Romeo And Juliet's Suffering

In the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, both suffer greatly from misfortunes happening in their lives. Juliet’s suffering, however, is greater than Romeo’s. While Romeo suffers just from his problems with love, Juliet is grieving the loss of her cousin in addition to her own problems with love; her father is forcing her to marry Count Paris even though she is in love with Romeo. During the play, Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, in an act of vengeance. Juliet “weeps for Tybalt’s death” when she finds out he has been killed, demonstrating her grief for him (4.1.6). This anguish makes Juliet’s suffering greater than Romeo’s, as he is not mourning anyone. Furthermore, Juliet’s father has planned to