How Did The Characters That Lead To The Downfall Of Romeo And Juliet

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Downfall of Romeo and Juliet Characters Romeo and Juliet is a story about a pair of star crossed lovers who take their life at the end of their story to deal with the fact they cannot be together due to the feud became their families. Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet, we see the death of Tybalt, Romeo, and Juliet. But why and how did these characters flaws led to their downfall? Where did they go wrong? In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, impulsiveness love, loyalty and the family feud is the downfall of Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt. To start off, the family feud caused Romeo to be banished. Also, Romeo impulsive decisions that led to his downfall. As Benvolio says : Tybalt here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay. Romeo, that spoke him …show more content…

Romeo tried to be kind of Tybalt and didn’t want to fight him due to Romeo being married to Juliet. But Tybalt kills Mercutio, a good friend of Romeo. Romeo avenges Mercutio by killing Tybalt. This fight was caused because of the family feud. Tybalt would never had fought Romeo in the first place if it wasn’t the family feud. And Mercutio, whose not even in the families, would still be alive. Another thing that led to Romeo downfall is the fact that Romeo is very impulsive. One major example of Romeo impulsive decisions is the fact that Romeo married Juliet too fast. Friar Lawrence says: Oh, she knew …show more content…

Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband. Back, foolish tears, back to your native spring. Your tributary drops belong to woe, (3.1. 98-104) This shows Juliet telling the nurse she will not speak ill of her husband and saying that the only reason Romeo killed Tybalt was in self-defense. Juliet is also seen conflicted a lot of times during this story between her family and Romeo. This being one major example of that. Tybalt is mainly seen as a villain in Romeo and Juliet because of his rage and hatred towards the Montage family. But with Tybalt, his hatred is really to be blamed on the family feud. If the family feud never existed Tybalt would be a whole different person, but Tybalt was raised knowing the hate the Montague so that’s why he hates them so much. Tybalt says: This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave Come hither, covered with an antic face, To fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin (1.5.