Did Romeo and Juliet have a chance to live a happy life together?
In the fair town of Verona, there were two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues They tried their best to use every method to destroy each other.
Romeo was the only son of the Montague family and Juliet, the only daughter of the Capulet family. The two met and fell in love with each other. Against the background of hatred and violence, they made the arrangement with the priest and got married secretly in the church.
Unfortunately, Romeo killed Juliet's cousin against his own will to avenge his best friend's death and was banished by the city authority as a result.
During Romeo's absence, Juliet worked out a plan with the priest to avoid the arranged marriage with another man. She drank the potion given by the priest and faked death. It was the plan that when Juliet awoke from her sleep, Romeo would return to the city and took her away secretly.
Unfortunately, the message from the priest never reached Romeo. Instead. Romeo was informed by one of his friends of Juliet's death. Romeo returned to Verona and saw Juliet's body lying motionless. With deep sorrows, he drank the poison he had brought with him and committed suicide.
Shortly, Juliet awoke from her fake death and saw her Romeo losing breath with her own eyes.
With great shock and grief, Juliet killed herself with Romeo's dagger and died next to her love.
Their determination to die together rather than being alive apart awoke their parents from their deep hatred against one another. A hope for reconciliation emerged at the cost of the lives of this young couple.
For several hundreds of years, their determination to keep the sacred promise in love and in marrige have touched upon the hearts of many lovers, young and old.
It is said that this is one of the best tragedies William Shakespeare has ever written.
Discussion topic:
Was there any possibility for Romeo and Juliet to beat the odds and live a life together?
