ipl-logo

Romeo And Juliet Suicide Essay

1893 Words8 Pages

Abby Cabot, Chloe Neo, Kaysi Patel
Ms. Siggard
English 9 Period 5
26 May 2023
Suicide in the Eyes of the Beholder
J.K. Rowling wrote, “We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that” (J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Correspondingly, in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, two children born into the fate of a long-lasting family feud chose to love one another. Romeo and Juliet placed their trust in those around them which ultimately drove them to their deaths. Romeo Montague insisted that Juliet Capulet was the one he was destined to be with after attending the Capulets’ party. Knowing that their families never would have approved of such a thing, Romeo and Juliet went to …show more content…

In order to get her out of her marriage with Paris, Friar Lawrence helped Juliet come up with a plan. The plan started with Juliet faking her joy for her second marriage. As the plan was in motion, Lord Capulet was astonished that Juliet had agreed to marry Paris and so delighted that he decided Thursday was too far away for the big day. He expressed this by saying, “Well, I will walk myself to County Paris, to prepare up him against tomorrow. My heart is wondrous light since the same wayward girl is so reclaimed” (IV.ii.45). Lord Capulet requested that all of the servants work double time to have the wedding on Wednesday instead. Everything was rushed, and the comfort of having time to truly reflect on life-changing decisions disappeared, especially because Juliet was already skeptical about drinking the potion. However, she decided that her love for Romeo was too great for her father’s plans to ruin it. Lord Capulet wanted his daughter to get married so quickly that he forced Juliet to pick between her father and the love of her life. Little did he know that by doing that, he had ruined her life …show more content…

Following Romeo and Juliet’s suicides, the adults gather and discuss what went wrong. During the conversation, the Friar says, “But then a noise did scare me from the tomb, And she [Juliet] too desperate, would not go with me” (V.iii.271-272). The Friar acknowledges that he left Juliet alone when knowing, “Thou hast the strength of will to ｢slay｣ thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake” (IV.i.53-74). The Friar knew Juliet loved Romeo, even to the point of death. She had previously gone to Friar Lawrence, threatening to kill herself if she had to marry someone else; and upon discovering Romeo’s dead body, she was so struck with grief that she actually killed herself. The Friar knew she would be emotional and he knew she had suicidal tendencies, and had he not left her alone, she would not have killed herself. Thus, ultimately placing Juliet’s death in Friar Lawrence’s

Show More
Related
944 Words | 4 Pages

Juliet comes to Friar Lawrence's sell for guidance on what to do so she will not have to marry Paris, the Friar has a plan. Friar says to go home and tell Capulet that she will marry Paris, make the nurse sleep in a different room because the Friar has a potion that will make Juliet seem dead. He will send a letter to Romeo that will tell him about the plan so Romeo can come get Juliet from the Capulet tomb(Shakespeare 778 4.2.89-120). The Friar had a good plan to get Juliet out of marrying Friar but his letter never got to Romeo, leading him to believe that Juliet is dead, causing him to commit suicide. Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead in the tomb and kills herself.

Read More
693 Words | 3 Pages

it also says a lot about the character of the Friar to leave an unstable girl who just watched her fiance perish. If the Friar had stayed with Juliet instead of leaving the tomb she may have chosen to not kill herself. Also, even if she had tried to kill herself the Friar could have tried to stop her from ending taking her own

Read More
683 Words | 3 Pages

But when Friar Lawrence tells Juliet his plan he tells her to commit a false suicide. “If, rather than to marry County Paris, thou hast the strength of will to [slay] thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that cop’st with death himself to ‘scape from it; and if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy. ”(4.1.72-77).“I’ll send a friar with speed to Mantua with my letters to thy lord. ”(4.1.125-126). The Friar’s plan also has a fault in that the other Friar may not arrive on time to deliver the necessary message.

Read More
417 Words | 2 Pages

Finally, Friar Laurence abandoned Juliet at tomb and this action gave Juliet the ability to kill herself. For example, when Friar Laurence saw Paris’ and Romeo’s corpse, he felt scared and when he heard a noise, he negligently said to Juliet, “Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay” (5.3.165). This quotation proved how Friar Laurence was selfish and made the

Read More
1086 Words | 5 Pages

That she doth give her sorrow so much sway,/ And in his wisdom hastes our marriage,/To stop the inundation of her tears” (IV,i). On the contrary, the wedding is only making her situation worse and causing her to make irrational decisions. Because of Capulets continued hastiness, Juliet goes along with the Friar's incoherent plan. Without Lord Capulet’s wedding plans, the arrangement to avoid the wedding wouldn’t be be created.

