Romeo and Juliet's Forbidden Love
Thursday, February 18, 2010

What could have been done to prevent all the deaths?

The prince of Verona should have tried to stop the fight once and for all instead of warning them that he would behead them if they fight in the street again. He did nothing to resolve both the Capulet and Montague families' hatred for each other. The prince could also make one of them move out of town so they would not meet and break the peace in Verona by fight again. This would slim down the chances of them fighting and killing.

The deaths could also be prevented if Juliet tells Lord Capulet that she is not mourning for Tybalt and crying for Romeo and the man she love is Romeo and not Paris. If this is done, Lord Capulet might not allow Juliet to marry Romeo, but he would also not let Juliet marry to Paris as he probably does not want Paris to love someone who does not return his love and since Paris is a relative of the prince, Lord Capulet did not want to be guilty of lying to Paris saying that Juliet loved him too. Lord Capulet mentioned to Paris that he would ask Juliet if she wanted to marry him before he organize the party, Lord Capulet should stick to his promise and not forcing his own daughter to marry Paris. This would prevent the death of Juliet and Paris, or even Romeo.

Since Lord Capulet easily make peace with Lord Montague at the end of the story, it could also be that the hate between both families started by something petty. Being the heads of the family, they should be more wise and mature enough to know that the hatred between their two families would cause a lot of deaths. They could be more generous and forgiving as the hatred is started by something that is not important. This would prevent the tragic ending of the story and the story might have a happy ending.

Angry Tybalt should also be blamed for his death and others, since he is so impulsive and always ready for a fight. If he did not kill Mercutio, Romeo would not have been at the verge of killing him because he wanted revenge for Mercutio. The two deaths would have been prevented, not to mention that Romeo would not have been banished by the prince and the cause of the deaths directly or indirectly later in the story would have all be prevented.

The Capulets family should also teach their servants some manners as in Act 1 Scene 1, the servants of Capulet started the fight by pulling a face at servants of Montague for no particular reason and comparing their own master with theirs. When Tybalt arrived, they said deliberately that their master is better as they do not want Tybalt to think of them as friends of Montague and tried to make peace.

The nurse should be able to observed Juliet acting weird before she actually drank the potion and stop it. She should also informed Lord Capulet about it and then he would perhaps knows what Juliet really wanted. Romeo, Paris and Juliet would not have died.

Would and Should your character have done anything differently?

When Juliet first met Romeo and wanted to marry him, she should tell her parents about. At that time, Juliet was too young, so she should consult her parents first about the big plan she was going to do. As a child, she should obey her parents. If she managed to convince them that it was Romeo that she wanted to marry, they might not even reject their marriage, and some deaths would not have happened.

She should also have done something different when she woke up from the vault. When she saw that Romeo had already tried to reunite with her, she should've tell Lord Capulet, his father, that she do not want to marry Paris. Though Romeo had died, Juliet shouldn't follow his path and plan to die, by drinking the poison, or taking the knife found on Romeo body and push it into her body.

Planning to drink the potion the night before she marry Paris could not solve the problem of not wanting to marry him. Juliet should tell Lord Capulet that she was already married to Romeo because it is a crime to marry two men. Also, Juliet would not want to betray Romeo. Lord Capulet would therefore not force Juliet to marry Paris.

Done by: Zonghong
Edited by: Yi Feng and Shermin
on 11:49 PM

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The fight started in Verona where Mercutio and Benvolio arrive with Abram and Balthasar. Benvolio suggested to go home because it's very hot and the Capulets are in town. He does not want them to have a fight as Benvolio is a peace maker who is peace loving. Despite Benvolio's advice of not fighting, Mercutio refuses to go and say that Benvolio is usually the person who likes to start a fight. A few minutes later the Capulets arrive. Benvolio was worried but Mercutio was not. Tybalt only wants to talk to them but Mercutio asked him whether he really only wants to talk. Mercutio challenged him to a fight but Tybalt claims that he will only fight when he is angry. Mercutio took out his sword. Benvolio told them to go some where private where there are no people. Mercutio did not listen to him. Tybalt said that he is not interested with them but to Romeo who had just arrived after Mercutio decided that he's not leaving. Whatever insult Tybalt said to him, Romeo ignored it. Romeo did not get angry to how Tybalt had greet him but Tybalt is angry to how Romeo had acted to him.

Tybalt told Romeo to take his sword out but Romeo did not listen to him. Mercutio thought that Romeo's actions was weak. Mercutio command Tybalt to go to him. At last, both of them fought but Romeo told them to stop. They did not care about what Romeo is telling them. Romeo steps between Tybalt and Mercutio. He puts up his arms to stop the fight. By chance, Tybalt pushes his sword into Mercutio. Tybalt ran away quickly with Sampson and Gregory. Mercutio's cut can cause him to die. Mercutio told Abram to get a doctor and he blames the cut he got on the Capulets and the Montagues. Benvolio hurried to Romeo and told him that Mercutio is dead.

The angry Tybalt came back. Romeo thinks that it is not fair because Tybalt is still alive. Romeo challenged Tybalt to fight. They fought. Romeo kills Tybalt and Tybalt falls down. Benvolio alerted Romeo that Tybalt is dead. Romeo was told to run before the townspeople arrive. The townspeople was confused. The Prince, Lord Montague, Lord Capulet and their wives arrive. The Prince asked who started the fight. Benvolio told everything to the Prince. Lady Capulet told the Prince that a Montague's life should be taken since Romeo killed Tybalt, a Capulet. Lady Capulet accuses Benvolio that he is lying.

The Prince has decided to banish Romeo from Verona. Romeo will be killed if he is found in Verona.

At the starting of Act 3 scene 1, as Benvolio knew that the Capulets were in town, he'd already advised Mercutio to go back home. He tried to prevent the Capulet and the Montague from fighting again. However, Mercutio did not heed his advice. Romeo did not accept Tybalt's challenge to a fight. He tried to escape from it by remaining calm and walking away. However, Tybalt kept pestering him. Being Romeo's friend, Mercutio could not stand seeing his friend being so weak by not accepting a challenge, so he stood up for his friend by fighting with Tybalt. Romeo asked Benvolio to help stop the fight and asked the two gentlemen to put their swords away.

I don't think Tybalt deserve to die. Firstly, Tybalt had already warned Mercutio that he would fight if someone made him angry. Mercutio already knew that but yet, he still continue to say words that made him angry. Secondly, Tybalt did not want to fight with Mercutio, but Mercutio invited the fight by himself. If he did not do that, he would probably not die. Lastly, the fight was supposed to be between Romeo and Tybalt. But Mercutio interrupted the conversation between Romeo and Tybalt, causing Tybalt to get angry and fight with Mercutio.

Done by: Adib Asy-Syahid B.Ali
Edited by: Shermin Sim and Hu Yi Feng
on 4:08 AM