Selfish Decisions: The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

Decisions you make can put you in situations you have never previously imagined, you may be faced with circumstances you would have never chosen to be in. In the story of Pryamus and Thisbe, along with the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, young couples die horrible deaths after indulging in a forbidden love. Both relationships result in tragedy due to the selfish decisions of each person involved.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place in the span of just a few days. I am sure you have heard of what is referred to as “love at first sight” that is exactly what happened in this instance. They were not thinking completely clearly due to the fact of how consumed they were with each other. If Romeo and Juliet had chosen to slow down, and take some

It leads to dishonesty, and all sorts of confusion due to a lack of communication. Secrets hurt people, not only those who they are being kept from, but also those who keep them. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was completely unbeknownst to anyone except for Nurse, and Friar Lawrence. Both Capulet and Montegue were aware that no more blood was to be shed on the behalf of their feud. For this reason, it is possible that a marriage between Romeo and Juliet may not have been as opposed as we are led to think. That option was never explored due to the secrecy of the relationship. Each of them were convinced they already knew the answer so they did not even bother to try having a civil conversation regarding the matter. Friar Lawrence helped to keep the information private which left him completely devastated after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He was the only person still living that knew the entire story of what had gone on over the days prior. Friar Lawrence said this after realizing what keeping this secret had caused, “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life be sacrificed some hour before his time unto the rigor of severest law.”(Shakespeare, 846) Friar realized that he had played a role in the deaths of the young couple. He helped to keep the secret, which he was asked to do by Romeo, another personal decision that led to the downfall of Romeo and

(Shakespeare, 817)

Juliet is saying that there is no life for them if that life should not be with one another, meaning it is their destiny to be together. It is assumed that they committed suicide because they felt that they had no life left to live once they learned of the other’s death. In actuality, they only felt this way because of the decisions they made. They had much to live for, but their previous decisions made it difficult for them to see any other way out of the situation. The love they had was rushed and few good decisions come when you are not thinking clearly. The outcome of each story is deeply saddening. It is incredibly painful to think about what had to have happened to put the idea that suicide would be better than their realities into the minds of these youth. The particular reason for this circumstance all comes down to this simple idea: your decisions can take you farther than you ever wanted to go, faster than you ever wanted to get there. A tragic death was not the destiny of Romeo or Juliet. A tragic death is what they suffered, due to their own impulsive and selfish decision to risk everyone and everything they had in the hopes of gaining something even better,