Romeo And Juliet Be Punished Analysis

Romeo, Juliet and Friar Laurence should be punished because of hasty emotions, bad choices and unsuccessful guidance. Because of the choice they each made many lives were lost including Romeo's and Juliet's. Romeo's character a handsome and sensitive young man but, is also impulsive and immature. Act 1 and scene 2 we read of Romeo's love for Rosaline, "When the devout religion of mine eye maintain such falsehood , then turn tears to fires. And these who often drown could never die. transparent heretic be burned for liars. Never saw her match since first the world began." Romeo expresses such passion but in a short space of time Rosaline is forgotten and his attention is now directed to new love Juliet. Such a shift from …show more content…
Juliet was not mature for love but, as her emotions took over and Romeo advanced on her she swept of her feet and never touch the ground again. From this moment on the obedient and shelter girl did everything to honor the love she felt for Romeo even at the cost of her innocence. And last but not least Friar Laurence a kindhearted man who gives good advice but, the end result of his advice to Romeo and Juliet end in death and sadness. As we read Friar Laurence full confession of his involvement with Romeo and Juliet it is evident he play a part in the end result being death and sadness. We read Friar words, "I am the greatest, able to do least. Yet most suspected as the time and place. Does make against me this direful murder. And here I stand both to impeach and purge. Myself condemn and myself excused." Friar Laurence marries the couple, he gets Romeo out of Verona, he makes a magic potion for Juliet, and promises to reunite them. It was in his words describing himself as "greatest" Friar Laurence devise