Who is to blame “If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life” (Pablo Neruda). As Neruda said this, he did not realize that in frequent situations, love has been the origin of death. Loving someone passionately then losing them, may lead to a deep depression, death of a broken heart, or even suicide. Today’s American society needs to feel loved, for being alone is no longer a good option. Feeling alone is a powerful emotion, that can lead people to do drastic actions, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, opens people's eyes to how powerful love can be, Romeo and Juliet died due to their compelling love for eachother, they are at fault for their own deaths, with the help of Friar Lawrence.
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When he was convinced that Juliet had died, Romeo became depressed and committed suicide “‘Come, bitter poison”’ (Shakespeare 5.3.117). Romeo was at fault for his own death, he had the choice to live, but he was the one that chose to die. Though he did it because of his love for Juliet, he still could have avoided dying by not drinking the poison. Romeo was also at fault for the death of Juliet, for she would have never stabbed herself if he did not die. They both killed themselves over each other's death. However, Tybalt’s death from Romeo’s sword was also a big impact on the play. Romeo was furious at Tybalt and without considering the consequences, he acted and unintentionally killed him “‘[Romeo] [had] newly entertained revenge”’ (Shakespeare 3.1.67). Tybalt being his pugnacious self, killed Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio. Romeo instantly attacked Tybalt for revenge, without caring that taking a life is illegal. He was later banished from Verona, Italy and lost contact with Juliet. Now that he was far from Juliet and Friar Lawrence, he was not able to receive the message about Juliet’s plan to fake her death. Instead, Romeo believed she was truly dead, and killed himself in result to Juliet’s death. However, Romeo is to blame for the death of Juliet and himself, because he killed Tybalt which started a chain of events to result in his and Juliet’s …show more content…
Suicide is still a very big issue to this day, people find reasons for why they can no longer live. Yet, if Friar never gave Juliet the sleeping potion, resulting to their deaths, the feud between the two families never would have ended. Love is a powerful emotion, that can enforce dramatic actions. The talented author, William Shakespeare, talks about how powerful love can be, and the dramatic actions that may happen with the characters of Romeo and Juliet in his play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, they are at fault for their own deaths, with the help of Friar
When he was convinced that Juliet had died, Romeo became depressed and committed suicide “‘Come, bitter poison”’ (Shakespeare 5.3.117). Romeo was at fault for his own death, he had the choice to live, but he was the one that chose to die. Though he did it because of his love for Juliet, he still could have avoided dying by not drinking the poison. Romeo was also at fault for the death of Juliet, for she would have never stabbed herself if he did not die. They both killed themselves over each other's death. However, Tybalt’s death from Romeo’s sword was also a big impact on the play. Romeo was furious at Tybalt and without considering the consequences, he acted and unintentionally killed him “‘[Romeo] [had] newly entertained revenge”’ (Shakespeare 3.1.67). Tybalt being his pugnacious self, killed Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio. Romeo instantly attacked Tybalt for revenge, without caring that taking a life is illegal. He was later banished from Verona, Italy and lost contact with Juliet. Now that he was far from Juliet and Friar Lawrence, he was not able to receive the message about Juliet’s plan to fake her death. Instead, Romeo believed she was truly dead, and killed himself in result to Juliet’s death. However, Romeo is to blame for the death of Juliet and himself, because he killed Tybalt which started a chain of events to result in his and Juliet’s …show more content…
Suicide is still a very big issue to this day, people find reasons for why they can no longer live. Yet, if Friar never gave Juliet the sleeping potion, resulting to their deaths, the feud between the two families never would have ended. Love is a powerful emotion, that can enforce dramatic actions. The talented author, William Shakespeare, talks about how powerful love can be, and the dramatic actions that may happen with the characters of Romeo and Juliet in his play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, they are at fault for their own deaths, with the help of Friar