William Shakespeare wrote many plays, one of his most well-known plays was “The Tragedy of Romeo an Juliet.” In this play the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall madly in love but it comes to a tragic end. This is all due to the choices they made due to their family rivalry. In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare, there are a lot of references to the stars but the story also relates to choices.
Instead of choosing not to go to the party. Romeo goes because of the influence of his friends. Benevolilo and Mercutio wanted Romeo to meet someone, so that his mind would move away from Rosaline. Indeed he found another and as he gazed across the room, he voiced:
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!/It seems …show more content…
Romeo found another to love, by choosing to go to the party. At this party Juliet meets Romeo, but does not know his name. Later that night they meet and agree to marry each other but first they will need the Friar’s approval. Romeo takes care of the approval. Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. As their marriage happens, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, sends a letter daring Romeo to fight. With no response Tybalt searches for Romeo. Tybalt and Mercutio fight all because Tybalt was disconcerted by what Mercutio called him: “Good King of cats, nothing but one of your/nine lives,” (Shakespeare 427). Romeo attempted to stop the fight, but ended up getting Mercutio killed. Mercutio on the other hand could easily not have tempted Tybalt, for he knew that Tybalt would be upset by those words.Romeo was banished after killing Tybalt out of anger, of Tybalt killing Mercutio.
Juliet went to the Friar who gave her a vial that would put her in a sleep-like death. Juliet became hesitant to take the vial. She believed that the Friar might have poisoned it in order to keep the marriage of Romeo and Juliet a secret, (Shakespeare 456). Juliet would however do anything to one day see Romeo again, this includes taking a vial she knows not of what it contains. Friar Lawerance gave Friar John a letter speaking of the plan; in trusting that he would deliver it. Friar John afraid to travel to Mantua never gave Romeo the letter, but instead a man told Romeo that he saw Juliet dead.
Instead of choosing not to go to the party. Romeo goes because of the influence of his friends. Benevolilo and Mercutio wanted Romeo to meet someone, so that his mind would move away from Rosaline. Indeed he found another and as he gazed across the room, he voiced:
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!/It seems …show more content…
Romeo found another to love, by choosing to go to the party. At this party Juliet meets Romeo, but does not know his name. Later that night they meet and agree to marry each other but first they will need the Friar’s approval. Romeo takes care of the approval. Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. As their marriage happens, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, sends a letter daring Romeo to fight. With no response Tybalt searches for Romeo. Tybalt and Mercutio fight all because Tybalt was disconcerted by what Mercutio called him: “Good King of cats, nothing but one of your/nine lives,” (Shakespeare 427). Romeo attempted to stop the fight, but ended up getting Mercutio killed. Mercutio on the other hand could easily not have tempted Tybalt, for he knew that Tybalt would be upset by those words.Romeo was banished after killing Tybalt out of anger, of Tybalt killing Mercutio.
Juliet went to the Friar who gave her a vial that would put her in a sleep-like death. Juliet became hesitant to take the vial. She believed that the Friar might have poisoned it in order to keep the marriage of Romeo and Juliet a secret, (Shakespeare 456). Juliet would however do anything to one day see Romeo again, this includes taking a vial she knows not of what it contains. Friar Lawerance gave Friar John a letter speaking of the plan; in trusting that he would deliver it. Friar John afraid to travel to Mantua never gave Romeo the letter, but instead a man told Romeo that he saw Juliet dead.