Thursday 14 July 2011

How is Romeo a tragic hero in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

In addition, the tragic
hero must make some kind of error in judgment that leads to a
reversal of his fortune and his own
destruction. Whencomes between the duelingand no matter how good
his intentions arehe does, indeed, reverse his fortune. He thinks that he can simply stop the
fight, but he errors in failing to realize that Tybalt would do something dishonorable. Tybalt
stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm when Mercutio cannot see him, causing Mercutio to curse both
the houses of Capulet and Montague. Then, Romeo feels compelled to slay Tybalt in order to
avenge Mercutio. For this crime, he is banished to Mantua, and he only gets to spend one night
with , his new bride. Then, in order to cheer her up after the death of her beloved cousin,
Juliet's parents decide to arrange a hasty wedding so as to produce some cause for joy. This
compels her to fake her own death. When Romeo does not get the message from, he goes to her tomb
and takes poison so that...

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