Banishment And Failure In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Register to read the introduction… The friends and relatives of Romeo are one day confronted by the Capulets, followed by Romeo afterwards. The two groups begin a dispute which leads to the death of Mercutio, and when Romeo sees this, he kills Tybalt, the killer of Mercutio. This causes the Prince to take more serious actions as he says “…for that offence immediately we do exile him hence”. This refers to his decision of banishing Romeo for his actions. As a consequence of this, the distance and communication between Romeo and Juliet increase, resulting in more problems. The inability to assess each other's emotions and successfully communicate with each other becomes an increasing problem as time proceeds for Romeo and Juliet. This is shown when Romeo does not receive Friar Lawrence’s plans due the fault of a messenger and the priest’s unawareness of this. Balthasar tells Romeo, “Her body sleeps in Capel's monument…”, both unaware of Friar Lawrence’s letter. The destiny of Romeo as well as Juliet was determined from their first meeting. So do you think that the messenger did not deliver the note on purpose? The topic of the essay is that their love was doomed, not that they were doomed to die. But I suppose if they died, their love died …show more content…
The main setting is Verona, a city in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The city is about 65 miles west of Venice. The ruler of Verona at the time of the legendary Montague-Capulet feud was Bartolomeo della Scalla, who died in 1304. (In Italian the Scalla name is Scaligeri; in Latin, it is Scaligerus). Part of the action in the play takes place in Mantua, where Romeo goes after the Prince of Verona banishes him. Mantua is in the Lombardy region of Italy, just west of the Veneto region and just south of the Swiss border. The play ends four days later in Verona, shortly after …show more content…
The Capulets pressure Juliet to accept his marriage proposal.
Nurse of Juliet: The nurse is Juliet's attendant, confidante, and messenger. At Juliet's behest, she meets with Romeo to sound him out on his intentions. Her homely language and her preoccupation with the practical, everyday world contrast sharply with the elevated language of Romeo and Juliet and their preoccupation with the idealistic world of love.
Old Man: Cousin to Capulet
Mercutio: Kinsman of the prince and friend of Romeo. He the utter stupidity of the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues and understands that overpowering, passionate love–the kind of love that ignores reason and common sense–can lead to tragedy.
Benvolio: Nephew of Montague, and friend to Romeo.
Tybalt: Headstrong nephew of Lady Capulet. Ever ready to fight the Montagues at the slightest provocation, he personifies the hatred generated by feuding families.
Friar Laurence, Friar John: Franciscan priests (robed Catholic monks who follow the rule of St. Francis of Assisi). Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet, hoping the marriage will end the Montague-Capulet feud, and tries to help them overcome their problems with a scheme that, unfortunately, goes awry. Friar John, a minor character, is charged with carrying a letter to