Romeo And Juliet Love Essay

Love in Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare’s iconic play, Romeo and Juliet , was published in 1597 and considered one the most substantial works of English literature. The play is about two star-crossed lovers in Verona who cannot escape from their unfortunate fate. Romeo and Juliet’s passionate love for each other dominates the play which makes it a romantic story. However, their love cannot be enough for them to be together. Romeo being a Montague and Juliet being a Capulet is the greatest obstacle for them. At the end of the play, they both face a tragic death. The main reason behind their appalling death is caused by their families hatred for each other. Although Romeo and Juliet is known as a “true” love story, the love of family overshadows

To honor the name of their families Tybalt and Mercutio gets into a sword fight. After fighting with Tybalt, Mercutio receives a blow and says: “A plague o’both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone, and hath nothing?” (3.1.76-78) From this tirade of Mercutio, it can be acknowledged that Mercutio thinks he forgets about the important issue which is the ancient feud between the two families. Instead of thinking about his family, he gets caught up in an unnecessary game to insult each other. In addition, Mercutio feels betrayed by Romeo because instead of fighting for him Romeo tries to keep the peace. After his speech, Mercutio dies suddenly, and Romeo becomes both furious and mournful. Hence, Romeo gets into a fight with Tybalt and kills him. Romeo’s impulsive action for his cousin, Mercutio, and his family results in a worsening of his relationship with Juliet. Afterwards, Prince Escalus banishes Romeo from Verona as a consequence for killing Tybalt, and this can be considered as the turning event of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Romeo defines his punishment to Friar:

And say’st thou yet that exile is not death?

Hadst thou no poison mixed, no sharp- ground knife,

No sudden mean of death, though ne’er so

When Romeo and Juliet has a problem, they consult to Friar Laurence for a solution, and “The Friar acts as the calming, paternal figure for them both.” (Martin 42) Therefore, it can be acknowledged that Friar Laurence has paternal love towards Romeo and Juliet. After Juliet learns that she has to marry Paris, she goes to Friar for a solution. Juliet describes her feelings about marrying Paris: “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, from off the battlements of yonder tower; or walk in thievish ways; or bid me lurk where serpents are; chain me with roaring bears; or shut me nightly in a charnel house, o'ercovered quite with dead men’s rattling bones, with reeky shanks and yellow chapless skulls; or bid me go into a new-made grave and hide me with a dead man in his shroud—Things that, to hear them told, have made me tremble— And I will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstained wife to my sweet love.” (5.1.79-91) From this dialogue, it can be stated that Juliet will do anything to not marry Paris and be with Romeo. Furthermore, Friar sees that Juliet suffers. For this reason, he comes up with a plan to reunite her with Romeo and get away from the second marriage. Friar gives an elixir to Juliet which makes her look dead for a couple of hours. While she is sleeping under the elixir’s effect, her parents cancel the wedding, and the Friar sends a letter to Romeo which explains