The only theme that tragedy reveals is that the noble and good must suffer. There is
no lesson we can draw from tragedy that will help us avoid the fate of the protagonist.
It is known that in Shakespeare's tragedies the main characters die in the end. Romeo
and Juliet being a tragedy, sets up a situation where we know that Romeo and Juliet
are going to die in the end. There are many events that lead to their deaths. The
Capulets and Montagues share the responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
because of each family's stubborn refusal to end an enduring feud. If their feud could
have been resolved the children of each family would not have shared this terrible fate.
Friar Lawrence was also partially to blame through his actions in trying to help the
couple. At the end of the story the Prince, is the only character who reminds everyone
the reality of how Romeo and Juliet's death occurred because of everyone's faults.
Romeo and Juliet didn't even try to tell their parents, Lord and Lady Montague and Lord
and Lady Capulet, about love between they shared for each other because they were
afraid that their parents wouldn't understand them. Perhaps the families would have
understood, the problem is, we don't know, because Capulet and Montague learned
about their children's love when they were already dead. If Romeo and Juliet were
comfortable with telling their parents of their marriage then there would have been
fewer complications regarding the marriage with Paris. If it wasn't for the hostility
between the two families then they wouldn't have cost Romeo and Juliet their lives.
The masque was the most important part of the story. Romeo was wearing a mask to
hide his face. Since Juliet couldn't see his face, it allowed Juliet to fall in love with him
before she saw who it was. If Juliet had kno...