It can be argued that in William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and juliet that love compels individuals towards irrationality due to the inability to fight it as it is an overpowering emotion. This can be shown through the main characters Romeo and juliet's actions as they take unnecessary physical, emotional and social risks throughout the story.
Through the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and juliet both take unnecessary physical risks. First shown through Romeo's actions when he broke into the grounds of the capulets risking his physical existence just for emotional well being. He is risking his physical existence when he is yelling to juliet who is standing in her balcony and romeo yells “And but thou love me, let them find me her:/My …show more content…
This is shown firstly when Juliet decides (against her family’s will to not marry paris this is shown when she says “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have. Proud can I never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love.”(iii.v.147-149). This shows that juliet is making an emotional risk as her family is very upset with her choice making them lash out and yell at her causing her emotional harm and at risk for more.This is secondly shown through Romeo wanting to marry a girl (juliet) who he just met. You see he wants to marry her when he says “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set/On the fair daughter of rich Capulet./As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,...We met, we wooed and made exchange of vow,/I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray,/That thou consent to marry us today.” (II. iii. 51-58). this puts him at emotional risk as he doesn't know this girl and she can break his heart as he does not know this girl and what she has done what she wants to do or really anything about her. In conclusion Romeo and juliet both have set themselves up for emotional risk or damage that is completely unnecessary and all because of the irrational love between
Through the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and juliet both take unnecessary physical risks. First shown through Romeo's actions when he broke into the grounds of the capulets risking his physical existence just for emotional well being. He is risking his physical existence when he is yelling to juliet who is standing in her balcony and romeo yells “And but thou love me, let them find me her:/My …show more content…
This is shown firstly when Juliet decides (against her family’s will to not marry paris this is shown when she says “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have. Proud can I never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love.”(iii.v.147-149). This shows that juliet is making an emotional risk as her family is very upset with her choice making them lash out and yell at her causing her emotional harm and at risk for more.This is secondly shown through Romeo wanting to marry a girl (juliet) who he just met. You see he wants to marry her when he says “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set/On the fair daughter of rich Capulet./As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,...We met, we wooed and made exchange of vow,/I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray,/That thou consent to marry us today.” (II. iii. 51-58). this puts him at emotional risk as he doesn't know this girl and she can break his heart as he does not know this girl and what she has done what she wants to do or really anything about her. In conclusion Romeo and juliet both have set themselves up for emotional risk or damage that is completely unnecessary and all because of the irrational love between