Bad Decisions In Romeo And Juliet

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The American chef and television show host, Paula Deen jeopardized her career after various court documents were made public. The documents exposed her as she admitted to saying the N-word. As she was placed in a racism scandal, several attempts were made at apologizing. None of them were deemed effective as The Food Network ended her shows and she lost all of her endorsement deals. Similar to how Paula Deen made bad decisions that provoked later complications, characters in Romeo & Juliet made bad decisions that led to later tragedies. Romeo & Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, conveys the story of two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are from opposing families of Capulet and Montague. After various tragic events, the families come together in unity. Because of their poor decisions, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse are partly responsible for the tragedy which occurs in the play, but Romeo is the most to blame. Friar Lawrence can be held responsible for the tragic events that …show more content…
After having bad feelings of attending the party, Romeo still attends the Capulet party and kisses a stranger. This attending of the party will spark tension with Tybalt and lead to his death and the death of the love of his life. Romeo then decides to marry her after a day of knowing her. Juliet is supposed to marry County Paris which sparks complications. He should’ve gotten to know her better or not married at all. After discovering Juliet’s dead body, Romeo buys poison and then kills himself.”Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here’s to my love! Drinking. O true apothecary. Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare 5,3). This shows how Romeo died to be with Juliet as he thinks she is dead. This leads to Juliet’s suicide. If he remained living for long, he would’ve discovered that Juliet was