Question

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare explores how difficult it is to escape the circumstances and consequences of your birth. Discuss.
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Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

"Romeo and Juliet" written by Shakespeare presents the love story between Romeo and Juliet. Although this is a love story, its ending is not happy and inspiring, but rather tragic, as the two young people cannot be together because of the enmity between their families and end up making very drastic decisions so that they can live the love they feel one for the other.

As members of enemy families, Romeo and Juliet are born with the responsibility to maintain this enmity and prevent any kind of friendly relationship from being established between the families, even if the two have not participated in any activity that established the enmity between their families. When Romeo and Juliet decide to get married, they break this responsibility and reject the circumstances that make them support their family's wishes. However, Shakespeare shows, in his work, that the family obligation is inevitable and fate will find a way to make this responsibility fulfilled. In the play, this happens when Romeo and Juliet die, as proof of their love for each other, which allows their families' wish to be fulfilled, even if in a negative and sad way.