Romeo and Juliet

Four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a popular play that continues to capture the imagination and emotions of people around the world. The drama portrays the passionate, violent and often desperate lives of the youth of Verona. Even today, the tragedy resembles a blueprint of the problems that the adolescents of the twentieth century must face each day. In this play, Shakespeare explores the pitfalls of young love, and the consequences they receive from their actions. They explained their love to be true love and they knew that they had to be together, even though their families were enemies and it was truly forbidden for the two of them to marry. The whole idea of love in Romeo's and Juliet's thoughts was totally misunderstood, and they demonstrated in many sections of the play that they truly did not know what true love was. In this play, Shakespeare shows that love can cause and finish anything, even love that is not honestly discovered.

The influence of parents played a major part in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. To start with, the general situation is rather like a family conflict. The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues had been passed down throug

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Romeo and Juliet's parents would never even think of relating to an enemy of the family never the less falling in love with one. If an adult plays, it will be a whole different story. If their parent's had not

been feuding and if the Nurse had not betrayed Juliet, the outcome of

this story would have been different, although fate could not be

changed. Romeo and Juliet found it unbearable to be without each other, and, to a young couple, the feelings can be mutual at times. " (I,i,238-246)

Here, Romeo is saying how much he loves Rosaline, and that he cannot forget about her. Juliet, a little more cautious than Romeo was, refused to allow him to swear his love by the moon.

Even though he has many friends he still finds a way of putting

his friends behind him and living a miserable life. The only scene in the whole story where love isn't conveyed is the very first scene where we see the first conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo and juliet found that they new better then their parents, but after realizing the wrong they caused when both committing suicide. Love is triumphant over death, time, fate and especially hatred. This has resulted in a less strict society which tolerates more.

In conclusion, from the very beginning, the love of Romeo and

Juliet was destined to be destroyed. In my opinion the quote that accurately summarizes this play

is, "For never was there a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and

her Romeo.

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