Romeo And Juliet Consequences

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Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century, is about two inseparable lovebirds. Romeo is the son of the Montagues, whereas Juliet is the daughter of the Capulets. The Montagues and the Capulets have been feuding with one another for several generations. If either of Romeo or Juliet’s parents found out about their love for one another or their secret marriage, then the consequences would be deadly. Those two themes of consequences and death are developed throughout the play, and each consequence leads from one event to the other, until the end, in which both lovebirds die. In Act 3, scene 1, Tybalt, who is a Capulet, seeks revenge from Romeo because Tybalt saw him at the Capulet’s party, in which he was not invited since he is a Montague. His revenge is to duel with Romeo, but instead in Line 84, Tybalt starts sword fighting with Mercutio. In lines 101-102, Mercutio claimed “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man”. To paraphrase, Mercutio knew that he would die, which connects to the theme of death. The result of Tybalt killing Mercutio was that Tybalt was to die, due to the Prince’s orders of no fighting on the streets of Verona, which is another connection to …show more content…

He sees that Juliet is dead, in 5.3.84 lying in a tomb next to her dead relatives. He does not know that in fact Juliet is alive; that she’s just in a deep sleep. He does not know this because he in Mantua. Romeo loved Juliet so much, he killed himself for seeing “death” upon his eyes. In 5.3.119-120, Romeo’s last words were “Here’s to my love. O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”. Soon after this being said, Juliet awakens from her deep sleep. She is heartbroken when she sees that her husband, Romeo, is dead. Very upset, she took the dagger from Romeo, saying “let me die”, and stabbed herself to

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