Romeo and Juliet
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the great stories of two lovers who cannot be
with each other due to problems in their world, such as the fact that they are not necessarily
allowed to choose their own mates. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet shows the
suffering of these two people and the problems they confront. As Prince Escalus says at the end
of the play, some of the m any people who have died will be given pardon and some will be
punished. It is clear that Romeo and Juliet do not deserve to be punished as all they want is one
another and the right to love. However, Capulet and Lady Capulet deserves= punishment for
their bad words toward their own daughter. .
One of the most innocent people in this play
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It might be true that she should follow her
parents’ desire to marry someone else. This is not a serious character flaw, though, because she
is so young and does not intend to hurt anyone. Actually, in the beginning, when her mother
claims she should consider Paris as a husband, she replies that she will consider that possibility
(1.3.100). She wants to do the right thing and cannot help that she finds herself in love with
Romeo. She marries him rather than having an affair because that would truly be wrong.
Romeo is not quite as innocent as Juliet. He also falls in love with her and his love is
pure and he means only the best. However, he does make a major mistake in that he kills
Tybalt because he has killed Mercutio. Because of this problem, the prince exiles Romeo and he
is not to return home. It does not appear that Romeo acted so badly in that he did feel he had to
take vengeance for the death of his friend. In other ways, Romeo acts properly. He marries Juliet
with great love and caring, even though, like Juliet, he is doing it without his