Question 6: Romeo and Juliet both threaten to kill themselves when they don't get what they want. Threatening suicide is not a healthy way of solving a problem. Even if you just say it to get attention that's not something to say. There is always another way to solve something. Killing yourself won't solve anything. I think that back then suicide wasn't such a big deal because not many people did commit suicide. In the present there have been many teens committing suicide because they feel there is no other …show more content…
A idle threat is a threat that has nothing to back it up. It is a harmless, meaningless threat. A real threat is a person likely to cause danger or harm.
Question 7: Lies and secrets are a big problem in this play. Romeo and Juliet ask the Nurse and Friar Lawerence to keep the marriage a secret. The type or secret depends on if it's bad or not. I don't think there is such thing as a white lie because most lies end up hurting someone. Juliet should have told Lady Calulet that her and Romeo were married. There is never a reason or appropriate time to lie. Good things never come from a lie. Romeo and Juliet would still be alive if she hadn’t have kept her and Romeo a secret. Juliet wouldn't have had to pretend to be dead to get away from Paris if she had told