Society Is Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet pleasantly (apart from an occasional fight or two), and all happy and successful people (apart from the occasional poor wretch). The Verona in which Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet takes place is made sinister by the deadly consequences that flow from its strict and inflexible society. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose attempts to be together are cruelly thwarted by society. Society's fixation on honor and disgrace, poverty-producing laws, and austere social roles all serve crucial functions in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First, society's absurd emphasis on honor and disgrace is culpable for the continuation of the Capulet and Montague families. “old grudge,” which forces Romeo and Juliet to sneak away to be together, following a precarious plan that ends in their deaths. (Prologue 3) Society's unreasonable obsession with dignity threatens to dishonor the retreating enemy as cowardly and courageless, so that the two families, who cannot even remember the reason for their senseless quarrel, find themselves forced to continue fighting under penalty of being faced with absolute social humiliation. If this fixation were eradicated, the two enemies would have made peace years ago and, more importantly, Romeo and Juliet's lives would be spared, since the harmony of their families would make their risky plan unnecessary. Does the senseless death of young innocent people deserve fleeting glory? Society obviously thinks so, and implants these toxic doctrines in the minds of its people, creating a vicious cycle of uselessness...... middle of paper...... yes, and ultimately ends in a way senseless by the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet. The lack of laws in society to help the Apothecary leads to his misery, which leads him to agree to sell Romeo's poison because the Apothecary was desperate for money, which then led to his death of Romeo by poison and to Juliet's suicide by stabbing him when she saw him dead. The company also assigns characters specific roles, Brother Lawrence with "peacemaker" and Lord and Lady Capulet with "patriarch" and "wife", respectively, and requires them to follow or risk losing their reputation. The real killer of Romeo and Juliet is the source of all the complications and motivations for the character's decisions. Trace a line of reason from any character's judgment or action. Society is the root. Works Cited William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

Essay / Society Is Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet pleasantly (apart from an occasional fight or two), and all happy and successful people (apart from the occasional poor wretch). The Verona in which Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet takes place is made sinister by the deadly consequences that flow from its strict and inflexible society. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose attempts to be together are cruelly thwarted by society. Society's fixation on honor and disgrace, poverty-producing laws, and austere social roles all serve crucial functions in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First, society's absurd emphasis on honor and disgrace is culpable for the continuation of the Capulet and Montague families. “old grudge,” which forces Romeo and Juliet to sneak away to be together, following a precarious plan that ends in their deaths. (Prologue 3) Society's unreasonable obsession with dignity threatens to dishonor the retreating enemy as cowardly and courageless, so that the two families, who cannot even remember the reason for their senseless quarrel, find themselves forced to continue fighting under penalty of being faced with absolute social humiliation. If this fixation were eradicated, the two enemies would have made peace years ago and, more importantly, Romeo and Juliet's lives would be spared, since the harmony of their families would make their risky plan unnecessary. Does the senseless death of young innocent people deserve fleeting glory? Society obviously thinks so, and implants these toxic doctrines in the minds of its people, creating a vicious cycle of uselessness...... middle of paper...... yes, and ultimately ends in a way senseless by the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet. The lack of laws in society to help the Apothecary leads to his misery, which leads him to agree to sell Romeo's poison because the Apothecary was desperate for money, which then led to his death of Romeo by poison and to Juliet's suicide by stabbing him when she saw him dead. The company also assigns characters specific roles, Brother Lawrence with "peacemaker" and Lord and Lady Capulet with "patriarch" and "wife", respectively, and requires them to follow or risk losing their reputation. The real killer of Romeo and Juliet is the source of all the complications and motivations for the character's decisions. Trace a line of reason from any character's judgment or action. Society is the root. Works Cited William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

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