Blood or Bud? Or a bud? -Romeo and Juliet final essay The play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare depicts the tragic story of two teenage lovers, who are separated by the ongoing violent feuds of their family. They fall in love at first sight and become enamored with each other, eventually becoming “married”. But then a terrible misfortune occurs and Romeo is banished, and Juliet, left to her own self, enacts a plan with the Friar to get her and Romeo reunited once again. Except, when the plan goes wrong Juliet is mistaken for dead by Romeo and, acting without thinking, he kills himself to be with her instead of checking for a pulse or anything that would indicate that she was indeed alive. Then Juliet, waking from her death-like slumber, finds her lover dead by …show more content…
There are two different types of parental figures in Juliet’s life, her kindred mother and father, and her dear nurse. Her nurse has been taking care of Juliet since she was a baby, her own daughter the same age as Juliet having died at birth, becoming Juliet’s wet nurse. Her mother and father have the duties of a high Lord and Lady, and while they love Juliet with their whole heart, they are not able to find the time to raise her on their own. These household affairs consequently lead to a key question in understanding the disposition of the family, which is, who is the best parent for Juliet? The Nurse is the most well-fit parent for Juliet, because of her loving and mothering nature that her mother lacks, the fact that Juliet trusts her to be privy to her most imperative secrets, and because