Thomas Merton once said, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.” This means that sometimes us humans don’t know what we are meant for in life, until we know who we are meant for in life. So on the occasion in which two people who are meant to be with each other don’t get the privilege of being with each other, they might not know what life could have in store for them. That is the unfortunate case in Romeo and Juliet. It’s no secret at times: life is not always fair. Sometimes life just gets put together better for some people instead of others. As a society we often get mad at those who seem to get it better than us. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a
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That poor decision making when combined with hate from others, ultimately ends up with the couple taking their own lives. If Romeo and Juliet had just accepted the unfortunate truth that their future would be rough, then maybe it wouldn’t have resulted in the two star crossed lovers from killing themselves. In the story, Romeo and Juliet’s lives were heavily affected by fate and destiny.
The actions of other characters lead to the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately for Romeo and Juliet, there were many problems out of their control. In the first act after the Capulet’s party, the nurse says to Juliet that the boy that she has been kissing and being with, “is Romeo, and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy.”(1.5.134-135). The reason the nurse informs to Juliet that the boy that Juliet loves is an enemy, is because she realizes the ordeal that could be caused by Juliet’s love for Romeo. This reaction …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet made several mistakes, leaving no question on their fate. One of Romeo’s largest mistakes was the choice he made of fighting Tybalt. As soon as Romeo tells Tybalt, “This shall determine that.”(3.1.126) the reader knows that something bad will happen.Immediately after killing Tybalt, Romeo becomes banished from Verona. Ultimately, if Romeo wasn’t banished, it wouldn’t have led to other foolish mistakes that both Romeo and Juliet make. Juliet also makes a large mistake later on in the story. Juliet chooses to take a potion in which she will appear to be dead for a certain period of time. Before Juliet quenches her thirst of the “poison”, she says, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink- I drink to thee.”(4.3.58). After she says those words, the reader knows there is no going back for Juliet. Juliet’s choice for drinking the potion was a mistake because there were many other safer options to handle the problem. Juliet drinking it, made Romeo think she was actually dead, ultimately causing both of them to take their own lives. Another mistake that Romeo makes is after Juliet takes the potion. Romeo doesn’t go to see the Friar to be informed about what really happened to Juliet. Instead, he goes to the apothecary to purchase a poison that will kill him “As violently as hasty powder fired doth hurry from the fatal cannon’s womb.”(5.1.66-67). Romeo should have assumed
That poor decision making when combined with hate from others, ultimately ends up with the couple taking their own lives. If Romeo and Juliet had just accepted the unfortunate truth that their future would be rough, then maybe it wouldn’t have resulted in the two star crossed lovers from killing themselves. In the story, Romeo and Juliet’s lives were heavily affected by fate and destiny.
The actions of other characters lead to the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately for Romeo and Juliet, there were many problems out of their control. In the first act after the Capulet’s party, the nurse says to Juliet that the boy that she has been kissing and being with, “is Romeo, and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy.”(1.5.134-135). The reason the nurse informs to Juliet that the boy that Juliet loves is an enemy, is because she realizes the ordeal that could be caused by Juliet’s love for Romeo. This reaction …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet made several mistakes, leaving no question on their fate. One of Romeo’s largest mistakes was the choice he made of fighting Tybalt. As soon as Romeo tells Tybalt, “This shall determine that.”(3.1.126) the reader knows that something bad will happen.Immediately after killing Tybalt, Romeo becomes banished from Verona. Ultimately, if Romeo wasn’t banished, it wouldn’t have led to other foolish mistakes that both Romeo and Juliet make. Juliet also makes a large mistake later on in the story. Juliet chooses to take a potion in which she will appear to be dead for a certain period of time. Before Juliet quenches her thirst of the “poison”, she says, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink- I drink to thee.”(4.3.58). After she says those words, the reader knows there is no going back for Juliet. Juliet’s choice for drinking the potion was a mistake because there were many other safer options to handle the problem. Juliet drinking it, made Romeo think she was actually dead, ultimately causing both of them to take their own lives. Another mistake that Romeo makes is after Juliet takes the potion. Romeo doesn’t go to see the Friar to be informed about what really happened to Juliet. Instead, he goes to the apothecary to purchase a poison that will kill him “As violently as hasty powder fired doth hurry from the fatal cannon’s womb.”(5.1.66-67). Romeo should have assumed