What Are The Sacrifices In Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare Writes Sins and Tragedies
In all tragedies there are relatable characters with flaws that ultimately lead to their demise. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is no different. Title characters ,Romeo and Juliet ,meet and immediately fall in love, despite the rest of their family having hatred for each other, throughout the play they make multiple poor decisions which lead to their death. The couple dies within minutes of each other and if the timing had been better neither one of them would have died. Additionally, both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, neither death was premeditated and they were both impulsive in their decision making. And though they tried seeking counsel from a clergy member, Friar Lawrence, the advice wasn’t

She immediately believes she’ll never find love again and her wedding bed will be her death bed, while complaining to the nurse Juliet says,

….nurse; I'll to my wedding-bed;
And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead! (3.2.137-8).
In this statement Juliet is in despair over Romeo’s banishment, especially since they had just recently been married and she had been patiently waiting for Romeo to take her virginity. Here, Juliet is asking the nurse to lead her to her bed to die, she believes she will die a virgin since Romeo is incapable of helping her consummate their wedding. Similar to Romeo’s situation, once another option is introduced she completely forgets about her previous emotions.

An option neither Romeo nor Juliet utilised was aid from people who would not potentially gain or receive enjoyment from their situation , unlike the Friar and the nurse. The couple was capable of seeking aid from people who had their best interests in mind. In the case of the Friar he would have received recognition for being the one to end the feud between The Capulets and The Montagues. While in the nurse’s case Juliet’s love life was entertaining to her. She offered no helpful advice, unlike the Friar who genuinely thought out his advice before he gave it to Romeo. Though the Friar often gave brilliant advice he often countered it with his