Friar Lawrence warns "these violent delights have Violent ends". How true is this of Romeo and Juliet?

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Friar Lawrence warns "these violent delights have

Violent ends”. How true is this of Romeo and Juliet?

 

The quote “these violent delights have violent ends” holds true within Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet.  The first main romantic tragedy within the play is that Romeo, the main male character, falls in love with Rosaline. But is he in love or is it just a stage that he is going through?

          The story begins when a servant comes across a list of names, but is unable to read it. So he asks Romeo and Benvolio help him. Romeo reads out the list of the names, and it turns out to be the invitation to a feast with Capulet. Whilst reading the list, Romeo notices Rosaline’s name and he decides he shall go to the party, to try and catch a glimpse of Rosaline. However, Romeo is an enemy of Capulet and as such, can not be seen by him for he fears for his life.

Romeo enters the hall of Capulet’s mansion and notices a new face amongst the crowed (Juliet). He does not recognise this new face, so he asks one of the servants within the mansion who she is.  The servant does not know either, so Romeo waits for her to come closer to him so he can take her aside to find out who she is. They both place there hands palm to palm and Romeo, even though he has only just met the person, explains all of his feelings for her. They end up kissing, then Juliet’s nurse interrupts them with the line "madam, your mother craves a word with you", this gives the impression that maybe they have been caught and her mother has found out, but as it turns out this is not true.

          Juliet goes of to talk to her mother and Romeo begins to ask the nurse questions, through asking the questions he finds out that she is a Capulet. "Is she a Capulet?” he asks and finds out she is, saying "My life is my foe's debt".  This creates a problem for him as he has found a new love.

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After he has left the hall and Juliet has come back, she asks the nurse questions about him. The Nurse tells Juliet his name and that he is one of the family’s enemies. Juliet is shocked at this, but still has feelings for Romeo.

The quote, "my only love sprung from my only hate" gives the impression that there will be trouble in the future.  This is saying she likes Romeo even though she has only just met him, but due to her family circumstances she cannot like him.

          Once the feast is over, Romeo leaves the people who ...

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