Falling in love doesn’t always lead to a happy ending. It can sometimes end it tragedy because people don’t think about the consequences love causes. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare love is the main villain because it led to them being willing to change their identities, Juliet disobeying her family, and eventually, their own deaths.
To begin, love led Romeo and Juliet to be willing to change their identities. As Juliet suggests Romeo to change his name she says, “Romeo, doff thy name and for that name, which is no part of thee” (II.ii.47-48). This illustrates the idea of Juliet persuading Romeo into becoming someone else by another name to be together. Romeo changing his name would mean he and Juliet could be together without any disputes between the two families. Love blinded Juliet and caused her to persuade Romeo into changing his identity as a Montague.
Secondly, love caused Juliet to rebel against her mother and father’s orders. As Lady Capulet becomes aware how distraught Juliet is she suggests she marries Paris and Juliet responds, “... I will not marry yet and when I do I swear it shall be Romeo rather than Paris” (II.v.120-123). This shows that Juliet will do anything to be with Romeo. Therefore, being in love with him caused her …show more content…
Both Romeo and Juliet died knowing they sacrificed themselves for each other, “The shall I believe that unsubstantial death is amorous/ for fear that, I will stay with thee...Haply some poison yet doth hang on them to make me die with a restorative/ O happy dagger/ There rust and let me die” (V.iii. 103-106, 165-171). This expresses that the love they have is too strong for them to be apart from each other. Romeo and Juliet dying for each other over love signifies their undying love for each other. Overall, love caused Romeo and Juliet to die therefore love is the main villain in their
To begin, love led Romeo and Juliet to be willing to change their identities. As Juliet suggests Romeo to change his name she says, “Romeo, doff thy name and for that name, which is no part of thee” (II.ii.47-48). This illustrates the idea of Juliet persuading Romeo into becoming someone else by another name to be together. Romeo changing his name would mean he and Juliet could be together without any disputes between the two families. Love blinded Juliet and caused her to persuade Romeo into changing his identity as a Montague.
Secondly, love caused Juliet to rebel against her mother and father’s orders. As Lady Capulet becomes aware how distraught Juliet is she suggests she marries Paris and Juliet responds, “... I will not marry yet and when I do I swear it shall be Romeo rather than Paris” (II.v.120-123). This shows that Juliet will do anything to be with Romeo. Therefore, being in love with him caused her …show more content…
Both Romeo and Juliet died knowing they sacrificed themselves for each other, “The shall I believe that unsubstantial death is amorous/ for fear that, I will stay with thee...Haply some poison yet doth hang on them to make me die with a restorative/ O happy dagger/ There rust and let me die” (V.iii. 103-106, 165-171). This expresses that the love they have is too strong for them to be apart from each other. Romeo and Juliet dying for each other over love signifies their undying love for each other. Overall, love caused Romeo and Juliet to die therefore love is the main villain in their