Misunderstandings In Romeo And Juliet

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Was it Love or Impulse? Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, that are sworn enemies. Neither of them aware of what their hatred for each other will soon cause when two oblivious teenagers fall in love at an innocent party. After already kissing and forming their connection, they are informed of each others family names, but it does not stop them. They secretly continue to see each other, but after conflicts and multiple misunderstandings happen between the families, both lovers die, filling each family with grief. Romeo and Juliet 's whole story takes place in only a few days, and therefore their love was formed by quick impulsive decisions. Bad consequences and avoidable misunderstandings …show more content…
Their whole scenario takes place in only a couple of days, in which they meet at a party, get married, and die together. The real question is, did Romeo and Juliet even know who each other really was. All of their conversations revolved around not who they were, but instead what they appeared to be. Even when Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, he says “ For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light.” Most people would speak about the person 's personality or how much they meant to them, but Romeo had not known enough about Juliet to do so. Only knowing each other for a mere day or so they came up with a plan for a secret marriage that Friar Lawrence would conduct. If this marriage would not have taken place, Romeo and Juliet may have lived. This secret marriage would become the basis of every misunderstanding or problem that occurred throughout the rest of the story. If they would have taken their relationship slower, they may have eventually been able to tell their parents about their secret relationship. Instead they dug themselves a hole with no way out, and chaos soon took …show more content…
Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-ey’d fury be my conduct now!”. Then Romeo acts impulsively and kills Tybalt for what he has done, not thinking about the consequences of his decision. The result is a banishing for Romeo, that will lead to havoc and confusion for both of the families. Now if we could go back and change the scenario, and make Romeo consider the consequences of the decision he is about to make, the result would most likely be different. For example Romeo would not be banished, and therefore Juliet and the Friar would not have to formulate the extensive plan they did, the plan that took their lives. The worst consequence and biggest misunderstanding resulting from haste was the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and even Paris. After Romeo’s banishment Juliet hears word of a new Marriage to Paris and in panic travels to Friar Lawrence 's cell to formulate a plan. The Friar told Juliet, " Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent To marry Paris: Wednesday is to-morrow:

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