Romeo And Juliet Choices

Collin Shavert, Ms, Hardin English, 1 April 11, 2024.

Why Personal Choice impacted William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, personal choice affects the narrative. Romeo and Juliet had major choices in the story. Romeo and Juliet and side characters made choices that led to tragedy. Romeo's personal choices affected the story in a major way. One of the major choices was fighting and killing Paris at Juliet's tomb. Romeo says to Paris, “Wilt thou provoke me? Then have at thee, boy! They draw and fight (5.3.70). Romeo wants to fight, which leads to the death of Paris. Another major choice was killing himself to be with Juliet forever in the afterlife. Romeo states, "Here’s to my love Drinking O true apothecary,

It was also Romeo’s personal choice to go to the masquerade ball. Romeo says to Benvolio, "Direct my sail." On, lusty gentlemen.”(1.4.120) Romeo finally agreed to go to the masquerade ball, which if he didn't he would have never met Juliet, then the whole story wouldn't have happened. Romeo made bad choices throughout the play, like killing Paris. The key word is choices, this isn't destiny, he made bad choices on his own, choices digging his own grave. Juliet's personal choices that affected the story. In Act 2 Juliet marries Romeo in the cell, Juliet responds to Friar Lawrence (“As much to him, else is his thanks too much”) (2.6.23), which leads to Romeo trying to be impartial between the family's bad blood. It was also Juliet's choice to drink the fake potion to fake her death, Juliet states (“Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s to a drink. I drink to thee.”) which led to a plot escalating to Romeo and Juliets death (Act 4, Scene 3, line 60). Finally, Juliet's last major choice is when she stabs herself with Romeo's blade. When Juliet awoke she found Romeo and Paris dead bodies and she thought like Romeo did and she wanted to live with Romeo in the afterlife forever too, So she stated