Analysis of the Tragedy of Lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Tragedy has the ability to strike at any given time. The depressing entity is that it comes when people least expect it. Shakespeare is widely known for all of his literary works, but one of his most famous tragedies, is Romeo and Juliet. Set in the town of Verona, the reader gains a overall noble feeling about the story, but soon he finds out that there is a great deal of strife going on in this conservative town. Throughout Romeo and Juliet; Shakespeare uses timing and the idea of revenge against two families to show how two star crossed lovers have a destiny with death. 

Romeo and Juliet is a fascinating love story in itself. As many people in this world know, true love knows no limits, and when two lovers become entirely entrapped with their love, they become oblivious as to what is going on in the rest of their lives. When Romeo and Juliet first meet, it seems that their falling in love happens with the blink of an eye. One minute they have meet each other, and the next they are to plotting their marriage. Frank Magill states “This story of two star crossed lovers is one of Shakespeare’s tenderest dramas” (5701). Shakespeare wants his audience to fall in love with Romeo and Juliet, and then when the time comes, he will be able to introduce the main problem with their marriage. 

Donald Hutera states, “In Romeo and Juliet, dramatically speaking, the destination is as important as the route taken to reach it. The story’s main ingredients are feuding families and doomed lovers” (1). There are two families that are involved throughout this play, the Capulets and the Montagues. Juliet is a member of the Capulet family, and Romeo is the only son of the Montague family.