Secrecy is full of deceit and lies, but sometimes it may be seen as best fit, some may even go as far as to deem it necessary. Recounted in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, destined for tragedy. Their families, the Capulets and Montagues, face a long-running feud, so their love from the beginning is doomed. Though, the love shared between them is so strong, they decide to go ahead and marry, done in secret by the friar, Friar Laurence. When Romeo is banned and Juliet is almost thrown into a second marriage, circumstances, secrets, and misunderstandings lead to the suicides of the two lovers. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, secrecy plays a main
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Reminded by Friar Laurence, “For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced” (4.5). By using the word “your”, the friar connects the moment to a positive aspect favoring Juliet’s family, helping in creating a sympathetic tone. Tone used in this way to build a sorrowful stance allows for trust and a sense of closure for the family, making the event seem like an unfortunate tragedy. Additionally, the friar uses double meaning when he says, “And all the better is it for the maid:/Your part in her you could not keep from death,” (4.5). Unavoidable the outcome, it is grasped that if the secret marriage were to become known, the families would be livid, but the friar’s words show how things would have ended in death either way. Revealed by this is the idea that Juliet’s fake death has to be kept hidden or the family would realize that death was never in the picture, but that the scene was brought to this point by Romeo. Conflict between the families would then be indefinite. Grave concern is brought to Friar Laurence concerning secrecy when he urges Juliet to go with him, away, and become a nun (5.3). Alone, this act may seem bizarre, but his concern validates the need for secrecy as no one else knows Juliet was never dead. Juliet’s sudden appearance would, in turn, be shocking and erupt in chaos. Faking death is risky and extreme, secrecy playing the biggest role, and in …show more content…
Gathered from the conversation he has with the Prince, the reader can see that these secrets were all for nothing; the friar gives himself up, saying, “And here I stand, both to impeach and purge/Myself condemned and myself excused” (5.3). Giving himself and the secret up, the meaning of all of the troubles Romeo, Juliet, and he just faced, change. As events are revealed and characters connect the dots, the reader can see that the truth will always be delivered no matter the steps taken to prevent it. Learning this, too, the friar says, “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/Be sacrificed...” (5.3). Declaration of guilt punishable by death shows just how impactful withholding the truth can be. Death is a permanent resolve, so the fact that the friar finds it necessary to be put to death because he had to tell the truth heightens the idea that the truth is the best place to start to begin with. Secrets are also a key in what held out the hate between the Capulets and the Montagues. Ending the feud between the two families was the one and only reason the friar ever thought the marriage could be a good idea (2.3). Holding back the marriage made it so the families never gained the ability to try and work anything out because they knew nothing
Reminded by Friar Laurence, “For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced” (4.5). By using the word “your”, the friar connects the moment to a positive aspect favoring Juliet’s family, helping in creating a sympathetic tone. Tone used in this way to build a sorrowful stance allows for trust and a sense of closure for the family, making the event seem like an unfortunate tragedy. Additionally, the friar uses double meaning when he says, “And all the better is it for the maid:/Your part in her you could not keep from death,” (4.5). Unavoidable the outcome, it is grasped that if the secret marriage were to become known, the families would be livid, but the friar’s words show how things would have ended in death either way. Revealed by this is the idea that Juliet’s fake death has to be kept hidden or the family would realize that death was never in the picture, but that the scene was brought to this point by Romeo. Conflict between the families would then be indefinite. Grave concern is brought to Friar Laurence concerning secrecy when he urges Juliet to go with him, away, and become a nun (5.3). Alone, this act may seem bizarre, but his concern validates the need for secrecy as no one else knows Juliet was never dead. Juliet’s sudden appearance would, in turn, be shocking and erupt in chaos. Faking death is risky and extreme, secrecy playing the biggest role, and in …show more content…
Gathered from the conversation he has with the Prince, the reader can see that these secrets were all for nothing; the friar gives himself up, saying, “And here I stand, both to impeach and purge/Myself condemned and myself excused” (5.3). Giving himself and the secret up, the meaning of all of the troubles Romeo, Juliet, and he just faced, change. As events are revealed and characters connect the dots, the reader can see that the truth will always be delivered no matter the steps taken to prevent it. Learning this, too, the friar says, “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/Be sacrificed...” (5.3). Declaration of guilt punishable by death shows just how impactful withholding the truth can be. Death is a permanent resolve, so the fact that the friar finds it necessary to be put to death because he had to tell the truth heightens the idea that the truth is the best place to start to begin with. Secrets are also a key in what held out the hate between the Capulets and the Montagues. Ending the feud between the two families was the one and only reason the friar ever thought the marriage could be a good idea (2.3). Holding back the marriage made it so the families never gained the ability to try and work anything out because they knew nothing