The character Juliet propels the plot towards its tragic ending the most because of her desire to be independent, her changing emotional state, her actions as a result, and her impulsive decisions. Juliet’s psychologic state develops consistently over the course of the text, following the A to B process. Her actions follow the same path as her desires and often lead to things bigger than the intended cause. All of the characters were impulsive to do thingd rather than think about them.In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s irrational decisions severely affect the play’s tragic outcome, acting as a catalyst for the actions of other characters, and ultimately resulting in her and Romeo’s suicide. As Juliet gains more strength from her
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Some of Juliet’s actions chase a chain-reaction of major events, if which they hadn’t occurred then the tragedy may have been avoided. When Juliet is talking to Romeo on the balcony about their forbidden love, juliet's starts to make some extremely bold statements. One claim Juliet says is, “If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow” (II.ii.150-151). Juliet is telling Romeo that if he has good intentions with his love, he will marry her tomorrow. By proposing to get married, the events that follow are that Juliet cannot marry Paris, she and her father get into an argument, and then Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help. Juliet then goes to the Firar and implores his help. She states, “ ‘if in thy wisdom can give no help, do thou but call my resolutions wise, and with this knife I’ll help it presently.” (pg. 181, line 53-56). Juliet is telling Friar Lawrence that if he cannot help her, she will commit suicide. This statement then urges the Friar to help Juliet because he does not want her to die. This leads to Juliet faking her death, Romeo dying, and then Juliet dying. Many of the characters’ actions are very closely linked to one another as in if one hypothetically did not occur, then it would disrupt the chain
Some of Juliet’s actions chase a chain-reaction of major events, if which they hadn’t occurred then the tragedy may have been avoided. When Juliet is talking to Romeo on the balcony about their forbidden love, juliet's starts to make some extremely bold statements. One claim Juliet says is, “If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow” (II.ii.150-151). Juliet is telling Romeo that if he has good intentions with his love, he will marry her tomorrow. By proposing to get married, the events that follow are that Juliet cannot marry Paris, she and her father get into an argument, and then Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help. Juliet then goes to the Firar and implores his help. She states, “ ‘if in thy wisdom can give no help, do thou but call my resolutions wise, and with this knife I’ll help it presently.” (pg. 181, line 53-56). Juliet is telling Friar Lawrence that if he cannot help her, she will commit suicide. This statement then urges the Friar to help Juliet because he does not want her to die. This leads to Juliet faking her death, Romeo dying, and then Juliet dying. Many of the characters’ actions are very closely linked to one another as in if one hypothetically did not occur, then it would disrupt the chain