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Romeo And Juliet Punishment Quotes

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Mercy and Punishment: Romeo and Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet, the Prince declares, “Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.” (Act 3 Scene 1) The Prince reveals that murderers must be punished, otherwise, the authority is responsible for the crime. He also implies that showing mercy to murders will only let other killers do the same act. Shakespeare is showing irony in this quote because mercy is not a word that correlates with murderers. Mercy is shown by authorities to decrease violence and keep the peace.

Mercy implies that we approve of the crime that we have forgiven because a law is a law. We cannot break the law without any consequences because there would not be any fairness. There are levels of punishment that

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