Romeo and Juliet: Why is it a tragedy? Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous plays that William shakespeare has written.
Although the book Romeo and Juliet is known as a lovely romance story, it’s also known for the tragedy that has fallen onto the two lovers. Would you classify this book to be a story of tragedy?
Some may say yes, but some may say no. The story of Romeo and Juliet begins with the quarrel of the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. There has been a feud between the two families for a long time, but no one has ever figured out what the reason was. Adding onto the tension of the story, Romeo, who happens to be the son of a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of a Capulet. Even though they
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The tragedy of this story has already began from when Romeo fell in love with Juliet at the masquerade party because they want to get married, but their families won’t allow their marriage. The day after their secret wedding, fighting broke out between Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. Romeo had tried to stop the fight between them because he is secretly
Tybalt’s cousin in law, but they fight anyways and Tybalt cuts Mercutio. When Mercutio dies and
Tybalt runs away, Romeo is enraged and murders Tybalt. As a result of his actions, the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona for as long as he lives. This is where another tragedy falls into place, so because he chose to murder Tybalt and be banished from Verona, he will be separated from Juliet. Only Friar Lawrence and the Nurse know about their secret wedding, so therefore they are the only ones who can attempt to help them.
While Romeo is banished from Verona, Lord Capulet tries to get Juliet to marry Paris.
Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris because she is already married to Romeo and she trusts Friar with Romeo. The Friar makes a plan to get Juliet out of the marriage and Verona. Friar gave
Juliet a potion to fake her death and get her out of the marriage and able to leave Verona