Block H
Mrs.Cice
March 10th 2016
Tragic Hero In “fair Verona”, two families, the Capulets and the Montagues were “both alike in dignity”, however, they only have hatred towards each other is unparalleled. One night at the Capulet’s party, Montague’s son, Romeo and the Capulet’s daughter, Juliet, fall in love with each other. What sets them apart from the usual romance is that their story starts and ends in a tragedy. The star of the show is Romeo, who is the tragic hero of this classic love story. This love story is called ‘Romeo and Juliet’, which is written by William Shakespeare. A story of a tragic hero, whose tragic flaw, eventually led to their tragic demise. Therefore, due to his nobility, flaw, and his downfall, Romeo can be seen as a tragic hero. …show more content…
As his father is one of the Lords in Verona, Romeo’s upbringing was close to that of nobility. Since Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin addresses Romeo’s father as “My noble uncle”, we can see that his family is well respected. Furthermore, due to his nobility, he is a respected person with high reputation and plenty of friends such as Mercutio, Benvolio and some servants like Balthasar etc. When Tyablt, Juliet’s cousin sees Romeo at the Capulets’ party, he was going to cause a fray with Romeo. However, Lord Capulet asks Tybalt to “let him alone” and said “ ‘A bears like a portly gentleman.” This shows that he is even well respected by his enemies. Due to Romeo’s nobility and his reputation, he can be considered as a tragic