Poor decisions are present in many places in the play of Romeo and Juliet, especially in the role of Friar Lawrence. One of the major decisions that later prove to be of bad judgement was his choice to willingly marry Romeo and Juliet, in absolute discretion other than notifying a select few. This is not only seen as a foolish move by the audience, but also by Friar Lawrence himself as he states “These violent delights have violent ends/ And in their triumph die, like fire and powder” (II, vi, 9-10). Here, it is shown that “like fire and powder”, Friar Lawrence himself predicts that this marriage will end in an explosion of sorts.
As juliet is already married and grieving about the recent departure of romeo she is forced to make a difficult decision. For example “ thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to scape from it”. This shows friar lawrence giving a alternative to juliet marrying
All teenage boys make very rash and bad decisions when under a lot of pressure that will eventually get them into trouble. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet the main protagonist Romeo is in one of those situations, only the stakes are much higher and instead of getting in trouble the end result is the worst punishment possible... Death for him and his lover Juliet. Romeo is solely responsible for the death of himself and Juliet due to his immaturity fickleness and rash decisions. One of the many reasons that show Romeos lack of maturity and also his bad decision making is when he is talking to Friar Lawrence.
If, rather than to marry County Paris / Thou hast strength of will to slay thyself / Then it is likely thou will undertake / A thing like death to chide away this shame”(4.1, 70-76). Friar Lawrence explained that if Juliet had the courage to kill herself instead of marrying Paris, she also had the courage to fake death and save herself from the dreadful marriage. Furthermore, Friar Lawrence wanted to aid in Juliet and Romeo’s path to a happy life together by helping them
History books often leave detailed records of the events that occurred in the past. This secondhand information tells how organizations formed, why wars were started, and the struggles people had to face in order to preserve and fight to finally achieve their ultimate goals. Romeo and Juliet is an example of how bad decisions can lead to your demise, especially sen where Juliet and Romeo killed themselves since they thought they couldn’t be together in the end. The way they decided to kill themselves begs the question, who is truly the mastermind behind these deaths? Of course, it was their own free will that lead them to that choice, but these rich spoiled children had to have received help from an additional party.
Since Juliet did not want to marry Paris because she was already married to Romeo by the Friar, Juliet had to find a way to get herself out of the marriage. Juliet called upon the Friar for help again, and he gave her a sleeping potion which made her sleep for 48 hours, making everyone believe she was dead to get out of her soon to be marriage with Paris. In the end Romeo was supposed to get a letter from Friar Lawrence, that he never received, to tell Romeo about Juliet’s plan to fake her death so she could run away with Romeo. Since Romeo didn’t receive the letter about Friar’s plan, Romeo heard about Juliet’s death from a friend and immediately decided to go see her and eventually kill himself. Another mistake that Friar had made was
Age plays a significant role on decision-making not only in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet but also in modern times. In the play, Romeo and Juliet are only young teenagers which influences on making childish and no-thought decisions. This is shown In Act 2 where Romeo is depressed because Rosaline, who he had confessed his love to has rejected him, and refuses to crash the Capulet’s party. It’s not until his friends Mercutio and Benvolio force him to go when he lays his eyes upon Juliet and proceeds to forget about his love and fall in love with Juliet instead.
Because of this Romeo had to kill Tybalt and was banished. Juliet needed a plan to get to Romeo and avoid having to marry Paris. With Friar Laurence’s help she decided to take poison to fake her own death for two days. A letter was sent to Romeo explaining the plan but it never got to him. This caused panic when Romeo found out Juliet was “dead”.
The treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty after the First World War. Britain was ruled by Lloyd George while America was ruled by Woodrow Wilson. In the First World War, Britain was never occupied by the enemy but 0.75 million British soldiers died and 1.5 million were wounded. Britain, compared to France, did not suffer a great deal in the war.
So she has to fake her own death to get away from her and Paris' marriage. This causes Romeo to kill himself and Juliet to kill herself shortly after. The Montague and Capulet feud got in the way of Romeo and Juliet on multiple occasions, thus causing a fatal
We all make bad decisions everyday. For example, watching TV when you have a bunch of homework to do, or playing video games all day instead of going outside to play. Now even though these are bad decisions, they don’t really seem to affect us long term. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, so many bad decisions are made that it leads to the death of two young teenagers that are in love, even though their families are bitter enemies. Throughout the play, their decisions keep getting worse and worse.
Romeo found no alternative reason to live if he could not be with her, and planned to kill himself. This was one of the most important pieces of information that determined the future of the young lovers, but was not interpreted in a conscientious
Irene Delgadillo Miss Escarcega Advance English 1 30 May 2023 Argumentative Essay: Choices & Destinies In William Shakespear’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”, there are two different sides of the play. The opinion of others should/shouldn’t affect our choices and destiny. The question of whether others should affect our choices and destinies is a complex one that is frequently debated.
In a state of panic and suicidal thoughts, she rushed to Friar Laurence's cell in hopes of a solution. The Friar hearing her woes and seeing the dagger quickly gives a response to Juliet saying, ‘“Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That copest with death himself to scape from it; And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.”’ (Romeo and Juliet 4.1.72-76). He knew that Juliet must have been in a heavy state of grief and was able to quickly produce a solution to her problems, for her sake. He warns her of the risk factors to his plan and reassures her that he will make sure it goes the way he wants.
Romeo made bad choices throughout the play, like killing Paris. The key word is choices, this isn't destiny, he made bad choices on his own, choices digging his own grave. Juliet's personal choices that affected the story. In Act 2 Juliet marries Romeo in the cell, Juliet responds to Friar Lawrence (“As much to him, else is his thanks too much”) (2.6.23), which leads to Romeo trying to be impartial between the family's bad blood.
