Secrets In Romeo And Juliet Essay

Shakespeare writes many tragedies fulfilled with dramatic moments and life ruining secrets. In Romeo and Juliet, there are dozens of secrets, but the most influential one being the secret relationship of Romeo Montague and his beloved Juliet Capulet. The Montague family and Capulet family have had an ongoing family feud. Eventually, the family feud becomes so problematic that innocent bystanding civilians become involved and the Governor, the Prince has to step in. The two children of the hateful families end up falling madly in love, but they refuse to announce their relationship because their families would disapprove. Friar Lawrence, the trusted advisor of Verona, Italy, helps the two star crossed lovers in a secret marriage, creating several problems. Overall, the secrecy of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship kept by Friar Lawrence was trivial and caused Romeo’s banishment, Paris’s pursuit of marriage, and the death of two young lovers, Romeo and

Later on, Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt get into a fight. Afterwards, Romeo was the only one who had not been killed; however, Romeo had killed Tybalt, meaning in return, Romeo shall be killed. When the Nurse finally tells Juliet what had happened, Juliet goes on to say, “Tybalt is dead, and Romeo banished. That banished, that one word banished, Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts. Tybalt’s death Was woe enough if it had ended there…” (Shakespeare 3.2.112-115). If Friar Lawrence would have announced the marriage, then Tybalt would have known that Romeo was now his in-law, which would have prevented Tybalt from even approaching Romeo looking for a duel. The marriage had already happened and no one in Verona could make the marriage disappear, so there was no point in keeping the marriage a secret. Therefore, the secret of the marriage was