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Romeo And Juliet Violations

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The United Nations came together in 1948 to create The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which allows people to live freely and fairly. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, many of these rights appear to be broken. Romeo and Juliet are two teenage lovers in Verona, Italy who face the challenges of their families and their fate. In an attempt to live a life together, Romeo and Juliet face many problems. Throughout the play, many of these problems lead to the violation of human rights.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, one of the rights Juliet is denied is the freedom of expression. As defined in Article 19 of the Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right …show more content…

Article 16 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.” In Act 3, Capulet gives Juliet the ultimatum of marrying Paris or being kicked out of the house. “I tell thee what–get thee to church a Thursday, or never after look me in the face” (Act 3.5.162-163). Capulet says this after Juliet does not oblige with his plan. This is not fair as Juliet may not have the desire to marry Paris. You should have the right to marry whoever as it is who you will spend your life with. Who you marry is an impactful life decision that one should be allowed to make freely. Juliet being denied the right to marriage is life-altering as it could impair her pursuit of …show more content…

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 10 states, “Everyone is entitled to in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.” Following Romeo and Tybalt’s battle, the Prince quickly banishes Romeo to Mantua. “Immediately we do exile him hence… I will be deaf to pleading and excuses”(Act 3.1.185-190). Romeo is not given a chance to defend himself in front of a judge and a jury. The Prince even outright says that he is not open to any objections. The decision to exile Romeo is made before he is proven guilty, meaning Romeo may be innocent despite the Prince’s punishment. It is unfair to punish an innocent person, this right helps to prevent these situations. Romeo should be allowed a trial as the suspect must be given a chance to defend themselves against an accusation before they are

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Is Romeo really to be blamed for his actions against Tybalt? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Your honor i’m Evan Fleisch im here to defend Romeo in the case of the killing of Tybalt. If there was an armed man coming at you after he just stabbed your friend wouldn’t you try to defend yourself? Well the evidence shows that Tybalt had the intention to kill Romeo and he killed Mercutio also.

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but he ended up making it worse for himself. Romeo, in the first place, knew this law and should have waited for Tybalt to die but his arrogance and impulsivity cause him to be banished. Even being banished is not so bad, but the thought of being patient and waiting for Juliet to be able to come to him in another city is too much to bear. Finally, he has some reason and listens to the Friar who says he has a plan to get Juliet to him. Romeo's actions almost cause him to kill himself showing him being impulsive.

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In The scene of Capulet demand that Juliet must marry Paris or be, disowned Juliet cannot choose who her only husband can be. In the quote “But Fettle your fine Joints ‘gainst Thursday next/ to go with Paris to Saint Peter's church, / or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. / Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage! /

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In the beginning of the play, Lord Capulet is immune to Count Paris’s eagerness to marry his daughter and says that Juliet is too young to get married. While negotiating with Paris, Capulet demonstrates value for daughter’s consent as well: “My will to her consent is but a part; An she agree, within her scope of choice lies my consent and fair

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As the speaks to Juliet she says “Marry, that ‘marry’’ is that the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet, how stands your position to be married?”(DBQ project: who is to blame, document B). One would think that Lady Capulet would is putting a

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The Prince only banished Romeo because “...he was Mercutio’s friend./ His fault concludes but what the law should end,/ The life of Tybalt” (3.1,176/178) Since Romeo carries out what the law says, but is also breaking said law, the Prince decides that he does not deserve to die, but that he can no longer stay in Verona. If Mercutio had never bullied Romeo into going to the party, Tybalt would have never tried to pick a fight with Romeo. Then Mercutio would never had to stand up for Romeo and die.

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(3.1.124-27). Romeo could have let the law take care of Mercutio’s murder, but instead he decides to kill Tybalt, which worsens the feud between the Capulets and Montagues, and the Prince banishes Romeo from

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Throughout the whole play, it is evident that he almost “never examines the consequence of his actions” (Dickey 470) as his impulsivity assumes total control. By being so reckless and hasty, Romeo leads himself and his love straight to the tomb. After Mercutio’s death, “Romeo casts aside all reason and begins a chain of passionate action” (Dickey 470), consequently leading to his and his lover’s ultimate doom. The logical and reasonable action to take is to be patient and let the law punish Tybalt for his felony; however, Romeo acts with haste and charges at Tybalt instead. Not only does Romeo manage to kill Tybalt, but he also turns the law against himself, as the Prince declares Romeo’s banishment.

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In the play, after Romeo stabs Tybalt, Lady Capulet tells the prince that “Romeo must not live” (3.1.190). Lady Capulet telling the prince that Romeo must not live reveals that Lady Capulet believes that Romeo should be punished from stabbing Tybalt. If the prince chooses not to banish Romeo from Verona for stabbing Tybalt, the capulets would think that the prince made the wrong decision because Romeo did not get a punishment for stabbing Tybalt. Tybalt could have also not died after being stabbed by Romeo.

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Character Defense: Romeo We perceive that Romeo is innocent due to his apparent love for Tybalt and his clear disesteem to the brawl unfolding. He wanted to advent the violence thrust upon him by his love (Tybalt). He cared too much to fight him but when a good life-long friend, Mercutio, is murdered in front of his very eyes he is shaken to the core. He did this while not in the correct state of mind, cleary in a haze of sorrow and guilt not yet fully comprehending the effects of his actions. His gentle altercation with Tybalt defines his love for his friends and family.

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a perfect example of how poor choices don’t only affect one’s own futures but also those of their communities. Romeo and Juliet fall in love despite their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, being enemies. The two marry in secret and plan to live a happy life together before a deadly fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets and the lovers are separated. The heartbreaking story consists of risky decisions and bad timing. Romeo’s own impulsive nature, demonstrated when he kills Juliet’s kinsman, breaks Verona’s law of banishment, and suicidal act, all contribute to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet.

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This function of the prince truly significantly impacts the play by changing the plot almost completely. In response to that, Romeo stabs Tybalt and kills him. When the Prince hears that Tybalt and Mercutio were killed in a fight with Romeo, he first decides that Romeo will be sentenced to death but softens the sentence to banishment after being convinced by Benvolio that Tybalt was the primary aggressor: “And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence” (3.1.193-194). Acting in a fair manner, he also fines both Capulet and Montague. If Romeo’s banishment had not been fulfilled or hadn’t been done strictly by The Prince, Romeo would have stayed with Juliet and never gone to Mantua.

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The most defiant choice that Romeo and Juliet take for their love is their choice to be married. Juliet knows that her father or anyone in her family would not approve of this choice, but she still does it cause she loves Romeo. This love struck mentality drives Romeo and Juliet to be married and this secret marriage causes turmoil when Lord Capulet demands Juliet to marry Paris. Although Juliet knows that she is already married to Romeo loyal to him, not Paris and refuses to marry “doth Paris” (Shakespeare. III.v.145).

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