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Examples Of Mistakes In Romeo And Juliet

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Bad Things Happen Someone's mistakes can lead to a lot of bad things happening, all it takes is one person messing something up and a lot of people are be affected. William Shakespeare is known for writing the play named The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The main characters are Romeo, Juliet, Capulet, Montague, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, and Juliet’s Nurse. Two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love against their parents will. The two opposing families hate each other, and that hate between them brings these two teenageres to their tragic death. The people who are at fault for these deaths are Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Romeo. Romeo had a lot of blame for his and Juliet's deaths. When Romeo and Juliet meet, Romeo suggests that they get married. Juliet then sends the Nurse to get information about the arrangement. Romeo tells the Nurse “And there she shall at Friar Lawrence's’ cell / Be shrives and married. Here is for thy pains” (2.3.170-171) This sentence that Romeo says proves that Romeo could be blamed because Romeo was too quick to marry Juliet, who he had just met. He didn’t think about how they were both in families …show more content…

After Romeo gets banished, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence to get some advice. Friar Lawrence gives her a potion that puts her in a death like sleep, this action was one of his mistakes. Later when Capulet tells the Friar that Juliet has ‘died’ Friar Lawrence tells him “The heavens so low’r upon you to some ill: / Move them no more by crossing their high will” (4.5.94-95). Friar Lawrence knows what has happened but he just tries to rush the Capulets into Juliet’s funeral. He does noy tell them that she's not dead, he follows along with a 13 year old girls plans. He is the adult in this situation but he doesn’t think like one and that leads to the death of two

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