Romeo And Juliet Banishment Essay

“Follow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do.” -Jermaine Cole, is something that Romeo and Juliet live by but eventually leads to both of their deaths. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two lovers Romeo, and Juliet where they immediately fall in love despite both their families being in fierce rivalry and hatred for each other. The love between Romeo and Juliet eventually leads to the death of both the lovers and many around them. In the play, William Shakespeare uses Romeo and Juliet's immaturity to illustrate how it led to their deaths to show how people should be more patient with their love. First, at the beginning of the play Shakespeare introduces the love between Romeo and Juliet after

While talking to friar Lawrence about his banishment from Verona, Romeo replies “Ha, banishment! be merciful, say "death"; / For exile hath more terror in his look, / Much more than death: do not say 'banishment'"(3.3. 12-14). When Shakespeare uses the phrase “Much more than death” when referring to Romeo’s banishment he wants his readers to understand Romeo's immaturity that he considers banishment worse than death because he will not be able to see Juliet instead of being rational and listening to the advice friar Lawrence is giving him. After hearing about the death of Tybalt and banishment of Romeo, Juliet threatens to kill herself because she believes “who is living if those two are gone?” (3.2.74). When Shakespeare uses the phrase “who is living,” he wants his readers to understand that Juliet sees no point in living if she cannot see Romeo. Juliet is seen as dramatic during this scene because she has not even known Romeo for a day and she already sees no point in living if it is without him. Both Romeo and Juliet's immaturity is seen far more in the middle of the play than the beginning or end since they both see no point in life if they are not together even if they haven't known each other for more than a

After seeing Juliet lying dead, Romeo’s last words were “[were] to [his] love. [to the truth of the] apothecary, [for] drugs [were] quick. Thus with a kiss [he died]. “(5.3.120). When Shakespeare uses the phrase “with a kiss I die” he wants his readers to understand that Romeo is being dramatic and that he will kill himself without hesitation because he can't be with Juliet even if they have only been married for a few days. After the death of Romeo, Juliet wakes up to the sight of him lying dead beside her, this causes the reaction of her putting “[the] dagger, / [into the] sheath” (5.3. 171) and her lying dead beside Romeo. Shakespeare’s use of a metaphor “This thy sheath” evokes the image of an old leather sheath with fine stitching and a button that once connected to Romeo's belt, that snuggles around a sharp, shiny dagger that glistens in the light that has a rough wooden handle that perfectly fits in Juliet's hand. However the metaphor actually refers to the sheath as Juliet's body after she immaturely stabs herself in reaction to seeing Romeo dead. This action is immature because of the fact that they have only known each other for a few days and her only reaction to not being able to see Romeo results in her taking her own life. The immature deaths of both Romeo and Juliet emphasize the theme of being patient