How Is Romeo Stubborn
Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare; a story of love, devotion, feuds, fights and tragedy. Romeo is responsible for the tragedy of Juliet and himself due to some of his character traits. He is stubborn, clearly guided by his heart instead of his intellect, rushes relationships quicker than he should, and does not think about how his words and actions will make other characters feel.
Romeo’s strong love for Juliet causes him to have the inability to stop seeing her. This causes conflict between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues, in the way that “if they see thee they will murder thee” (act 2, line 70). In this line Juliet warns Romeo that if her family catches him seeing her, they will kill him. Their families are …show more content…
Some people say that many people could be responsible for the tragedy. This is wrong because none of the other characters were so stubborn about marriage. Thanks to Romeo, Juliet cannot get married to Paris and is being forced to which causes problems. Juliet says “tell me not Friar, that thou hear’st of this/unless thou tell me how I may prevent it/if in thy wisdom thou canst give no help/do thou but call my resolution wise/and with this knife I’ll help it presently” (Act 4, lines 51-55). Here, Juliet is basically saying that if the Friar cannot help her she will kill herself. She is already married to Romeo and will not be married to two men at the same time. This is why Romeo is purely responsible for the two …show more content…
These personality traits of his also caused him to be responsible for his and Juliet’s deaths. These things all show that Romeo did not think about how his words and actions would make the other characters feel or do. He was so stubborn about marriage that he did not even think about how this might affect other people. Romeo’s selfish words and actions caused the awful tragedy and death of him and Juliet, as well as the fallout of their
Romeo’s strong love for Juliet causes him to have the inability to stop seeing her. This causes conflict between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues, in the way that “if they see thee they will murder thee” (act 2, line 70). In this line Juliet warns Romeo that if her family catches him seeing her, they will kill him. Their families are …show more content…
Some people say that many people could be responsible for the tragedy. This is wrong because none of the other characters were so stubborn about marriage. Thanks to Romeo, Juliet cannot get married to Paris and is being forced to which causes problems. Juliet says “tell me not Friar, that thou hear’st of this/unless thou tell me how I may prevent it/if in thy wisdom thou canst give no help/do thou but call my resolution wise/and with this knife I’ll help it presently” (Act 4, lines 51-55). Here, Juliet is basically saying that if the Friar cannot help her she will kill herself. She is already married to Romeo and will not be married to two men at the same time. This is why Romeo is purely responsible for the two …show more content…
These personality traits of his also caused him to be responsible for his and Juliet’s deaths. These things all show that Romeo did not think about how his words and actions would make the other characters feel or do. He was so stubborn about marriage that he did not even think about how this might affect other people. Romeo’s selfish words and actions caused the awful tragedy and death of him and Juliet, as well as the fallout of their