Foreshadowing In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a masterpiece by far and has yet to dissatisfy anyone who has experienced either a play or movie variation of the play. This is undeniably because of this story’s plot and the elements of Romeo and Juliet. They way Shakespeare wrote it hooks a viewer and pulls that viewer along for a ride into what will undoubtedly be a somber love story. So the viewer stays for the long ride and holds onto that little bit of hope that in the end everything works out but to their discontent things don't. This is because of a plot so well spun by shakespeare that it is unforgettably the most tragic romance ever created. Shakespeare's plot in his famous work Romeo and Juliet uses a lot of foreshadowing as to what the outcome of the protagonists will turn out to be. Shakespeare also incorporates dramatic irony into his play for example, when Romeo and Juliet get married secretly and it is completely unbeknownst to Paris and both the Capulets and Montague families about Juliet’s marriage to Romeo. Another very common element Shakespeare uses in the Tragic Flaw. This usually means that one or two of the main characters have a flaw so tragically horrible that it is always what marks their downfall.

In Shakespeare’s play about Romeo and Juliet one of the effects that Shakespeare uses to enhance his plot is foreshadowing. The definition of …show more content…
The definition of a Tragic Flaw or Hamartia is: A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. The way Shakespeare uses the tragic flaw or hamartia is the same way he uses dramatic irony, Romeo and Juliet's Fatal Flaws are that they are of opposite families. Hamartia is a greek word meaning guilt, failure and fault.These two families are hate stricken and this family feud is so longstanding that neither side has knowledge of why they hate each other. These two families will fight whenever the chance is