The Tragedies in Romeo and Juliet By: Jackson, Hermela, Paige and Jackson

Introduction Hook People tend to make decisions without thinking them through logically and noticing the consequences that might occur Thesis By evaluating Friar lawrence, Romeo and 3 minor characters it will be proven that a variety of characters make bad decisions that result in many tragedies in the play 3 Supporting Ideas Friar Lawrence Romeo 3 Minor Characters

Friar Lawrence

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Friar Lawrence is the one who marries Romeo and Juliet “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be: / For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (2.3.90-92).

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make The plan that Friar Lawrence comes up with leads to the tragic end to the play “Hold then, go home, be merry, give consent / To marry Paris. / Wednesday Is tomorrow; / Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone … Take thou this vial, being then in bed / And this distilling liquor drink thou off” (4.1. 89-94).

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make The Friar leaves Juliet in the monument after little persuasion to get her to leave with him “Stay not to question, for the Watch is coming. / Come go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay” (5.3.158-159).

Romeo

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Romeo buying Poison from Apothecary “Come, cordial and not poison, go with me / To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee.” (5.2. 85-86)

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Romeo ignores his vision telling him not to go to the party “I fear, too early: for my mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars / Shall bitterly begin his fearful date / With this night's revels and expire the term” (1.4.106-113)

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Failure to realize Juliet is still alive Thou art not conquer’d, beauty’s ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death’s pale flag is not advanced there. (5.3.94-96)

Minor Characters

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Capulet Capulet is forcing Juliet to marry Paris “Thursday is near, lay hand on heart, advise: / An you be mine. I’ll give you to my friend; / An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, / For, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee,” (3.5. 190-193)

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Tybalt Picked a fight with the Montague’s leading Romeo to getting banished “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, / Shalt with him hence.” (3.1. 126-127)

The tragedies in the play occur as a result of the bad decisions that a variety of characters make Juliet Has a dream about Romeo being dead “O God, I have an ill-divining soul! / Methinks I see thee now, thou art so low, / As one dead in the bottom of the tomb. / Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.” (3.5. 54-57)

Conclusion By analyzing the Friar, Romeo and 3 minor characters, it justifies that numerous characters make detrimental choices that lead to several misfortunes throughout the play Friar Lawrence’s choices has a large impact on the outcome of the play Romeo does not think logically when making his decisions Although they are minor characters their say affects the end result of Romeo and Juliet

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