Loyalty In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Loyalty is like medicine, in small controlled amounts, medicine can heal ailments and do good. But when used in excess or altered to serve darker or misguided purposes, it can kill. Same can be said for loyalty, when practiced consciously and cautiously it can be a healthy relationship but when the loyalty strays from its original path an. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, “Romeo & Juliet”, Shakespeare suggests that Juliet’s inclination to loyalty for Romeo leads her down this spiral which leads her to lie to her parents, and even go as far as to kill herself because of her loyalty towards Romeo. When an Individual is introduced to new loyalties in their life, they should be careful to be patient with the development

Friar Lawrence tries to help Romeo and provides him words of wisdom in which he fails to listen to, “These violent delights have violent ends” (2.6.9). Friar Lawrence warns that falling in love too quickly and passionately will in turn lead to an end that is equally as sudden and violent. Romeo turns a blind ear to his advice which causes him to make reckless decisions, bringing about his and Juliet’s unfortunate ends. Likewise, the nurse tries to help Juliet when she sees her sadness and advises her to marry Paris, hoping it will bring her happiness and fulfillment: “Romeo’s a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair as an eye /

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“ Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of a soldier is proved.” - Martin Luther King Jr. “Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.” - Niccolo Machiavelli.

Although Romeo and Juliet ened their love story early the two proved to themselves and many others that their promise to each other would always be put first in any situation and that they would go to great lengths to never lose it. Loyalty is defined as the strong feeling of support or allegiance to someone or something; Romeo and Juliet are a great example of that because no matter what they did, they always had each other in

Loyalty and devotion make up the base of a healthy loving relationship. Love can be a beautiful thing and in media today, we see it all around: music, books, movies, TV shows; anything at all can be traced back to the central idea of love. It’s all about happy endings, and we eat it up. Just as love is beautiful, it can be dangerous, even deadly. “Romeo and Juliet”, “Pyramus and Thisbe”, “Duty”, all of these love stories have but one thing in common: death. Love is blinding, and it often misleads people to make rash decisions that may end up being their last.

Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo/ to comfort you”(3.3.151-152). She knows that bringing Romeo so he can comfort her will lift her sorrows. The Nurse recognizes that how to maintain Juliet’s happiness is through Romeo. These characters may not be Romeo and Juliet’s parents, but they are the most important and willing adults in their lives and always know what is best for

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Beginning as a young and obedient girl, her love for Romeo Montague transforms her into an independent young woman. In Act Three Scene Five, the Nurse says “…I think it best you married with the county. O, he's a lovely gentleman! Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye As Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first: or if it did not, Your first is dead; or 'twere as good he were, As living here and you no use of him.” Once the Nurse leaves, Juliet’s true attitude towards the Nurse is revealed when she says “Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend! Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn, Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue Which she hath praised him with above compare So many thousand times? Go, counsellor; Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. I'll to the friar, to know his remedy: If all else fail, myself have power to die.” Once Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, the Nurse advises her to marry Paris, since Romeo is good as dead now. She reasons with Juliet stating that Paris is a lovely gentleman and that he is far better than Romeo. Juliet is taken back by what she just heard from the Nurse, asks herself which is a greater sin in the Nurse, the advice to break her marriage vows or to dispraise Romeo. Either way, Juliet will never trust the

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, multiple individuals display alternate attitudes between two members who are of an opposing, rival family, and their marriage plans. During the beginning of this play, the protagonist, Romeo, falls in love with Juliet almost instantly upon encountering her in a masquerade hosted by the Capulet’s themselves to celebrate marriage upon Juliet and Paris, a celebration Juliet was forced to partake in by her demanding parents. Shortly after, the nurse becomes involved with Romeo and Juliet's relationship and agrees with their romance.”You have a good heart, and believe me, I’ll tell her that. Lord, Lord, she’ll be a happy woman.”(2.4 120) This is a critical part in this play, and the nurse, despite being a servant

, begins with a partner who is a stranger at the first encounter,- “love at first sight”, may be exclusive but is not possessive or fearful of rivals. Romeo and his friends decide to invite themselves to a Capulet party, Romeo’s friend, Benvolio thinks it’s wise so Romeo can see his ex-lover Rosalind, and compare her face to the faces of many other available women. Romeo hesitant at first, goes to the party and catches a glimpse of Juliet. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!/ It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/ Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;/ Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!”/ “...For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.”

The Nurse has a big mouth, and so is quick to speak badly about Romeo, even though she is just a servant. Behind Juliet’s back, she talks about Romeo as a murderer and as a person who should not be welcomed into the community,’No faith, no honesty in men; all perjur’d’ (Act 3 Scene 2, pg. 113). However, with Juliet