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Romeo and Juliet

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Defining a Shakespearean Tragedy is not as simple as just saying that it is a story that ends sadly or with a death. “A Shakespearean tragedy is defined as a play written by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a seemingly heroic figure whose major character flaw causes the story to end with his tragic downfall.”In a complete MEAL paragraph, explain how Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy. Be sure to identify the tragic flaw (the negative character trait) that Romeo and Juliet have in their characters that leads them to their early downfalls. Include clear reasoning and evidence.

Answer 1

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy from the beginning, they are trapped. They were never even in love, they were in love with the idea of eachother because to each person the other personified freedom and that’s all they’ve ever wanted. They were young, they didn’t understand love. This is shown during the infamous death scene, where Romeo dies for Juliet despite her not even being dead, he took his own life willingly for her even though they’d practically just meet. This is symbolism, Romeo and Juliet represent eachothers longing for freedom, how they want to escape and found it in eachother as well as how they would do anything to escape. Romeo was willing to die because he didn’t have anything to live for, and Juliet didn’t stop him because she knew that he would never be able to save her.