Theme Of Mistakes In Romeo And Juliet

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Have you ever said or done something that you regret? In The Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are many mistakes made by both families. Sometimes a mistake can be looked at as way to grow and other mistakes are so severe that they can not be fixed. The mistakes that Lord Capulet and Lord Montague made costed the lives of Romeo and Juliet, two precious souls they could never get back. Lord Capulet, the father of Juliet, and Lord Montague, the father of Romeo, caused the couples unfortunate demise. Whether the driving factor was a feud, hatred between the families, or even forced marriage the ultimate consequence was their deaths. In The Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are individuals to …show more content…
The feud between the fathers kept Romeo and Juliet apart. (1 In the prologue it explains how the feud kept the families apart “ Two households, both alike in dignity. In fair Verona, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. (I.Verona Mantua.1-3) (2 In the prologue it explains how the feud caused two households to be separated and the lives taken because of it.)Romeo and Juliet didn’t want to bring their relationship in the feud because they knew that they would be forced apart. Knowing that Lord Capulet and Lord Montague don't want anything to do with each other let alone a marriage, Romeo and Juliet don't tell anyone about their marriage so they could stay together. Even though Romeo was banished and Lord capulet was forcing Juliet to marry someone else, they refused to stand up for their relationship. Therefore, the young couple was forced into a harsh decision; to that take their lives. People think that fate had to make two arch enemies fall in love, but Lord Capulet and Lord Montague could have ended the feud and supported their kids. When you think about all the decisions that are made by kids today, you notice that parents have become a lot more open minded about this sort of topic. If the two families would have followed in this thinking their kids would still …show more content…
When Juliet wouldn't marry Paris, Lord Capulet said he would disown her if she didn’t which is proven when he declares, “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what-get thee church a Thursday or never after look me in the face”(III.IV.61-63). The only source of money was from your family; getting disowned is like getting cut off. Romeo and Juliet were unable to financially survive if they just ran off together. Juliet was going to avoid marrying Paris even if it meant to kill herself. She didn’t want to go to the extreme of death because if she did it meant that she couldn’t be with Romeo. This led her to Friar Lawrence for his help. He gave her a vial with a substance that would make her look dead for 42 hours. When she was “dead” Romeo killed himself because he thought that she was really dead. Juliet woke up to find Romeo dead and killed herself to be with Romeo. This proves that the arranged marriage made by Lord Capulet caused this situation to

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