Read More
648 Words | 3 Pages

In Act 3 Scene 5 of the play we see how Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris, but if Friar Lawrence had told the Capulets that he married Juliet to Romeo they would certainly be vexed but they would not force Juliet to marry Paris. The arranged marriage took a toll on Juliet’s mental health, leading her to threaten taking her life multiple times. The scheme Friar concocted involved Juliet drinking a potentially harmful potion that would simulate death. The idea behind that plan was that shortly after Juliet was placed in the Capulet’s sepulcher and awoke from her artificial death, Romeo would be there to take her to Mantua. However the entire plan was centered on Romeo receiving a letter from Friar.

Read More
721 Words | 3 Pages

Friar told Juliet he would get the letter to Romeo but the messenger never reached Romeo in time. This is Friar's fault because he didn't verify that the letters would reach Romeo. Because of Friar's foolish act, Romeo thought that Juliet really died, and that’s the reason he died. Following Romeo’s death, Juliet wakes up and realizes that her true love has died. She decides to also kill herself in order to be with

Read More
857 Words | 4 Pages

Juliet was alone in a tomb with nobody watching her, but Friar should’ve been there making sure she was safe. By the time he came to make sure Juliet was awake, he found Romeo and Paris dead and saw that Juliet was trying to kill herself. Instead of trying to stop Juliet, he runs away so people don't see him. Even though Friar’s intentions were right, the tragedies that occurred later on

Read More
534 Words | 3 Pages

Friar Lawrence was waking Juliet up from her slumber when he found Romeo killed himself next to Juliet thinking Juliet was dead. When Juliet woke up, he could see the horror in her eyes and she insisted, “Go, get thee hence, for I will not go away…”(V.iii.160). Friar Lawrence has come to realize that there is no way he can save Juliet. Thus, he goes, leaving Juliet to kill herself. Therefore, Friar Lawrence is once again at fault for the death of these two lovers since he didn’t help Juliet and tell Romeo ahead of time about his

Read More
677 Words | 3 Pages

Romeo, who was not informed of Friar's plan about Juliet and the potion, kills himself when he thinks that Juliet is dead, when she really isn't. Juliet arises and sees Romeo dead, and takes her own life. Friar is overcome by guilt and realizes that he has "a short date of breath." He says this because he realizes he is at to blame and he's being a coward about it. If Friar was not the reason for the two suicides he would have no reason for guilt.

Read More
693 Words | 3 Pages

Lord Capulet was one of the individuals that contributed to the termination of Romeo and Juliet’s lives. Being irate, Lord Capulet forces Juliet into a dilemma by saying, “But fettle [her] fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next/ to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, or [he] will drag thee on a hurdle thither.” (III.v.154-156). Juliet characterizes as a loyal and obedient daughter, she always wants to please her parents whenever she can. This puts tons of pressure on Juliet’s decision.

Read More
929 Words | 4 Pages

If, rather than to marry County Paris / Thou hast strength of will to slay thyself / Then it is likely thou will undertake / A thing like death to chide away this shame”(4.1, 70-76). Friar Lawrence explained that if Juliet had the courage to kill herself instead of marrying Paris, she also had the courage to fake death and save herself from the dreadful marriage. Furthermore, Friar Lawrence wanted to aid in Juliet and Romeo’s path to a happy life together by helping them

Read More
805 Words | 4 Pages

Juliet knows that her parents will not approve of her relationship with

Read More
896 Words | 4 Pages

As a result, fathers would choose the husband for their daughter. Capulet, Juliet’s father, arranges for her to be married to Paris. This happened directly after Romeo and Juliet were married clandestinely by Friar Laurence, who soon came to her rescue, informing her that he was in possession of a potion that would stop Juliet’s heart for forty two hours, making her appear dead, “And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.” (Act IV, Scene I) “Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death; /

Read More
606 Words | 3 Pages

444). Lord Capulet was basically telling his daughter that if she doesn’t marry Paris on Thursday, then she shouldn’t even look him in the eye for not following his commands. Later in that paragraph he explains how he would disown her and basically lose all respect for her if she doesn’t marry him. The whole reason why she took the potion is because she had to marry Paris. In conclusion, if her dad would not have forced her into the marriage, then she would not have taken the potion and Romeo, Paris, and Juliet would not have died at the

Read More

More about Romeo And Juliet Suicide Essay

Related Topics

Open Document