Romeo And Juliet Research Paper

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Romeo and Juliet a tragic love story. A tale of young love two hearts brought together by love but torn apart by a family feud and status. Because of their family and status they could not be together and took their own lives but there is one person who is truly to blame for the failure of this young love. That person is the trusted counselor of both Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence. With the lack of foresight and logical thinking, Romeo and Juliet become victims of their own affection due to the irresponsibility of Friar Lawrence. As an experienced man who was deeply set in the cultural understandings of the time, he should not have married such a young couple who knew each other less than twenty four hours. His motivation - the …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet's lack of poor communication was another cause to their death. If Romeo did not go to the Capulet's party he would not have met Juliet. Similarly, if Juliet agreed to Paris's proposal before the party, she might not have met Romeo, spending her time with her fiancè. Both meet one another at the party. Despite the fact that Romeo is a Montague, Juliet still continues to fight for their relationship. She seeks to achieve her love and by doing so she goes to Friar Lawrence for help; "Tell me not, Friar, that thou hearest of this, unless thou tell me how i may prevent it" (Act 4 Scene 1). As it is understood, Juliet fell madly in love with Romeo, taking Lawrence's advice without thinking about it first. She fakes her own death but fails to tell Romeo about the plan, leading him to sink drastically into the world of deep depression when he finds her and believes she is dead. This lack of careless thoughts and poor communication pushes the young couple to make risky decisions without letting each other know. With the thoughts of Juliet deceased, Romeo then commits suicide; all the while; Friar Lawrence is still the main person who knows Juliet is alive. Sending Friar John with a letter to Romeo that did not reach him prior to her death (while Lawrence sits in Verona), was Lawrence's plan, which demonstrates the lack of foresight and terrible communication. Lawrence then sent another