In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, young love and passion are the most important themes throughout the entire play. The illogical, reckless, emotional, suicidal impulses that both Romeo and Juliet exhibited throughout the play are related to the theme of young love. Besides the conveying the theme of young love, Shakespeare does not seem to consider that the self-destructive tendency is inextricably connected with love. Romeo and Juliet committed suicide because they believed their love was going to be unrequited. Towards the ending of the play, the star-crossed lovers actually have another choice besides ending their lives.
In the play, the theme of young love in the play is that young people tend to neglect …show more content…
For example, Romeo indirectly exhibited a suicidal impulse after when Balthasar (Romeo’s servant) informed him that Juliet had died. He immediately went to an apothecary to buy an illegal and strong poison, a poison that is strong enough that “if you had the strength of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.” (Act V, scene 1, line 77-79) Romeo actually referred to the drink as a "cordial" (Act V, scene 1, line 85) a drink that is good for the heart. This shows that Romeo was acting reckless, feeling that he had nothing to lose just because of Juliet's death. While Juliet exhibited a suicidal impulse right after she woke up, discovering that Romeo had just committed suicide. She said, “Go, and get thee hence, for I will not away. What’s here? A cup, closed in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O, churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me …show more content…
At first, she was supposed to stay in an unconscious state of mind for three days by drinking the sleeping potion Friar Laurence had given to her. Then Friar Laurence will write a letter to Romeo about the plan, Romeo will come to Verona to get Juliet. Then Juliet will be awake; however, Romeo didn't receive the letter because of the plague. While accidentally heard the false new from Balthasar about Juliet's death, Romeo was broken-hearted so killed himself by drinking a poisonous potion bought it from the apothecary at Juliet’s tomb. When Juliet saw this, she stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger, felt the same way as Romeo did; however, besides for killing themselves, they actually have other choices besides for killing themselves for many reasons. First of all, it was Romeo doesn't understand Juliet's situation, he believed that Juliet was dead. Even though Juliet was not dead at all, she was just in an unconscious state of mind; Romeo could just wait later for Friar Laurence’s letter to come in order to know what really had happened. Instead, he bought such strong potion recklessly; he could just buy a weaker one. Letting him die at a much slower rate and have enough time for Friar Laurence to come to the tomb. Also beside waiting for the letter or buying a weaker poisonous potion, Romeo and Juliet could just tell their parent about they fall in love, so the families could stop
In the play, the theme of young love in the play is that young people tend to neglect …show more content…
For example, Romeo indirectly exhibited a suicidal impulse after when Balthasar (Romeo’s servant) informed him that Juliet had died. He immediately went to an apothecary to buy an illegal and strong poison, a poison that is strong enough that “if you had the strength of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.” (Act V, scene 1, line 77-79) Romeo actually referred to the drink as a "cordial" (Act V, scene 1, line 85) a drink that is good for the heart. This shows that Romeo was acting reckless, feeling that he had nothing to lose just because of Juliet's death. While Juliet exhibited a suicidal impulse right after she woke up, discovering that Romeo had just committed suicide. She said, “Go, and get thee hence, for I will not away. What’s here? A cup, closed in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O, churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me …show more content…
At first, she was supposed to stay in an unconscious state of mind for three days by drinking the sleeping potion Friar Laurence had given to her. Then Friar Laurence will write a letter to Romeo about the plan, Romeo will come to Verona to get Juliet. Then Juliet will be awake; however, Romeo didn't receive the letter because of the plague. While accidentally heard the false new from Balthasar about Juliet's death, Romeo was broken-hearted so killed himself by drinking a poisonous potion bought it from the apothecary at Juliet’s tomb. When Juliet saw this, she stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger, felt the same way as Romeo did; however, besides for killing themselves, they actually have other choices besides for killing themselves for many reasons. First of all, it was Romeo doesn't understand Juliet's situation, he believed that Juliet was dead. Even though Juliet was not dead at all, she was just in an unconscious state of mind; Romeo could just wait later for Friar Laurence’s letter to come in order to know what really had happened. Instead, he bought such strong potion recklessly; he could just buy a weaker one. Letting him die at a much slower rate and have enough time for Friar Laurence to come to the tomb. Also beside waiting for the letter or buying a weaker poisonous potion, Romeo and Juliet could just tell their parent about they fall in love, so the families could stop