Death In Romeo And Juliet

"But as/All is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love/In folly," (As You Like It, II, iv, 54-56). The prevalence and necessity of the themes of love and death in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is apparent. In fact, the heartfelt relationships of the play's characters are the roots of the horrid outcome. Demonstrated through the actions and words of the characters in the play, five types of love: unrequited love, parental love, romantic love, friendship, and love of family honour are herein displayed. Ultimately, the ill-advised actions of the characters in Romeo and Juliet catalyzed by love, lead to each of the six deaths observed within the play.

The events occurring during the public duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, and later

This later leads to Tybalt's death, when Romeo slays Tybalt. Tybalt's goal for solemnity among his family members resulted does quite the opposite in the end as solemnity does not ensue. Furthermore, Mercutio's death at the hands of Tybalt, only happens due to his close friendship with Romeo. Mercutio feels responsible for defending his dear friend, who was getting badgered by Tybalt. Mercutio can not continue to see, "[This] calm dishonourable submission," (Romeo and Juliet, III, I, 70) on Romeo's part, and decides to fight Tybalt himself. Arising from benevolence, but also due to his outspokenness, Mercutio accomplishes his goal to defend his good friend, but has to pay an eternal price for his actions. The love that Tybalt has for his family and Mercutio, for his good friend, Romeo, are major contributions to the demise of these two boisterous

Following the banishment of Romeo from Verona, Lady Montague, Romeo's mother, passes away from a heart attack as a reaction of Romeo's banishment. This is not discovered until later, after the suicides of Romeo and Juliet, when Montague says, "Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight/Grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath," (Romeo and Juliet, V, iii, 210, 211). Romeo's decision to kill Tybalt does not only lead to his banishment, but also his mother's death as this was too much to bear. Although little information about Lady Montague is presented in the play, it is only logical to think that her death is due to her great parental love for her son, Romeo. This conclusion seems only more reasonable when one considers the independence of Romeo compared to the