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Syllabi In Romeo And Juliet

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In the tragic story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the specific event of Romeo attending the Capulet’s feast sets the stage for the rest of the play. The houses of Montague and Capulet hold heavy grudges against each other for unknown reasons. But the two heirs of both houses fall in love with each other at the Capulet’s feast and eventually get married. Then things go south and their plan to be together fails, resulting in both suicides. If Romeo had never attended the feast, none of these events would have occurred and the theme of the play “Hatred only brings destruction” would not make sense. If Romeo never went to the Capulet’s feast, he would have never met Juliet. When Romeo and Juliet met at the Capulet’s feast, they instantly “fell …show more content…

So, Romeo asked the friar to help them get married, and he agreed. While wedding the two, he said “So smile the heavens upon this holy act, / That after-hours with sorrow chide us not!” (II, VI. 1-2). The syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syll Their getting wed made them not want to separate at all. This is an issue because right after the wedding Romeo murdered Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. None of this would have happened if Romeo had never gone to the feast. If Romeo had never gone to the Capulet feast, then the fatal quarrel between Tybalt Mercutio and Romeo would not have …show more content…

Since Romeo was not invited, Tybalt was extremely upset. “Now by the neck and honour of my kin, / to strike him dead I hold it not a sin” (I. V. 61-62). This grudge that Tybalt holds against Romeo lingers for the rest of the act and into act II when the Montague house receives a letter. This letter contains a challenge against Romeo from Tybalt. While Tybalt is patrolling Verona, he comes across Benvolio and Mercutio. As a result of Mercutio’s carelessness, he and Tybalt end up fighting where Tybalt kills Mercutio. To avenge his friend, Romeo takes the law into his own hands and kills Tybalt. This encounter only causes further misfortune throughout the play as Mercutio states in his final words “A plague o’ both your houses!” (III. I. 94). The syllable of the syllable. Mercutio was correct in saying this because it led to Romeo’s banishment from Verona, and further unfortunate events. But this all would not have happened if Romeo had not shown up to the feast. As a result of Romeo attending the Capulet’s feast, Romeo was banished from Verona. This caused many inconveniences because Romeo is married to Juliet, also a result of the

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