The ending of Romeo and Juliet had me in two grieving stages. The first stage is sadness. I was deeply saddened for the tragic ending of the play. Given the challenges Romeo and Juliet had to face, one would think there would be a happy ending. But you know Shakespeare just love to break people's hearts. I had to give a lot of props to these two people for the amount of love that they've created for each other even though, falling in love in just three days is unheard-of. The other stage is anger. I was very mad that Shakespeare decided to end the lives of these two love birds. Like I mentioned above, the ending would have been much better if both were alive.
The thing my mind seems to be having trouble puzzling together is how can these two be so in love that they kill for each other. Nowadays, you will be lucky if an individual still texts you after you have met for a week, let alone, die for you. However, most of the marriages that were happening back then was arranged, so I guess it is not really surprising that two people can fall in lover in a matter of days. But let's be honest here, Friar Lawrence is mainly responsible for this chaos. First, he put Juliet to sleep with some magic stuff that made Romeo think that the girl is gone, when he could have just hide Juliet until contact with Romeo is made. Second, the letter containing what was happening never got to poor Romeo. If only Friar Lawrence went with the USPS priority flat mail to get that letter to Romeo.
Now, let's talk about the real reason Romeo killed himself. I've developed a wild theory to why my man Romeo decided to kill himself. Most people have the notion that Romeo ended his life because of the love he had for the beautiful Juliet. However, I think Romeo got tired of love itself. Earlier in the play, Romeo was rejected by a girl name Rosaline. Now, that rejection made Romeo destined to find love. So, when the beautiful Juliet showed interest in my man, he was probably saying to himself "no way I'm letting this one go." That’s the real reason why Romeo instantly decided to cuff her. So then, after he thought the girl was dead, he just gave up on love and end his life.
