Romeo and Juliet

In the novel Friar Lawrence, who is a priest, came up with a plan to help stop the fighting between the two families. Friar Lawrence’s plan came to him when young Romeo who is the son of Lord Montague approached Friar and asked him to wed Romeo and Juliet, the only child of the Capulets. Friar Lawrence knew that if his plan had worked Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another would be strong enough to break the argument up and then Friar would get all of the credit as because he was the one that married the young couple. So he thought.

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Death is used as an example of the consequences of hatred between the two families.

In the novel death is a major topic that surrounds Verona throughout the play. It was lead to believe that this was some kind of warning from destiny telling them that if they stay together there will be a lot of trouble coming their way. As there is hatred in the families Romeo and Juliet’s love in the end is too strong to let go and due to that they kill themselves. Seeking revenge after the death of his best friend Mercutio, Romeo goes after Tybalt and kills him because he just wants to get back at him.

After realizing what Romeo has done he soon realizes that what is happened is caused by fate and Romeo states “O, I am Fortune’s fool!” this quote is in Act 3, Scene 1. All of the deaths that occur in the play are used as a punishment from fate telling the two families that their are a punishment to the fathers of the Capulet and Montague families because they let their quarrel accumulate for so long.

During the novel it is stated that fate plays around with Romeo and Juliet’s lives together and the hatred between the families plays a part in the two young lovers. Tybalt then starts on Mercutio as Romeo is not there and Mercutio is stirring Tybalt up. This quote means Romeo is saying that fate is playing with Juliet and his future together. It is stated that if there was no hatred in the two families Romeo and Juliet would be together and live a happy life without them worrying about what their parents think. When Romeo finally arrives, he tries to sort everything out as he does not want to fight as Tybalt and Romeo are now related due to the wedding.

Shortly after the wedding of Romeo and Juliet there is a fight between the Montague and the Capulet boys, firstly Mercutio and Tybalt, a cousin of Juliet’s, fight because Tybalt wants to fight Romeo. Tybalt continues to fight and in the end he kills Mercutio.

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