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Examples Of Miscommunication In Romeo And Juliet

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1. In Romeo and Juliet, there are many things that are happening in the play, but one of the main things is miscommunication. For example, in the story Romeo and Juliet, they fall in love and end up marrying each other but their families are enemies. They don't want their parents to know they are married because their parents wouldn’t approve; because their families have been enemies forever. Eventually, Romeo kills Tybalt which causes him to be banished from his town where Juliet lives. Also Juliet is being forced to marry someone named Paris. She tells Friar Laurence that she wants to be with Romeo. For example, on page 219 Friar Luarence listens to Juliet say, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris.” This shows Friar Laurence how …show more content…

Later in act 4, Juliet ends up drinking the potion and her family finds her in the morning and believes she is dead. Her family ends up mourning her death and brings her to her grave where they can bury her. This creates suspense in the story because the audience is not sure that Romeo will get the letter that Friar Laurence sent in time; and Romeo will believe that Juliet is dead. But as predicted, Friar Luarence’s letter does not get to Romeo. Friar John was not able to deliver the letter to Romeo because he was shut in quarantine because of the plague. The creates more suspense and frustration for the audience because Romeo doesn't know about the plan. But Romeo’s eager to find out how Juliet is doing, and is told that Juliet is dead. Romeo believes that Juliet is dead because he has not received the letter yet and rushes to Juliet's grave.Before Romeo arrives at Juliet's grave, he stops at Apothecary where he says, “Let me have a dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear As will it disperse itself through all the veins.” This adds more suspense because we the reader know that Juliet is not actually dead and now we know that Romeo is most likely planning to kill himself with this poison. All we can really do is hope that Romeo finds out that Juliet is not actually dead before he does

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Friar John told Friar Laurence, “I could not send it [the letter] - here it is again - nor get a messenger to bring it to thee, so fearful were they of infection.” Romeo did not receive the letter, which was vital to the plan. Without the letter, Romeo would think that Juliet was truly dead. At this point, Friar Laurence should be rushing to the cemetery because Romeo could be there, yet he waited hours before going to the cemetery. “Now must I to the monument alone; within three hours will fair Juliet wake.”

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Everyone makes mistakes in life. Some, more major than others. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the mistakes made by Romeo caused the tragedy. Romeo was a well spoken, but kind of shy person. He thought he found love at first sight when he met Juliet at a party, but he went too fast.

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Shakespeare made Romeo convince himself by having him say certain things, “That unsubstantial death is amorous…to be his paramour? For fear of that, I still will stay with thee” (Shakespeare 5.3.115). This line has a bit that can be inferred. One of which is, Romeo claiming that Juliet isn’t dead yet because he will prevent death from making Juliet his lover by being there. Shakespeare made Romeo say that because his decision to kill himself is thoughtless.

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Throughout the entire play, accidental miscommunications lead to miscommunications. But these ‘mistakes’ are actually something greater—they are a manifestation of fate. We know from the prologue that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed, thats is, they are doomed to bad luck, and that they are fated to take their lives. When Friar Lawrence sends a letter to a banished Romeo, this fate they share causes the letter to never leave Verona at all. The messenger, Friar John, tells Friar Lawrence that “I could not send it—here it is again— (gives FRIAR LAWRENCE a letter) Nor get a messenger to bring it thee,”(Shakespeare, V.ii.14-16).

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The letter would’ve let Romeo know that Juliet wasn’t actually dead, but in a deep sleep for a few more hours. Friar Lawrence gave the letter to Friar John to give the letter to Romeo instead of delivering it himself (Shakespeare, 898-899). Then, Friar John couldn’t get the letter to Romeo, so Balthasar’s news all that Romeo could believe. (Shakespeare 916). Because of this, Romeo kills himself to be with Juliet, and when Juliet wakes up to Romeo being dead, she kills herself so she can be dead with Romeo (Shakespeare 924-926).

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The last plan he had was to give Juliet a non-lethal drug that will make her seem dead for the next forty-two hours, have her buried in the family crypt, and found by Romeo. Romeo, who at the time had been banished from the city and sent to a near-by city, was waiting for news that he had been pardoned, which never happens. Instead, he gets news that Juliet has died, which of course isn’t true, but he goes ballistic over it. He buys poison, and heads back to the city to see if it’s true for himself, goes into the Capulet crypt, sees Juliet’s “dead” body which has been “dead” for almost two days, which still has color in it, and kills himself. Five seconds later, Friar Lawrence shows up because the person who was supposed to send the message to Romeo that Juliet hadn’t actually died got held up, so Romeo never got the message.

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