Is it fate that kills lovers? Or was it Friar Lawrence who essentially tried ending the feud between the families? Or does the blame land on William Shakespeare himself for writing the tragic story? It is inevitable that the death of these star crossed lovers in Shakespeare’s well known “Romeo and Juliet” written in 1595 is due to Romeo himself, for he was overdramatic, highly impulsive and lacked in foresight.
Throughout the course of the play, it is seen that Romeo is quite the melodramatic character who essentially lets his emotions take over him. When ill misfortune strikes he becomes unnerved. The Friar also seems to think that Romeo is quite a different person to what he believes he is when he says, “’Thy noble shape is but a form of …show more content…
Had he though ahead with his actions a great deal of deaths and tragedy could have been avoided. He as well as lacking in foresight is unmistakably extremely selfish. Too selfish to realise how his actions affect the ones around him negatively, especially Juliet. He fails to take into consideration the consequences Juliet may receive, especially from her mother and father. You would think that if Romeo truly cared about her he wouldn’t make her feel like marrying him is the only option. However, it all really came down to the domino effect. If Romeo hadn’t killed Tybalt without considering the later consequences of his actions he wouldn’t have been banished, then Juliet wouldn’t have felt the need to take the poison and that leaves a great chance that Friar Lawrence’s plan to bring peace would’ve succeeded. Romeos lack of foresight was one of the key elements that led to his and Juliet’s demise.
The highly famous question of who really did kill Romeo and Juliet? For years we’ve been debating who was to blame. There is no doubt in my mind and in yours too now the Romeo was the one due to his melodramatic image, his highly impulsive actions and his lack in foresight. It was his own imperfections that led to the lover’s downfall, and poor Juliet became a
Throughout the course of the play, it is seen that Romeo is quite the melodramatic character who essentially lets his emotions take over him. When ill misfortune strikes he becomes unnerved. The Friar also seems to think that Romeo is quite a different person to what he believes he is when he says, “’Thy noble shape is but a form of …show more content…
Had he though ahead with his actions a great deal of deaths and tragedy could have been avoided. He as well as lacking in foresight is unmistakably extremely selfish. Too selfish to realise how his actions affect the ones around him negatively, especially Juliet. He fails to take into consideration the consequences Juliet may receive, especially from her mother and father. You would think that if Romeo truly cared about her he wouldn’t make her feel like marrying him is the only option. However, it all really came down to the domino effect. If Romeo hadn’t killed Tybalt without considering the later consequences of his actions he wouldn’t have been banished, then Juliet wouldn’t have felt the need to take the poison and that leaves a great chance that Friar Lawrence’s plan to bring peace would’ve succeeded. Romeos lack of foresight was one of the key elements that led to his and Juliet’s demise.
The highly famous question of who really did kill Romeo and Juliet? For years we’ve been debating who was to blame. There is no doubt in my mind and in yours too now the Romeo was the one due to his melodramatic image, his highly impulsive actions and his lack in foresight. It was his own imperfections that led to the lover’s downfall, and poor Juliet became a