Tragic Hero In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“For never was a story more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo,” writes William Shakespeare (5.3.309-310). In Romeo and Juliet, an enthralling and provocative drama, legendary playwright William Shakespeare suggests that Romeo Montague is the true tragic hero of the play. Shakespeare manifests his claim by implementing Aristotle’s six elements of drama to emphasize the main character in the tragedy as dignified and heroic in stature. Shakespeare’s purpose is to effectuate a catharsis in order to cleanse the audience of unhealthy emotions and vitalize the community. Based on Aristotle 's characteristics and definitions of a tragic hero, Shakespeare is writing about themes of humanity, hoping society will relate and learn from the experience. Throughout the theatrical William Shakespeare illustrates Romeo’s virtues and flaws to substantiate that he did not deserve the punishment he received, making him the tragic hero. In a drama, the tragedy is usually triggered by some error of judgment or some character flaw that contributes to the hero’s lack of perfection. “Let me have a dram of poison, such soon speeding

“Here’s to my love! [Drinks poison] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick! Thus with a kiss I die,” spoke the lamentable hero. Those being his last words, Romeo from House of Montague dies next to Juliet’s pale corpse. Young Romeo married someone and as a result he ended up being killed by fate. The accursed couple’s only crime was to have fallen in love with each other. The hero’s exile can also be deemed unnecessary. Tybalt slayed Mercutio and would have been executed anyway. Loyal Romeo simply avenged his friend, Mercutio’s death by killing Tybalt in return. However, the cataclysmic family feud between the Montagues and Capulets made it impossible for Romeo to remain in Verona. He must leave and let all the catastrophic events unfold for when he