Romeo and Juliet Analyzation Essay
Dominoes
Every child knows the fun in setting off a chain of Dominoes, how each piece plays its part in the overall outcome. As we get older we realize the same concept applies to real life. We come to acknowledge the fact that each event in our lives, each person has an effect on our futures. In Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet”, a pair of “star-crossed lovers take their life”. This event alone, however, is not the cause of just Romeo and Juliet, but all the people in the fair city of Verona. As W.H. Auden, a poet and critic, once wrote, “”Romeo and Juliet” is not simply a tragedy of two individuals, but the tragedy of a city. Everybody in the city is in one way or another involved in and responsible for what happens". The tragic ending to this proclaimed love story is an effect of an accumulated number of people, however indirectly. Three people that acted as catalysts to the toppling Dominoes are the Nurse, Mercutio and Paris. The Nurse is an important figure in the tale. Not only is she the Capulet’s maid but she is Juliet’s mother figure as well, since Juliet’s own mother is somewhat distant. (quote). It is quite evident that Juliet trusts the Nurse with her life since she is the only Capulet that knows of the marriage between Juliet and Romeo. Not only does she know, but she acts as the messenger between the two, telling the time and place of the wedding and the results of a life-altering duel. Up until that point, the Nurse had proven to be worthy of Juliet’s trust. But, as fate starts to unfold, and the death of Tybalt and Mercutio leave Romeo banished, Juliet becomes heart-broken. Unknowingly worsening the situation, Capulet arranges a marriage between Juliet and Paris in hopes of cheering her up. As the pressure of the circumstances begins to overwhelm Juliet, she looks to the Nurse for advice. Instead of receiving an answer that would appease her and solve the dilemma, the Nurse says, (quote). By advising Juliet to give in and marry
Every child knows the fun in setting off a chain of Dominoes, how each piece plays its part in the overall outcome. As we get older we realize the same concept applies to real life. We come to acknowledge the fact that each event in our lives, each person has an effect on our futures. In Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet”, a pair of “star-crossed lovers take their life”. This event alone, however, is not the cause of just Romeo and Juliet, but all the people in the fair city of Verona. As W.H. Auden, a poet and critic, once wrote, “”Romeo and Juliet” is not simply a tragedy of two individuals, but the tragedy of a city. Everybody in the city is in one way or another involved in and responsible for what happens". The tragic ending to this proclaimed love story is an effect of an accumulated number of people, however indirectly. Three people that acted as catalysts to the toppling Dominoes are the Nurse, Mercutio and Paris. The Nurse is an important figure in the tale. Not only is she the Capulet’s maid but she is Juliet’s mother figure as well, since Juliet’s own mother is somewhat distant. (quote). It is quite evident that Juliet trusts the Nurse with her life since she is the only Capulet that knows of the marriage between Juliet and Romeo. Not only does she know, but she acts as the messenger between the two, telling the time and place of the wedding and the results of a life-altering duel. Up until that point, the Nurse had proven to be worthy of Juliet’s trust. But, as fate starts to unfold, and the death of Tybalt and Mercutio leave Romeo banished, Juliet becomes heart-broken. Unknowingly worsening the situation, Capulet arranges a marriage between Juliet and Paris in hopes of cheering her up. As the pressure of the circumstances begins to overwhelm Juliet, she looks to the Nurse for advice. Instead of receiving an answer that would appease her and solve the dilemma, the Nurse says, (quote). By advising Juliet to give in and marry