To What Extent Are Romeo And Juliet Relevant Today

Romeo and Juliet’s Relevance in Today’s Society

Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it, as said in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This play is still relevant today because of how the characters act. This is proven by Romeo, who is impulsive, Juliet, who is disobedient, and Friar Lawrence, who is a people pleaser. To begin, Romeo acts impulsive, as many teens still do in today’s society. This is proven by his decision in the second scene of act two to marry Juliet almost immediately after they meet. He makes this official, however, in the third scene of the same act when Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence and says “save what thou must combine by holy marriage. When the where and how We met, we wooed, and

One example of this is when Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet, even though he knew he shouldn’t because it was too soon, saying “They stumble that run fast” (Shakespeare : 2 : 3 : 94). This proves that he knows Romeo is moving too fast, but later in the text, still marries the two in hopes “this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (Shakespeare : 2 : 3 : 91,92). Proving he knows they’re moving too fast, but is still going to marry them in hopes it will end their family’s feuding. Another example of Friar Lawrence being a people pleaser is when he helps Juliet come up with a plan to seem like she’s dead. This happens in the first scene of the fourth act, where the Friar says “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off; when presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse shall keep his native progress, but surcease. No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest” (Shakespeare : 4 : 1 : 95-100). This proves that the Friar was going to help Juliet to not marry Paris in hopes she wouldn’t kill