Two fathers together, for the first time, wept for the deaths of their children as their grief-stricken faces shone in the dusty light inside the tomb. Pain seared equally through all hearts of the Capulets and Montagues, both distraught by the unexpected death of their beloved children. The star-crossed lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, recklessly fall in love despite their families’ raging feud. The couple’s newlywed lustful attitudes get them both, and many others, wistfully killed in William Shakespeare's incredible 16th century play, Romeo and Juliet. Due to the brilliant script of the play many question who is truly to blame for these abominable deaths.
One of the most asked questions about the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is “Who is to blame for the untimely deaths of these young lovers?”. The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is filled with very influential emotions. The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet were brought about by many characters such as Lord Capulet, fate and a feud between two families. One of the most substantial characters in Romeo and Juliet is fate. There are many times where Shakespeare leads us to believe that fate is involved with the hapless deaths of Juliet and Romeo.
Even though fate and destiny bear some responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the impact love had on their brains is to blame since it possessed them and made them take more risks. When Romeo and Juliet first fell in love with each other, their love possessed them, which influenced them to make the decisions that led to their deaths. For instance, in a TED Talk titled “The Brain in Love,” Helen Fisher explains how romantic love can cause one to lose their “sense of self” and not be able to “stop thinking about another human being” (Doc C). This describes how romantic love can possess one, causing them to make poor decisions they wouldn’t normally make.
Matti Wachalski Mr. Bastyr English 1, 1st Period 2/23/23 The Many Faces of Love Imagine your parents have the ability to choose who you marry, and they decide they want you to marry someone you don’t like at all. This person doesn’t have a good personality, you don’t like talking to them, and they don’t bring you joy. Now, simply because you cannot choose who you want to marry, you will be unhappy for the rest of your life as you are stuck with this person who you do not truly love.
UNIT 6 ASSIGNMENT Case Study 1: Romeo The strengths of Romeo are his independence and the desire to change his lifestyle for a better future. Romeo has decided to be open and tell his problem to the human services professional so that he can get some help. Telling out about his own bad side of life requires him to be strong.
Adolescent brains and young love are the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, ultimately leading to their demise. Even though it may seem like the rivalry between the families was the leading cause of their death, it was rather a small piece to a cornucopia of issues for these star-crossed lovers. Identifying the ages of maturity levels in Romeo and Juliet is a significant element in the story that can help us understand important themes and morals of the story. Romeo and Juliet are still children, as stated by the drama. And children are generally incapable of viewing things from the perspectives of others.
Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are caused due to the scientific nature of love, and its ability to change someone as well as being young and reckless. Being in love can cause fully developed adults to forget who they are and what they stand for. As the author of Doc C states, “Romantic love is an obsession, it possesses you. You lose your sense of self.” (Doc C).
Tybalt always wanted to fight Romeo. Tybalt and Mercutio get into a fight because of some upsetting words Tybalt said. In the fight Tybalt kills Mercutio, which get Romeo upset. Then Romeo kills Tybalt, which gets him banished form Verona, Italy. So the long-standing family feuding and fate are the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has toyed with the emotions of its audience members for centuries. The play’s main characters, Romeo and Juliet, love one another in spite of the feud between their families and later on, in the wallows of grief, each take their own life. While the characters both meet their end tragically, it was their choices that realistically led them down that path. The cause of the two “star-crossed lovers” final end is not due to fate or destiny, but by their own foolish hands.
A young couple known as Romeo and Juliet met at a dance and fell in love. After the dance Romeo went on his phone and started to talk to Juliet because he really liked her, after talking for a while Juliet had a pool party at her house and Romeo was invited. When Romeo got there they just hung out and swam in the pool. Later that day Romeo called Juliet aside and asked her to marry him, she said yes. Later she told her parents after the party that Romeo had asked her to marry him and she said yes, her parents didn't like the fact that Romeo was from a family that they didn't like.
Romeo and Juliet are two star crossed lovers. Their families may be enemies, but they will do anything to be together. Juliet is a capulet and Romeo is a montague, these two families have been fighting for ages. Seven of the main characters other than Romeo and Juliet is nurse, Friar Laurence, capulet, montague, friar John , and paris. They impact Romeo and Juliet's fate the most, and are the reason the two die.
Damien Edele Crouse Period 9 3/1/17 Since the first time they laid eyes on each other, Romeo and Juliet were instantly in love. The tragedy; Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, takes place in a town called Verona, where there are two huge, powerful families; the Capulets and the Montagues. This feud has been going on for decades.
Romeo is extremely lovesick and unsure what to do with himself without Rosaline. But, within a matter of seconds of seeing Juliet he completely forgets about his love and sets himself up on a collision course with disaster. Romeo’s impetuousness causes him great trouble after seeing his cousin-in-law, Tybalt, murder his best friend, Mercutio. Momentarily after Tybalt returns to the scene of
Analytical Essay: Romeo and Juliet We often blame fate for the problems we face in our lives but sometimes events take place because of our own actions. In the tragedy of William Shakespeare, Romeo, and Juliet, two lovers come across each other building conflict which then leads to the death of them both and others. Although they are referred to as “star-crossed lovers”, there are many events that take place that could have been avoided if they had chosen to do so. Conflict in the play has already started before Romeo and Juliet have even met each other.
What the hell is love? More importantly, what the hell is a love story? Everyone knows, it’s the story about how two young, star crossed lovers find each other in a hopeless situation, but isn’t that formula getting old? It wasn’t old for Shakespeare's time. Romeo and Juliet is arguably Shakespeare's most famous play.
