison... That the life-weary taker may fall dead.” (V. i.63-65).
In a moment of despair, Romeo looks down into the face of a lifeless Juliet. After one last kiss Romeo ends his fragile life with poison. The story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare revolves around the decisions made by characters. Generally, these choices are poor and lead to the death of others. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet are controversial and have many possible culprits; however, the person most responsible for their deaths is the Prince.
“If he be marrièd, My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” (1.5.133b,134). As Juliet says this, she has no idea that Romeo will lead to her untimely demise but the audience does. This shows dramatic irony and also shows that fate led to their passing away. “Shall give him such an unaccustomed dram,That he shall soon keep Tybalt company;“.
Who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death? Romeo and juliet is complex. It has a lot of different characters, and a couple different themes. There were many different ways to perceive it, and ways to interpret it. Some people might have an idea of who was at fault in Romeo and Juliet's death, and that leads into this essay.
Throughout the duration of the play, actions always end in a predetermined way. Whether it was the death of the lovers or their rushed marriage, the play still continued as it had started. A tale of misfortune and destiny, overlapping the mockery of choice with Romeo’s flaws. Knowing the consequences would not have helped Romeo, as his choices and impulsive actions only lead him further and further into the plans of the stars. The play as a whole proves how not only Romeo and Juliet's lives had an ending, but also a purpose.
Her intense passion for Romeo, societal pressures and expectations, lack of guidance and support from adults, and patriarchal societal limitations all assumed a part in her choice to end her life. We can better understand Juliet's tragic ending and its significance within the play by analyzing these factors. In the end, Romeo and Juliet's tragic story warns against the destructive power of hatred and violence while emphasizing love and compassion as necessary antidotes. Juliet's suicide may be seen as an act of rebellion against the patriarchal society of her time, a way to take control of her fate and reject the limitations placed upon her.
At the beginning of the story, Romeo was convinced to go to a party. However, he did not want to go, saying, “Some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date (Shakespeare).” Romeo knew that night would lead to his final days. This is one quote that shows the inevitable hand of fate in the play. Obviously Romeo was a very melodramatic character, and in one instance said, “My life were better ended by their hate than death proroguèd, wanting of thy love (Shakespeare).”
Romeo and Juliet have fate against each other. Its said hat their love is “death marked.” Romeo and Juliet can’t control what going to happen as they go alone with this. For starters they’re in different groups, so they don’t know how their groups is going to react. It is their misfortune that leads to a terrible at the end.
Shakespeare uses irony and dark and death imagery to reflect the hopelessness of Romeo’s situations. For example, When Romeo is talking about Juliet lying there he says, “For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/ This vault a feasting presence full of light./Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interr'd.” This shows how Romeo is affected by seeing Juliet in the tomb making him feel anguished. Moreover, Shakespeare uses dark and death imagery to show how alone he feels.
The illusion of death has wondered and astonished many for years. This doesn 't exclude the fantastic author Shakespeare. Throughout the play, Shakespeare focuses on death and how society glorifies it. He often uses metaphor and analogy in order to make death seem more welcoming. Turmoil and confusion can internally destroy any country.
A recurring motive runs through Shakespearean plays, in which deaths happen relatively frequently. Looking specifically at Romeo & Juliet, in which most of the play's major characters do not survive the ending of the play, either by murder or natural occurrences, this motive is made clear from early on in the play. Even before the play turns to a tragedy, as Shakespeare has written the first part of the play as a comedy and the second part as a romance, there are already many deaths that take place during encounters between the strife of the two feuding families; the Capulets and the Montagues. This tendency for character death at first glance seems to be a mere plot device or even coincidental, however, a clear explanation can be given after
Love kills family Juliet's dad is to blame for her death because he was making Juliet marry pires and Juliet had to make a plan so she doesn't not marry pires. ( act 2) Juliet’s dad In the tragic play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet’s commit suicide. In fair verona, Italy they fall in love, but can’t be together because their families have a grudge against each other.
Let me tell you the real ending to the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Without a doubt, the love between Romeo and Juliet was marvelous. The two star crossed lovers were inseparable; any obstacle presented between them would neither diminish or terminate their love. As we all know, no love story is perfect. Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet.
In Romeo and Juliet Act III, Romeo and Juliet use parallels to connect love and death. Between Romeo’s banishment from Verona and the feud between the families, Romeo and Juliet see it better off to be dead than to be apart from one another. Romeo declares, “Ha, banishment! Be merciful, say ‘death:’ For exile hath more terror in his look.”