Theme Of Pride In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet a thirteen year old girl, daughter of the Capulets, and Romeo’s wife killed herself because of the events happening around her. Juliet was a shy girl who didn’t think about marriage or love until she met Romeo which later led to her death. Juliet’s death was caused by things as big as adults not thinking or a prideful cousin to things such as not being able to read.
What if Tybalt wasn’t so focused on his pride and the rival between the Capulets and the Montague? Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio decided to go a party, the Capulets party. No Montague were allowed at this party and Tybalt saw Romeo. Tybalt was unhappy with it, but couldn’t do anything because there were no more fights allowed in Verona. The next day Tybalt was looking to fight Romeo. …show more content…
Tybalt didn’t want to walk away and basically let Romeo have the last laugh. Romeo was not wanting to fight with Tybalt, but because of the pride sitting on Tybalt’s shoulders to him he couldn’t just walk away, he had to win, he had to represent his family because of this he got into a fight with Mercutio. Tybalt won and killed Mercutio, which made Romeo furious. Romeo was so mad that he ended up killing Tybalt this caused him to be banned from Verona. Juliet was miserable and felt like she couldn’t live without Romeo. In Romeo and Juliet a conversation between Tybalt and Lord Capulet says “Tybalt: This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What! Dares the slave Come hither, covered with an antic face, To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin. Lord Capulet: Why, how now, kinsman? Wherefore storm you so? Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, A villain,