Romeo And Juliet
Romeo was a young man looking for love. He had just been rejected by his beautiful Rosaline and was distraught. Before he went to the party at the Capulet's household, he had this premonition that something fatal was going to happen that night. He said
"I fear too early for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night's reveals, and expire the term
Of a despised life closed in my breast
By some vile forfeit of untimely death"
(R+J Act 1 Scene4 Line 106-111).
When he got to the party, he met Juliet and on seeing her, all thoughts of Rosaline flew from his mind. Finding that Juliet was a Capulet and therefore his sworn enemy did not stop him from wooing Juliet and agreeing to marry her as soon as possible. He went over to Friar Lawrence's cell to ask him to join him and Juliet in holy matrimony. He said
"Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set
On the fair daughter of rich Capulet
As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine;
And all combined, save what thou must combine
By holy marriage when, and where, and how,
We met, we wooed, and made exchanged of vow,
I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray,
That thou consent to marry us today"
(R+J Act 2 scene3 Line 59-67)
The Friar agrees and Romeo and Juliet get married. Hours after his marriage to Juliet, he encounters Mercutio and Tybalt fighting. He then kills Tybalt when he finds out that Mercutio was dead at the hands of Tybalt. He acted violently and out of anger when he killed Tybalt. This act of violence resulted into him being banished from Verona to Mantua. When his servant, Balthazar brings news of the death of his loved one, in Mantua, he goes to a chemist to ask for poison that would kill him instantly. He says
"Come hither man. I see that thou art poor.
Hold, there...
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