In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy Romeo and Juliet there are many scenes that are responsible for the killing of Romeo and Juliet. The scene that I am going to talk about is when Lord Capulet moved the wedding of Count Paris and Juliet to Wednesday. Lord Capulet thought he was doing something good for Juliet, but in hindsight he was the reason she killed herself. William Shakespeare, the author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, included this scene into the play because it messed up Friar’s plan, it put more stress on Juliet, and it gave Romeo less time to receive the letter from the Friar. The wedding date being changed messed up Friar's plan because it didn’t allow enough time for Friar John to get to Romeo in Mantua. The Friar’s plan
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Romeo states, “How now, Balthasar? Dost thou not bring me letters from the friar? How doth my lady? Is my father well? How fares my Juliet? That I ask again, for nothing can be ill if she be will” (Rom., 5.1.12-16). Balthasar then tells Romeo what he saw, “Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument, and her immortal part with angel lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault” (Rom., 5.1.18-20). These two passages describe the conversation between Romeo and his servant as Balthasar got back from Verona. The wedding being moved did kill Romeo because if the wedding was on Thursday, like it was planned, the letter from the friar would reach Romeo. This would of happened because the delivered of the letter, Friar John, would of been out of quarantine by then and still have enough time to get to Romeo. To conclude, William Shakespeare’s work of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet illustrates how one mistake can kill many people, he showed how it affected Friar Lawrence’s, Juliet’s emotional status, and Romeo’s decision making. Throughout this essay I have been showing why this one decision by Lord Capulet changed everything. From his daughter to his enemies son, and everyone in between. Don’t keep secrets from your parents, for they can kill you in the long
Romeo states, “How now, Balthasar? Dost thou not bring me letters from the friar? How doth my lady? Is my father well? How fares my Juliet? That I ask again, for nothing can be ill if she be will” (Rom., 5.1.12-16). Balthasar then tells Romeo what he saw, “Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument, and her immortal part with angel lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault” (Rom., 5.1.18-20). These two passages describe the conversation between Romeo and his servant as Balthasar got back from Verona. The wedding being moved did kill Romeo because if the wedding was on Thursday, like it was planned, the letter from the friar would reach Romeo. This would of happened because the delivered of the letter, Friar John, would of been out of quarantine by then and still have enough time to get to Romeo. To conclude, William Shakespeare’s work of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet illustrates how one mistake can kill many people, he showed how it affected Friar Lawrence’s, Juliet’s emotional status, and Romeo’s decision making. Throughout this essay I have been showing why this one decision by Lord Capulet changed everything. From his daughter to his enemies son, and everyone in between. Don’t keep secrets from your parents, for they can kill you in the long