The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Thesis: Juliet’s risky actions and defiance progress throughout the play as she falls in love with Romeo, and William Shakespeare uses Juliet’s development in Romeo and Juliet to illustrate the forcefulness of love. Body Paragraph One: In the Capulet household, life seems to revolve around Juliet. Her parents are Lady and Lord Capulet, and many times they depend on her to hold the Capulet name to a high standard. Her love life creates controversy and tension in the family but also brings about reconciliation. Who is Juliet? Juliet is introduced as an innocent and obedient daughter who will one day be the great wife of Count Paris. Through indirect characterization in others’ speech and also her own interactions …show more content…
A cup, closed in my true love’s hand?/ Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end./ O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop/ To help me after? I will kiss thy lips./ Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,/ To make me die with a restorative./ (kisses ROMEO)” (5.3.173-179) In Shakespeare 's play, the forcefulness of love can induce people into irrational decisions, causing consequences for the good or bad; love is a cause of violence but also of reconciliation. After the lovers’ deaths the two families realize the consequences of their rivalry. They both agree to stop their feud and the two families come together and unite at the end. “O brother Montague, give me thy hand./ This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more/ Can I demand. But I can give thee more,/ For I will raise her statue in pure gold,/ That whiles Verona by that name is known,/ There shall no figure at such rate be set/ As that of true and faithful Juliet.” (5.3.313-318) Love is what brought them together, and love is also what brought upon death. Conclusion: William Shakespeare might have intended for Romeo and Juliet to represent how two people holding a strong bond of love can feel like they can disparage the hatred of the world, but such an immense passion eventually cannot exist in a world fueled by hatred and revenge. Works