Romeo as a Tragic Hero Essay -- Literary Analysis, Shakespeare

A pair of star-crossd boprs take their c areer (Prologue, 6)Tragedy, events of great misfortune, has engulfed the world for centuries. Tragedy often giving rise to feelings of depression, anger, sorrow, and guilt. Romeo, in the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, is a wealthy adolescent of the Montague family. He falls in love with young Juliet, of his rival familythe Capulets. Romeos infatuation with Juliet attracts to a hasty swear for marriage. This creates a rash and careless mindset, making Romeo susceptible to errors in judgement. This equivalent poor judgment causes Romeo to thoughtlessly slay Tybalt, as revenge for the end of his friend, Mercutio. Through fate, Romeo coincidentally falls in love with a Capulet, his familys rival. It is ultimately Romeos hamartia, combined with chance, and death, that produce the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo is only human, an as such, will inevitably crystallize errorsbut some will bewilder a much larger impact than others. Hamar tia, or a sad flaw, is an error in a certain character, which leads to his destruction. During the Capulets masquerade ball, Romeo is love-struck at the sight of Juliet, for he neer saw true beauty work on that night. (I, v, 52). Romeo is suddenly entranced and overcome by emotion. Romeo feels forced to linger and acquire Juliet once again. He finds Juliet, on a balcony, unaware of his presence. Juliet secretly hopes Romeo would go down his father and refuse his name (II, ii, 34). Romeo, struggles with the notion of betrayal of his family. Refusing his father would lead to the discharge of his entire inheritance. This choice imposes compromise upon Romeo. He must make a tough decisionhis lifestyle or his love. Romeos unbiased infatuation with Jul... ...rong sense of pathos and pity in the audience. The viewers are meant to feel connected to the experiences of the actors by being reminded of similar circumstances in their own lives.Romeos hamartia, combined with c hance and death truly do produce the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeos tragic flaw leads to infatuation and surgebringing about his recklessness. Chance then causes a chain of calamitous events Tybalts chance encounter causing Romeos exile, as hygienic as Romeos fatal decision to commit suicide moments in the beginning Juliets awakening. Death adds yet another layer of tragedy, by connecting the loss of characters in the play to feared real-world loss of family and friends. Although tragedy was ever-present in Romeo and Juliet, the characters lettered from their mistakes and grew stronger from their failures. Perhaps we will be able to do the same.