Essay About Young People And Young Lovers

Romeo & Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet, is a story of two young lovers, whose love
was destined for destruction. They did not imagine that their love
would lead to the tragedies that it did. These two young people did
nothing wrong except fall in love. Three aspects of their destruction
included the feud between the two families, the nurse and her betrayal
of Juliet and the most important aspect of all is fate.
The feud between the two families was one factor that
contributed to the love of Romeo and Juliet being destined for
destruction. “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny”. (Romeo &
Juliet, Prologue, pg.2 l.3) The two families, Montagues and Capulets,
had many problems. There was hate between the two families so much so
that even the servants hated each other. This feud would have caused
many problems for Romeo and Juliet: These two young lovers knew this
and this is why they kept their marriage a secret. If their parents
discovered their secret, they would have made their childrens lives
miserable. Romeo and Juliet would not have been able to see each
other. Both of these families were very stubborn and there was hardly
any thing that would have made them become friends. In the prologue
we learn that the only way the “strife” could be ended was by the
deaths of Romeo and Juliet. “Doth with their death bury their
parents strife”. (Romeo & Juliet, Prologue, l.8) Neither the
Montagues or the Capulets would have accepted the marriage. Keeping
the marriage a secret caused Romeo and Juliet to turn to other people
for help. Sometimes these people gave them the wrong advice or just
betrayed them.
The Nurse was one of these characters who betrayed the young
couple. The Nurse who was also Juliets friend turned against her at
a very crucial time. The Nurse told Juliet that it would be best if
she married Paris. “I think it best you married with the county”.
(Romeo & Juliet, pg.101, III, v, l.219) This betrayal by the Nurse
left Juliet alone. She was a wise young woman but it still would have
been beneficial for her to have the help of the Nurse. Juliet was
left on her own to make some very important decisions. I believe that
if the Nurse had been around to help Juliet things may have turned out
differently. Juliet had no one to turn to and ask for help. She
could not have gone to her parents because they would not have
understood. The Nurse was supposed to be one of Juliets best
friends. Now when it was important for Juliet to have someone there,
for her she was betrayed.
When considering the destruction of Romeo and Juliet the most
sifnificant fact you must think about is fate. Fate, above all,
destroyed