Following the day of the Capulet party, Romeo is confronted by Tybalt, yet he refuses to dignify Tybalt’s challenge out of reverence for their newly-formed …show more content…
While observing Juliet’s “dead” body, Romeo says: “Thou art not conquer’d; beauty’s ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (86). From an objective viewpoint, there is obviously something wrong with the situation, and the wise decision is to be patient and consult Friar Lawrence. Unfortunately, Romeo’s boundless love for Juliet supersedes any sense of logic he has, and he makes the decision which actually kills her.
Shakespeare has cleverly crafted the drama so that each of these impetuous actions impels others for fate to take its toll and end the feud, at the cost of the lives of the star-crosses lovers and four