The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, describes the heartbreaking love story of two young individuals, Romeo and Juliet. Their families, Montagues and Capulets, respectively, have an ancient feud that prevent their families from interacting.This feud causes many deaths throughout the course of the story, some of which involved innocent citizens. The title describes the terrible outcome that will result from Romeo and Juliet’s love.
Juliet is one of the most well known characters in the play. Juliet is a Capulet and is a girl of 13 years. At the beginning of the story, before any of the tragedy, Lord Capulet, her father, feels that she is too young to get married. Count Paris is her suitor and tries time and time again …show more content…
The play starts out with the Chorus introducing the play. The chorus states that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed” lovers. This shows that fate is really what controls the outcome of the play. When Romeo believes that Juliet is dead and cries “Then I defy you, stars” shows that Romeo and Juliet’s love is in opposition with destiny. The event of Romeo’s death and Juliet’s awakening is also the doing of fate. As soon as Romeo dies, Juliet wakes up to see her husband dead. This event of fate causes the unavoidable outcome of their deaths “ Some shall be pardoned, and some punished. For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her …show more content…
nature, man vs society, and man vs. himself. An example of man vs. nature in this playwright is when Romeo does not recive the letter from Friar Laurence to explain that Juliet is not dead. Friar John, who Friar Laurence sent to deliver the letter became quarantined because of the black plague. People were afraid he had come in contact with the plague so they locked him up. Illness is not something we as humans can control. Another type of conflict is Man vs. society. Romeo and Juliet face misfortune from their families about their love. Their society is telling them that they should hate each other, but their hearts tell them that they are in love. The final type of conflict is man vs. himself. For example, Juliet internally fights with herself about her love for Romeo because they are enemies. This happens during the famous balcony scene. Juliet asks herself why she must love her enemy and struggles to make the situation
Juliet is one of the most well known characters in the play. Juliet is a Capulet and is a girl of 13 years. At the beginning of the story, before any of the tragedy, Lord Capulet, her father, feels that she is too young to get married. Count Paris is her suitor and tries time and time again …show more content…
The play starts out with the Chorus introducing the play. The chorus states that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed” lovers. This shows that fate is really what controls the outcome of the play. When Romeo believes that Juliet is dead and cries “Then I defy you, stars” shows that Romeo and Juliet’s love is in opposition with destiny. The event of Romeo’s death and Juliet’s awakening is also the doing of fate. As soon as Romeo dies, Juliet wakes up to see her husband dead. This event of fate causes the unavoidable outcome of their deaths “ Some shall be pardoned, and some punished. For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her …show more content…
nature, man vs society, and man vs. himself. An example of man vs. nature in this playwright is when Romeo does not recive the letter from Friar Laurence to explain that Juliet is not dead. Friar John, who Friar Laurence sent to deliver the letter became quarantined because of the black plague. People were afraid he had come in contact with the plague so they locked him up. Illness is not something we as humans can control. Another type of conflict is Man vs. society. Romeo and Juliet face misfortune from their families about their love. Their society is telling them that they should hate each other, but their hearts tell them that they are in love. The final type of conflict is man vs. himself. For example, Juliet internally fights with herself about her love for Romeo because they are enemies. This happens during the famous balcony scene. Juliet asks herself why she must love her enemy and struggles to make the situation