The infamous tragedy Romeo and Juliet is known worldwide for its two “star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet”. In this tragedy, we learn that their feuding families forbid their love. After a meeting at a party that was thrown at Juliet’s house, they marry in secret, not even two days later. Eventually, they plan to flee to the nearby city of Mantua after Romeo gets exiled. With a very defective plan, along with poison, sword fights, and miscommunications later, they end up dead. The characters often blame their lamentable decisions on fate or the stars, like Romeo in Act 5, where he “defies the stars.” After reading this play, I believe that the end of Romeo and Juliet could have been avoided by making better decisions, like Juliet being honest …show more content…
Like most teenagers, Romeo and Juliet will only listen to what they want to hear. A perfect example of this is in Act 3, scene 5, when the nurse says: Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing That he dares ne’er come back to challenge you; Or if he does it needs to be by stealth. I think it best you married with the County. Romeo’s a dishclout to him. The nurse tells Juliet that she is better off marrying the County because she can avoid conflict with her family, that it would be far too risky for Romeo to come for her, and that Paris is a much better pick than Romeo. Yet when the nurse decides to let her continue her romance with Romeo, Juliet is completely fine with it. Juliet just blows off whatever the nurse tells her, which results in irrational thinking and leads to her emotions, which eventually cause her downfall. Romeo had been advised multiple times by Friar Laurence to proceed with the situation with caution and to move slowly with prudent decisions. For example, we see that the Friar says during the wedding, “These violent delights have violent endings” (Shakespeare