Examples Of Foreshadowing In Romeo And Juliet

Once a person becomes lovestruck, they get to a point where they would do anything to be with their significant other. Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic love story that tells of two people from rebel families who fall in love. They become so in love that they decide to get married. Once they are married a string of ill-fated events happen that strain their relationship. They’d rather die than be apart so they kill themselves. Shakespeare uses three pivotal moments to foreshadow remarkably tragic events: the balcony scene, Mercutio’s death, and before Romeo travels to Mantua. A love so strong that they’d rather die than be apart. During the famous balcony scene Romeo says that he’d couldn’t dare to live without Juliet. In Act 2, Scene 2 Romeo foreshadows death when he says“My life were better ended by their hate/Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love. 2.2.77-78” Romeo is saying that he doesn’t want to live without Juliet. This is important because it lets the audience know that he would prefer to die than be without Juliet. The reader is able to know how dependent Romeo is on their love and how Juliet is his only true happiness. By using foreshadowing Shakespeare hooks the reader on to Romeo and Juliet's love story. He can not move on or continue to live without her. …show more content…
After Mercutio dies Romeo knows that, even though bad things have happened, a greater terror lies ahead. In Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo foreshadows greater terror when he says “This day’s black fate on more days doth depend/This but begins the woe others must end 3.1.115-116” He tells that the bad things that have happened will only get worse. This prepares the audience for the tragic events that are to come. By using foreshadowing Shakespeare notifies the audience of the horrible events to come. Mercutio’s death is one way to foreshadow dreadful events, another moment when this happens is right before Romeo’s

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