Romeo And Juliet Viewpoints
“What greater punishment in life is there than life when you've lost everything that made it worth living” -William Shakespeare. Actions come with a price, we need to think about that price before we pay it. Many have heard the expression think before you speak, the expression should be think before you do. Romeo and Juliet both make very idiotic choices killing themselves to be with each other. Juliet is 13 and had an entire life ahead of her. Even if it wasn't going to be with Romeo she still had friends and family. Romeo and Juliet had full power about how their lives played out. As does anyone else. Others may think love is based off of fate but true love comes with hard work and good decisions. Some may say Juliet is blinded by love,
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No one believes more than me that everyone has a soul mate out there somewhere. But a relationship doesn't stay healthy because of fate, it stays healthy because of actions and showing your love. Others may say you can sit back and your soulmate will find you eventually. The counterpoint opinion against my view would be that they only met because it was fate. A positive look on the counterpoint view would be that Romeo and Juliet die but they die together. Optimistic people may say they are in heaven together or watching over their families. In this scene Romeo was speaking to himself about how JUliet was to beautiful to get eaten in the jaws of death. “Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And in despite I’ll cram thee with more food!” (Shakespeare act 5, scene 3) Romeo was implying that he was going to feed death by joining Juliet. The counterpoint view could be true if Romeo and Juliet had that fate brought them together but also killed the both of them. Hypothetically if both hadn't died and still felt strong love throughout their entire lives it may have been fate. In act 4-5 Romeo is informed about juliet's death. “Then she is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capels' monument, And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault And presently took post to tell it you. O, pardon me for
No one believes more than me that everyone has a soul mate out there somewhere. But a relationship doesn't stay healthy because of fate, it stays healthy because of actions and showing your love. Others may say you can sit back and your soulmate will find you eventually. The counterpoint opinion against my view would be that they only met because it was fate. A positive look on the counterpoint view would be that Romeo and Juliet die but they die together. Optimistic people may say they are in heaven together or watching over their families. In this scene Romeo was speaking to himself about how JUliet was to beautiful to get eaten in the jaws of death. “Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And in despite I’ll cram thee with more food!” (Shakespeare act 5, scene 3) Romeo was implying that he was going to feed death by joining Juliet. The counterpoint view could be true if Romeo and Juliet had that fate brought them together but also killed the both of them. Hypothetically if both hadn't died and still felt strong love throughout their entire lives it may have been fate. In act 4-5 Romeo is informed about juliet's death. “Then she is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capels' monument, And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault And presently took post to tell it you. O, pardon me for