The Killers of Romeo and Juliet.
God and love; the two things that devastate humanity. They manipulate us and keep us from thinking straight. As Juliet and the Friar know this best, for they are the ones responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet is crazy. She believed that love would save her and Romeo, but she was wrong. Love tore her apart, to the point of death. When Romeo was banished, she took a potion that would “kill” her for two days. Shakespeare writes a scene when Juliet drinks the potion, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink. I drink to thee” (Act IV, Scene iii, Ln 58). If Juliet hadn’t drank the potion, she wouldn’t have caused Romeo to kill himself when he found her “dead”. Not only is Juliet crazy, but she …show more content…
The Friar started a recipe for disaster when he came up with the genius plan to have Juliet take a potion that would end up killing her and Romeo. Shakespeare writes about the Friar saying “Then it is likely that I will undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that cop’st with death himself to scape from it” (Act IV, Scene I, Ln 73-75). This quote shows what the Friar planned to do to Juliet, and his plan back-fired. If he hadn’t given Juliet the potion, Romeo wouldn’t have killed himself when he saw Juliet sleeping. The Friar also married Romeo and Juliet together, and this caused a turn of downward events. The Friar can be seen assisting Romeo with Juliet “But come young waverer, come go with me. For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (Act II, Scene iii, Ln 89-92). By helping Romeo and Juliet become a couple, the Friar does it in the interests of his own, not of Romeo’s. This caused a miscommunication between the two, and resulted in the death of both Juliet and …show more content…
When Romeo was banished from Verona, both Juliet and the Friar were heart broken. They both wanted to find a way to have Romeo return. Shakespeare writes “ Hold daughter. I do spy a kind of hope… If rather than to marry County Paris, thou hast the strength to sly thyself”( Act IV, Scene i, Ln 68,69,71-72). This shows how the Friar wanted to help Juliet get Romeo back and not have to marry County Paris. Juliet has the same wants that the Friar does. She doesn't want to marry County Paris, and she wants Romeo back. In the play, Juliet says “ If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I'll help it presently. God joined my heart and Romeo’s” ( Act IV, Scene i, Ln 52-55). This shows that Juliet would rather kill herself than be away from Romeo and marry Paris. Both these characters wanted Romeo to return, and they both went out of their way to make it
God and love; the two things that devastate humanity. They manipulate us and keep us from thinking straight. As Juliet and the Friar know this best, for they are the ones responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet is crazy. She believed that love would save her and Romeo, but she was wrong. Love tore her apart, to the point of death. When Romeo was banished, she took a potion that would “kill” her for two days. Shakespeare writes a scene when Juliet drinks the potion, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink. I drink to thee” (Act IV, Scene iii, Ln 58). If Juliet hadn’t drank the potion, she wouldn’t have caused Romeo to kill himself when he found her “dead”. Not only is Juliet crazy, but she …show more content…
The Friar started a recipe for disaster when he came up with the genius plan to have Juliet take a potion that would end up killing her and Romeo. Shakespeare writes about the Friar saying “Then it is likely that I will undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that cop’st with death himself to scape from it” (Act IV, Scene I, Ln 73-75). This quote shows what the Friar planned to do to Juliet, and his plan back-fired. If he hadn’t given Juliet the potion, Romeo wouldn’t have killed himself when he saw Juliet sleeping. The Friar also married Romeo and Juliet together, and this caused a turn of downward events. The Friar can be seen assisting Romeo with Juliet “But come young waverer, come go with me. For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (Act II, Scene iii, Ln 89-92). By helping Romeo and Juliet become a couple, the Friar does it in the interests of his own, not of Romeo’s. This caused a miscommunication between the two, and resulted in the death of both Juliet and …show more content…
When Romeo was banished from Verona, both Juliet and the Friar were heart broken. They both wanted to find a way to have Romeo return. Shakespeare writes “ Hold daughter. I do spy a kind of hope… If rather than to marry County Paris, thou hast the strength to sly thyself”( Act IV, Scene i, Ln 68,69,71-72). This shows how the Friar wanted to help Juliet get Romeo back and not have to marry County Paris. Juliet has the same wants that the Friar does. She doesn't want to marry County Paris, and she wants Romeo back. In the play, Juliet says “ If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I'll help it presently. God joined my heart and Romeo’s” ( Act IV, Scene i, Ln 52-55). This shows that Juliet would rather kill herself than be away from Romeo and marry Paris. Both these characters wanted Romeo to return, and they both went out of their way to make it