Romeo And Juliet Rationality Essay

How would it make you feel if you were so thoughtless and selfish that you could only think quickly lacking reason or rationality? If this does not describe you then you are indeed not similar to the characters of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare. In the city of Verona lies the setting of the play where the Capulet and Montague families reside. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. The two families have been in a generational feud and have become unsure of why they are even fighting. The two lovebirds of the story meet very briefly at a party that Romeo shouldn’t even be at. They end up getting married the next afternoon. Their quickly strung up relationship breaks down into vast amounts of

At the beginning he can’t get over his love for a girl who doesn’t love him back, he is depressed. He goes to a party and his eyes latch onto Juliet and he is now suddenly over the other girl and is amazed by her beauty. Romeo provides a monologue to describe her beauty: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! / It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night / As a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear / Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!” (1.5.43-46). Later on in the story after they’ve gotten married, Romeo gets into a big fight, and Juliet fakes her death, Romeo gets some bad news. He is misinformed that Juliet was dead and he heads to a poor merchant to buy poison. He is very insistent on receiving the poison quickly. Romeo displays his quick and thoughtless actions saying: “Hold, there is forty ducats. Let me have / A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear / As will disperse itself through all the veins / I pay thy poverty, and not thy will.” (5.1.58-60,75). The merchant was hesitant on selling the poison, but Romeo did not want the time to think about his decision. Romeo makes his way to Juliet's tomb and drinks the poison next to her. He dies soon after drinking it. This leads to Juliet waking up and seeing him dead. Juliet stabs herself causing her to die as well. This death initiates the end of the story and completes the deaths of this tragic

While Benvolio does not directly contribute to the unfortunate ending and lives lost, he does indirectly have a hand in the development of the relationship. In the beginning of the play, Romeo expresses that he is extremely depressed because he loves a girl but she does not love him. Benvolio tells Romeo that he can heal “By giving liberty unto thine eyes./Examine other beauties” (1.1.221-222). This means that Benvolio is encouraging Romeo to get over his sadness by looking for other beautiful women. Later in the first act, Benvolio also ecourages Romeo to go to the Capulet party when he states, “Go thither, and with unattained eye/Compare her face with some that I shall show/And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (1.2.87-89). With Benvolio’s encouragement, Romeo does go to the Capulet party, and he finds that Juliet is the most beautiful girl in Verona. This is where the relationship begins, but days later tragically ends; therefore, readers must consider if Benvolio’s encouragement causes Romeo to meet Juliet or if it was truly