Romeo & Juliet EssayRomeo and Juliet is about two young lovers born of different rivaling families.
The two lovers fall in love only too find that their families are enemies. Romeo wants to stop at nothing to have Juliet his love. The feud soon causes their deaths and many others hurt. In the beginning the feud is reignited by these simple lines: ‘If you start a quarrel I’m ready. My master is as good as your master. (I, i, 44) This brought Benvolio in to the fight.
Benvolio tries to stop the fight but Tybalt the hot headed Capulet attacks him. Montague and Capulet charge at each other swords defining each other. The Prince arrives and orders them to stop. He threatens the Families with their lives. With this the Feud is rekindled. In Act II Benovlio, Mercutio, Romeo crash the Capulets party.
Romeo spots Juilet for the first time and is awe struck by her beauty: That I never saw real beauty until tonight (II, V, 53) Tybalt over hears this and is enraged: That man has the voice of Montague. And he tries to attack Romeo but Capulet hold him back. Romeo and Juilet finally meet and fall in love. Later the Famous Scene between Romeo and Juliet happens.
Being irrational they ran to get married. This will cause a lot of problems to come. Act III is the feud climax. Mercutio dies by the wound inflicted by Tybalt after they meet and fight over Romeo. Romeo tried to stop them but he couldn’t and the sword of Tybalt went under his arm and sliced Mercutios breast.
Tybalt ran away after the death of Mercutio. Romeo is sadden and realizes his love for Juliet has blinded him. Furious over his friend’s death he slays Tybalt when he returns. The Prince arrives after Benvolio told Romeo to run. Benvolio tells the Prince what happened and the Prince orders Romeo’s banishment: Romeo killed him but Tybalt killed Mercutio.
Who to pa the price of Mercutio’s death. All are grieve stricken for now they relize how deadly there conflict has become. Act V is the end heart broken from her sons banishment Lady Montague dies. Capulet is forcing her to marry Paris Nobleman and relative of the Prince. Juliet not wanting to marry him goes to the friar Lawrence and asks for advice.
The Friar gives poorly given advice and tells her to drink a potion that will feign her death for 42 hours. He was suppose to send a letter to Romeo but Romeo never received it. Meanwhile Romeo’s servant told him of her death. Enraged he goes and gets poison.
Later Paris finds Romeo and attacks him Romeo Enraged and Saddened kills Paris. Romeo drinks the poison as Juliet wakes. Juliet takes her knife and kills her self with it. The Play is a classic the feud was torrent but never to strong to over come for only after the death of their beloved children did Montague and Capulet finally the feud ends.
There killed many innocent people.
