Romeo And Juliet: A Faithless Tragedy

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Romeo and Juliet is whatever you want it to be, it’s a classic, revenge and faithless tragedy. The reason it’s all three of the tragedies is because it has bits a pieces of all tragedies. These three tragedy types are what make Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet. For instance if it did not have a classic tragedy part there would be no death at the end, the death at the end is important because it shows how much they love each other. Without the faithless tragedy section there would be no love because Romeo wouldn't have broken the oath and fallen in love with Juliet, and without that then there's no story. Lastly without the revenge tragedy part there wouldn't have been a family feud. The family feud is very important to his story because it's …show more content…
Romeo loses faith in the family feud because simply he fell in love with Juliet. Despite the hate between the two families, the love Romeo has for Juliet is still strong and unbreakable. Since they come from hostile families it makes their love more intense. Even though Romeo and Juliet both knew that their families are enemies they still fell in love and kept seeing each other. Both Romeo and Juliet lose faith in a oath or the family feud. They legitimately thought their love was worth dying for, the young couple knew they were bringing disaster to their families and themselves. Romeo and Juliet's relationship was strong and loving but also it has a religious part to it. Act 2 scene 2 line 115 Juliet told Romeo “ Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, Which is the god of my idolatry.” She is trying to tell Romeo that he is her God. Another example of how strong their love is Act 2 Scene 2 Line 55 Romeo says to Juliet “My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself because it is a enemy to thee,” Romeo is saying Juliet is a saint, and because Juliet hates his last name, he hates it as well. That means Romeo hates himself. Romeo idolizes Juliet, and would do anything to keep her happy, even if that means Romeo has to lose faith in the family feud and he knows that this can lead to his

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