William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a provoking love story filled with suffering and tragedy. The star-crossed lovers were only partly responsible for their fates with surrounding influences such as Friar Laurence, the Nurse and Tybalt also leading them to their tragic fates.
Romeo and Juliet were not entirely responsible for their fates even though they did make their own decisions and knew the consequences. From the beginning of the story, Romeo showed snippets of his fate with him attending the Capulet party in Act 1, Scene 6. If Romeo had followed the rules and had not gone to the party, he would not have met Juliet, saving both of their lives. The decision to hide their love from family also had an effect on their outcome. This …show more content…
When Romeo approached Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet, the Friar agreed as an attempt to stop the on-going family feud without thinking of the consequences. The Nurse was also involved in Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy by acting as a messenger, delivering information and words of love between the lovers. This is evident when the nurse delivers a message from Romeo to Juliet about their wedding which was “some means to come shift this afternoon; and there she shall at Friar Laurence’ cell be shrived and married” (Act 2, Scene 4). The Nurse and Friar Laurence are the only characters who know about the secret marriage. Both could easily have been the voice of reason and forced Romeo and Juliet to slow down. By not doing so, they heavily contributed and were partly responsible for the lovers’ tragedy. The actions of Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin was also an influence causing Romeo and Juliet’s love story to turn to tragedy. Tybalt had a strong hate for the Montague family in which Romeo was a part of. During a street brawl, Tybalt kills Romeos best friend Mercutio who is neither a Capulet nor a Montague, leading him to curse both families for his death. Romeo is completely overwhelmed, cannot contain his anger and kills Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona city. For different reasons and through various actions all three; Friar Laurence, Nurse and Tybalt were all contributors to the demise and tragic fates of Romeo and
Romeo and Juliet were not entirely responsible for their fates even though they did make their own decisions and knew the consequences. From the beginning of the story, Romeo showed snippets of his fate with him attending the Capulet party in Act 1, Scene 6. If Romeo had followed the rules and had not gone to the party, he would not have met Juliet, saving both of their lives. The decision to hide their love from family also had an effect on their outcome. This …show more content…
When Romeo approached Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet, the Friar agreed as an attempt to stop the on-going family feud without thinking of the consequences. The Nurse was also involved in Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy by acting as a messenger, delivering information and words of love between the lovers. This is evident when the nurse delivers a message from Romeo to Juliet about their wedding which was “some means to come shift this afternoon; and there she shall at Friar Laurence’ cell be shrived and married” (Act 2, Scene 4). The Nurse and Friar Laurence are the only characters who know about the secret marriage. Both could easily have been the voice of reason and forced Romeo and Juliet to slow down. By not doing so, they heavily contributed and were partly responsible for the lovers’ tragedy. The actions of Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin was also an influence causing Romeo and Juliet’s love story to turn to tragedy. Tybalt had a strong hate for the Montague family in which Romeo was a part of. During a street brawl, Tybalt kills Romeos best friend Mercutio who is neither a Capulet nor a Montague, leading him to curse both families for his death. Romeo is completely overwhelmed, cannot contain his anger and kills Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona city. For different reasons and through various actions all three; Friar Laurence, Nurse and Tybalt were all contributors to the demise and tragic fates of Romeo and