Elise Poole Mr. Nawrocki Final Exam Essay 2 June 2023 Juliet’s Rebellion In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet navigates the conflicts that arise from her rebellion poorly and insufficiently. As she defies the wishes and expectations of her parents, she unknowingly sets herself up for consequences she cannot foresee, such as an arranged marriage, losing her loved one, and finally, caving due to the effects of her actions that will eventually lead to her death. Juliet is a person who does not wish to be tied to the chains of marriage or of a lover. This will change when she meets Romeo, who is hated by her family. This leads her down a path of defiance and rebellion because she decides to marry Romeo, which will ultimately have consequences. At the beginning …show more content…
Juliet then goes to Friar Lawrence, the man who wed both Romeo and Juliet, and derives a plan that she shall drink a potion that will make her appear dead in just enough time so she will not be wed to Paris. When she awakes from her deep slumber, Romeo will be there ready to rescue her, and they will run away together to a different city than Verona. Although she is scared at first, she comes to terms with the fact that she must do anything she possibly can to be with Romeo. An example of Juliet taking matters into her own hands is, "Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here's drink. I drink to thee." (IV.iii.58). Juliet has now drunk the potion, which will cause her to fall into a deep slumber that will make her appear dead. Later down the line, this causes Romeo to believe she is dead, which in turn will make him kill himself since he cannot bear the thought of being without her. Therefore, taking this potion meant the death of her loved one. As she awakes and sees that Romeo has passed, she learns that she should never have taken the potion since it caused her to lose her …show more content…
When Juliet decided to drink this potion in order to defy and rebel against her parents to be with Romeo, she unknowingly caused the death of her beloved Romeo. When Juliet awakes from her deep slumber and sees Romeo dead before her eyes, she knows she cannot go on without him. Romeo was everything to Juliet, and knowing that she was the cause of his death engulfs her in a depressive state where she regrets her previous actions. Juliet remains loyal to Romeo even in death, taking a dagger and stabbing it through her heart. Juliet does this so she may never part with Romeo, even in death. The quote that illustrates this in the play is, "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. 0 happy dagger, / This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die." (V.iii.169-170). Therefore, as a result of her rebellion, she faced her own death. At the end of the play, Juliet has learned that not everything goes according to plan and that defying others can result in tragic consequences for the people around