Suicide In Romeo And Juliet

Approximately one million people die of suicide each year, that’s about 3,000 deaths each day. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, both characters die from suicide, the people that die are cross lovers which means they are not supposed to fall in love but they do. Their families do not like each other, therefore they do not know they got married. Juliet’s cousin died because Romeo killed him, she was devastated because Romeo was then exiled. Her father thinks that if he gets her married to Paris she’d feel better, because he thinks she’s said over her cousin dying. Juliet did not want to marry Paris, so she asks Friar Lawrence what to do because he married Romeo and Juliet, he gave her a potion to make her appear dead. Romeo did not figure out what was happening, so what he …show more content…
“Come, come with me, and we will make short/ work./ For by your leaves, you shall not stay alone/ Till holy church incorporate two in one.” (Shakespeare II.vi.36-39). He agreed to marry them and he does even though he knows it’s not a good idea and bad things happen because of it. Romeo kills Tybalt and gets exiled, and Juliet becomes suicidal. After Romeo gets exiled Juliet is supposed to marry Paris, she goes to Friar Lawrence to ask what she should do, she brings a knife with her planning to kill herself if he can not help her. He thought of a plan and she is accepting of it. He knew Juliet was capable of suicide, but he let her go anyways. “Do thou but call my resolution wise,/ And with this knife I’ll help it presently.” (Shakespeare IV.i.54-55). He did help her with his plan, but when Romeo killed himself because he did not get the note Friar should’ve known Juliet was going to do something when she did not go with him, but still left her there. It’s fair that Friar Lawrence is punished because he knew nothing good was going to happen but he still stood back watching it all