Tragedy and love. Why is it so easy for these two seemingly opposite concepts to meet? Love can be described as a beautiful feeling, something many people strive to find. On the other hand, not many people want horrible unexpected situations to happen to them, which are also called tragedies. Love can very well end up turning tragic, and different tales have brought this to the attention of people. “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare, is one of them. Another tragic tale of love is “Pyramus and Thisbe”, told by Ovid. Though the concept of love turning into misery is in many books, it also unfortunately happens in real life. Bosko and Admira were two real-life lovers who are considered “Bosnia’s Romeo And Juliet.” These three different stories all show how a beautiful thing (love) can turn into a catastrophe.
One of the many stories about love turning into tragedy is the well known play, “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare.
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They are called “Bosnia’s Romeo And Juliet” because of their similar strong love and fate. Bosko was serb, and Admira was Bosniak. On May 19, 1993, Bosko and Admira were walking together on a Sarajevo bridge during a war and were shot down by a sniper. Bosko was killed instantly, so Admira laid next to him until she died from her wounds. A witness described the scene and said, “They were running and holding hands. Suddenly, I heard the rifle shots. They fell to the ground, embracing each other." This shows how strong the love was between Admira and Bosko. When Admira saw her dead boyfriend, she decided to lay with him and die rather than try to escape. She wanted to be with him, so she accepted the fact that she would die. Admira and Bosko were just two people in love who wanted freedom and to live happily together, but instead their lives ended in tragedy. Their strong love was turned into a catastrophic accident that neither of them or their families