The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that befalls the two lovers as a result of a feud between families (Snyder, 2019). The death of the two becomes the combining factor, and the two families become friends again. There are several turning points in the play, for several characters. The forum of this paper would be on act 3, scene 1.
In act three, 3.1.11.20, Romeo goes to a party and meets with Tybalt, who provokes him for a fight (Shakespeare, 2015). In all the commotion, Mercutio is killed, a friend to Rome. Romeo, in response, kills Tybalt, who killed Mercutio (Andrews, 2015). Romeo is banished, and because of this distance, Juliet’s desperation for him causes her to look for poison. Juliet’s fakes her death, and Romeo, thinking she was dead, kills himself. When Juliet wakes up to find him gone, she also kills herself. This was the major tragedy.
If Tybalt had not provoked Romeo, a fight would not have ensued, and Mercutio would not have died (Evans & Brooke, 2017). In this, Romeo would not have killed Tybalt and thus still stay in the city without the banishment, and proceed to marry Juliet as he had planned. Juliet would not have bought poison because Romeo would be by her side, and therefore, none of them would have committed suicide (Huang, & Bae, 2015).
In conclusion, if Romeo had not loved Rosaline, he wound have gone to the Capulet party. It was in this party that all the drama started and thus, leading the remaining part of the story (Snyder, 2015). Romeo would not have also made a haste decision to marry Juliet the following day, to raise her hopes and make her buy the poison when she realized he was gone to banishment.
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