ROMAYOO and Juliet Reflection Blog

Lily Tikijian
March 4, 2009
Literature Period 6
Mrs. Pfanschmidt

Romeo and Juliet Reflection

1. Was it right for Romeo and Juliet to run off and get married? Or was it foolish? Or both? Explain your response.
I think it was very foolish for Romeo and Juliet to run off and get married. I am all for young love and wanting to get married but actually going through with it was crazy especially since they have so many things going against them. For one, they had only known each other for not even a day. Second, there families are enemies. And lastly, they are just to young to be in love let along get married. Juliet is about to turn fourteen and Romeo is only a year or two older then that.


2. Was it right for Romeo and Juliet to kill themselves because of their love for each other? Why or why not?
I have many mixed feelings about Romeo and Juliet killing themselves. I think that in a way it was the right thing to do because if people found out they were married and in love, they both might have been banished or killed. I thought that Juliet had more of a reason to kill herself then Romeo. She was getting married to Paris and her dad was threatening her. If I were her I would have been beyond scared to tell her family that she was married to Romeo. Her dad probably would have kicked her out on the street and refused to talk to her ever again. Romeo on the other hand was banished but I don’t think he had as much of a right to kill himself. I guess over all it was right for them to die because of their love for each other. I just wish they could have stayed alive and either run away together or told their families and maybe brought peace the Montague and Capulet households.


3. Would you have lied to your whole family if you were in Juliet’s position? Why or why not?
I would have lied to my family if I was in Juliet’s position. There is no way she could tell her dad that she was married to a Montague. For not wanting to marry Paris, Lord Capulet wanted to kick her out, imagine if he knew she was already married to his worst enemy. It would be very bad.

4. Should Romeo have been punished for killing Tybalt? How should he have been punished? Explain why you think this.
I think Romeo should have been punished for killing Tybalt but banishment was little strong considering the circumstances. The only reason he killed Tybalt was because Tybalt killed Mercutio. Romeo was just doing to Tybalt what he did to his best friend. I think maybe he should have gotten a couple months in jail, but not banishment.

5. How would you feel if you were one of the parents in one of these families after all this happened?
If I was one of the parents in one of these families I would feel responsible for the death of my son or daughter. I would take full responsibility for everything. Thinking that they couldn’t come and tell me the truth would kill me. Knowing that my own child killed themselves over something that could be prevented you just do me in. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.