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Is this how you see the play Romeo and Juliet? The Microsoft Encarta 2001 Dictionary describes tragedy as, "a serious play with a tragic theme, often involving a heroic struggle and the downfall of the main character." The play Romeo and Juliet is one that illustrates tragedy in many scenes, such as, how Juliet was destined to marry someone else, when Romeo did not see the letter of a proposed duel from Tybalt; when Romeo did not receive the letter about Juliet's true state of health; and how Romeo and Juliet's love didn't change their families' hatred of each other until Romeo and Juliet were killed although even in the Baz Lurhmann film, after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the families still hated each other. All the catastrophes were caused because of the love of two star-crossed lovers, ignoring their families' hatred of each other, but {at least in Franco Zeffirelli's film} their families realised upon the deaths of Romeo
Firstly, was the tragedy that Juliet could not in her parent's wishes marry someone of her choice. It was not just one tragedy in this story, but a series of unhappy events that led to the deaths of the heroes of the story. All of these examples show what a tragic story Romeo and Juliet is. Balthasar told him that Juliet was dead, as this is what he believed. The story fits the category of a tragic film {according to the Microsoft 2001 Encarta dictionary definition of "tragedy"} These lovers were denied their right to live ". This shows the struggle of the heroes. Secondly, the letter that should have reached Romeo to warn him, and challenge him to a duel was never received by Romeo. The tragedy in this is the fact that if he had received the letter, he would have steered clear of Tybalt, and not greeted him in a friendly manner, with the encounter resulting in the deaths of Mecutio and Tybalt Thirdly, Romeo did not receive the letter about Juliet's true state of health. " because of misunderstandings and family feuding. On page 55, Act 2 Scene 2 line 40 to line 42, Juliet states,"What's Montague? Is it nor hand nor foot,Nor arm nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. And still, after all this the families are eyeing each other off with a view to getting their revenge. All slave cases are tragedies, even this one. O be some other name!"Despite this background Romeo and Juliet planned to marry.
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