Examples Of Mistakes In Romeo And Juliet

How is one supposed to learn from their mistakes when they do not even know that they made them in the first place? Every person makes mistakes, but only those that are wise learn from them, and actually realize they made them, while others merely overlook them. Errors and mistakes should be corrected, before it is too late. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, one is able to witness how severe mistakes that were neglected, and left unrealized, led to the tragic destruction of the two protagonists. Romeo and Juliet are from two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, who have past rivalries and do not associate with one another. Romeo and Juliet hurriedly marry each other, but because of their ill-fate, they eventually met their demise.

He had held that grudge since the day he confronted Romeo at the Capulet's party, where Tybalt was dishonoured in front of a whole debauchery. Later on, he pursued Romeo to take revenge, and erroneously slew Mercutio. Romeo then slew Tybalt to avenge his friend's death, and ran away. Meanwhile, the Prince announced that Romeo would be banished from Verona, "Immediately we do exile him hence" (Act III, sc i, ll 187). This caused Juliet to weep for her husband. Her parents assumed that she was sad because of Tybalt's death, and decided to get her married to the County Paris immediately, which is the biggest misunderstanding of all. Above all, her father threatened to disown her if she did not agree. This forced Juliet to take drastic measures, and drink the potion, which was followed by the death of Romeo and Juliet. If Tybalt had not pursued Romeo and initiated the conflicts, neither Mercutio nor Tybalt would have met their end, and Romeo would not have been banished. If Romeo had not been banished, Juliet would not have gone to such drastic measures to evade her marriage with Paris. If Juliet had not taken Friar Lawrence's potion, Romeo would not have killed Paris, or drank the poison, and Juliet would not have committed suicide. In other words, Tybalt disregarded the

Of course, the Friar did all the actions without even slightly thinking about the results. He was present throughout Romeo and Juliet's lives; he united them, came up with a plan to keep them together, and was an ally throughout their tragedies. Nevertheless, Friar Laurence's foolish actions in marrying Romeo and Juliet, creating thoughtless plans, and his fear of committing sin, all contributed to the deaths of them. For instance, after the death of Mercutio and Tybalt, and Romeo's banishment, Friar Laurence was still not aware of the consequences of Romeo and Juliet's marriage. Instead, he continued his effort in reuniting Romeo and Juliet. The plan he concocted for reuniting them was very risky, and badly thought out. Juliet was willing to commit suicide if the Friar did not help her, so, to appease her, the Friar gave her a potion to drink that would keep her in a death-like state for forty-two hours. Meanwhile, he sent a letter to inform Romeo of the plan, but it never reached him. Friar John, the person who was supposed to deliver the letter, told this to Friar Laurence, "I could not send it-here it is again-" (Act V, sc ii, ll 14). This reveals to us that Friar Laurence had no told the messenger about the significance of the letter. Also, Friar Laurence did not abide by his agreement with Romeo, "Sojourn in Mantua; I'll find out your man, / and he shall