Romeo and Juliet

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the quintessential love story about a pair of star crossed lovers, who feel forced to end their lives caused by a series of coincidental plans that go awry. During the Elizabethan Times, William Shakespeare was at his prime, composing comedies, histories, and tragedies. Romeo and Juliet are from feuding families in the city of Verona; the two falls in love at first sight and develop a deep, intimate passion for each other. They discreetly become married with the assistance of Juliet’s Nurse and Friar Lawrence. The plans of Romeo, Nurse, and Friar Lawrence go faulty when Romeo intervenes in the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt; when the Nurse takes a part in the affair; and when Friar Lawrence has a role in the secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, but when Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo confronts and slays him. Because of the Nurse’s indecisive mind, things go unexpected when she interferes in the relationship. Friar Lawrence’s arrangements are also disturbed when he confidentially marries Romeo and Juliet, gives Juliet a sleeping potion, and fails to send the letter to Romeo. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo’s interference in the fight, the Nurse’s role in the lovers’ secret romance, and the Friar Lawrence’s participation in the secret marriage of the pair cost the lives of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo’s interruption in the brawl is an unsuccessful plan because it leads to Mercutio’s murder, Tybalt’s death, and Romeo’s banishment. First, Mercutio, who accepts the duel on Romeo’s behalf, is fatally wounded by Tybalt, “I am hurt / A plague a’both houses! I am sped” (3.1.87). When Romeo receives a death threat from Tybalt, Mercutio anticipates a battle; however, Romeo refuses since Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin and therefore his kinsman, and as a result, Mercutio is incensed and acknowledges the challenge. When Romeo attempts to prevent the conflict, Tybalt’s