The whole first part of the play was all very sudden. Every event passed swiftly, and Romeo and Juliet got married after only knowing each other for two days. The beginning of the play was extremely ironic. Although the play is called "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo had his eyes set on another woman named Rosaline. Romeo had definitely not been in love with Rosaline, though he believed he was. However, Romeo's love for Juliet was like "love at first sight." They are both willing to risk his/her own life for the other. This is, what I believe, true love. True love is when one is willing to sacrifice something that is important to him/herself for the goodness or benefit of the other.
The second part of "Romeo and Juliet" was a complete disaster. Because the message that Friar John was supposed to send to Romeo about Juliet's fake death was delayed, Romeo poisoned himself and died because he had thought Juliet had died. The play is a tragedy full of deaths. In the beginning, Mercutio and Tybalt had died while quarreling and fighting in the streets of Verona. Then, Romeo, Juliet, and Count Paris dies while in the tomb of the Capulets. On top of that, Romeo's mother had died from the sadness that Romeo had left the city. Six people die in this one play.
Many deaths had occured throughout the play of "Romeo and Juliet," all because of the Capulets and the Montagues hatred for each other. Although Prince Escalus was just a witness of the whole turmoil, he was deeply wretched when two members of his own family had died-Mercutio and Count Paris. All the devastation of the two families had brought peace between them, for both their loved ones had died due to their pitiful and ignominious hatreds for each other. The whole play is very ironic since peace had resulted from all the chaos and killings. Romeo and Juleit's love for each other had binded the Capulet and Montague familes together. Though the play is melancholic, a small piece of happiness was concluded. (Happy Ending?)
(Picture of Romeo and Juliet: Credits to Runescape, an online game :D)
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