One of the final lines in Romeo and Juliet reads “Some shall be pardon 'd, and some punished.” While this quote is well known and familiar to many, do people understand what means or what the speaker, Prince Escalus, is saying in this line? The “punishment” that he speaks of will not be by the law, but by the emotions of those involved. Is there anyone who cannot feel at least an ounce of guilt over the events that occurred, or is everyone free of blame? In this line, the Prince is referring to those who should be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, including the Friar, the Nurse, and the two feuding families, Capulet and Montague.
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If there was no rift between the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to be secretive about their relationship. They could have met together in public and gotten married with their parents’ knowledge. Instead, the insufferable fight between the two families kept them separate. To solve this, Romeo and Juliet took matters into their own hands, which proved to have an unfortunate end. Both sides of the fight most certainly deserve the emotional punishment that followed their …show more content…
Are they punished or are they pardoned?” Well, it is quite clear to us that the Nurse and the Friar did not mean any harm. They were not neglectful to Romeo or Juliet. In fact, they were quite the opposite. The Nurse acted more towards a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet did, as is displayed in Act 3, Scene 5, Lines 213-226. Here, the Nurse is advising Juliet on whether or not to go along with her parents’ plan of her marrying Paris. Her intentions to help Juliet are clear and there is no doubt that she was trying to do the right thing. However, she went behind the Capulets’ backs when making plans with Friar Laurence about helping Romeo and Juliet meet up. If she had not done this, maybe the youth would not have committed suicide at the end of the
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one that is known around the world. Though it has been portrayed …show more content…
If there was no rift between the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to be secretive about their relationship. They could have met together in public and gotten married with their parents’ knowledge. Instead, the insufferable fight between the two families kept them separate. To solve this, Romeo and Juliet took matters into their own hands, which proved to have an unfortunate end. Both sides of the fight most certainly deserve the emotional punishment that followed their …show more content…
Are they punished or are they pardoned?” Well, it is quite clear to us that the Nurse and the Friar did not mean any harm. They were not neglectful to Romeo or Juliet. In fact, they were quite the opposite. The Nurse acted more towards a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet did, as is displayed in Act 3, Scene 5, Lines 213-226. Here, the Nurse is advising Juliet on whether or not to go along with her parents’ plan of her marrying Paris. Her intentions to help Juliet are clear and there is no doubt that she was trying to do the right thing. However, she went behind the Capulets’ backs when making plans with Friar Laurence about helping Romeo and Juliet meet up. If she had not done this, maybe the youth would not have committed suicide at the end of the