What factors make Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?

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What factors make Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?

'Romeo and Juliet' is an inheritable tragedy written by William Shakespeare. A tragedy is alleged to be unexpected, shattering and unpredicted. It results in catastrophe, heartbreak and moreover misfortune.

'Romeo and Juliet' is a very well known tragedy and is one of Shakespeare’s most famous love stories. The story is about two young lovers whose love was destined and fatal. They did not imagine that their love would lead to the tragedies that it did. These two young people did nothing wrong except fall in love.

There are many reasons for why the tragedy occurred. The feud between the Capulet and the Montague is largely responsible for it. However, there are a number of factors or characters that may be considered responsible such as time, love, fate and destiny, secondary characters and feuding families. Hello my name is

Fate

Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers that fate brought together only to tear them apart. The prologue at the beginning of the play suggests it was mainly fate that was to blame, "star-cross'd lovers and "death-mark'd love."

Throughout the play, fate seems to be the main point of focus. Romeo was a young teenager of the Montague’s that always fell in love, his easily persuaded mind and his unique romantic charm lead him in falling in love with someone who he knew he could not be with:

"My love is the daughter of my sworn enemy." His love for Rosaline would have been the only escape to an unfortunate fate if it was strong as Romeo first suggested:” Not having that which having makes them short." The turning point for Romeo seemed to be when he killed Tybalt almost if fate was unavoidable leaving only the illusion of choice; he began to then blame his fate on misfortune: "O I am fortunes fool" The death of Tybalt seemed to be Romeo's worst choice and he knew it. Also when he kills Tybalt he decides that he is reluctant not to let the stars dictate his life anymore "I defy you stars." He blames fate or misfortune for nearly everything that goes wrong; after he kills Tybalt, he then realizes the seriousness of his action but prefers to blame the stars rather than himself.

Juliet a fourteen year old girl; the daughter of lord and lady Capulet seemed to be very respective of her parents. However she falls in love with Romeo and takes it further by asking Romeo to consent in marriage whom in turn agrees: "If they thy bend of love be honorable; thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow." Juliet is very different from Romeo. By this I mean that she does not blame fate or her misfortune, she blames birth as we see in these rhyming couplets: "Prodigious birth of love is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy."

The tragedy and characters contribute in some way; Romeo and Juliet were also masters of their own destiny.” Be not so long to speak; I long to die, If what you speak not of remedy," Fate could not have been changed whatever was meant to happen and no one could change that.

Secondary Characters

There simply was not one point of blame however; the Friar Lawrence plays a major part in this tragedy. This was mainly due to his complicated plans, which required accurate timing. Secondary characters did make allot of difference in the story, and to me did help make it a tragedy. The Friar is a well respected monk. When Juliet was told to get married to Paris, she visits the Friar and is pleased about his plans for her self and Romeo as she is at this time distressed at the thought of having to marry Paris:"Oh bid me leap, rather than marry Paris from of the battlements of any tower."(Act 4 scene 1)

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Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo and Juliet was that Juliet was to take a potion to make her appear dead on her wedding day. She would then be taken to the Capulets ' vault meanwhile after receiving a letter from the Friar Romeo would return to Verona from Mantua and would be with Juliet when she wakes up. Juliet was very pleased to receive the potion from Friar Laurence

"Give me, give me! Oh tell me not of fear! (Act 4 Scene 1)

The Friar is a man with good intentions but is persuaded to make risky decisions by Romeo ...

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