I learned three life lessons by reading the play. The first lesson is: Don’t make rash decisions. The second lesson is: Think through decisions. The third lesson is: young love or infatuation is not a good reason to kill yourself. Romeo and Juliet teaches us that true love is not to be tampered with, or else dire consequences will result. Romeo and Juliet are, obviously, infatuated with one another despite their feuding families.
4 things I have learned from Romeo and Juliet. 1) Love knows no boundaries. Romeo and Juliet were interested in each other before they even knew who each other were. 2) Too much of a good thing can turn out bad. Do not rush, take one step at a time. Try eating your favorite food all day everyday and soon you will realize you do not like it anymore. Same with everything in life. Everything in moderation is best.
3) Communication is key. Romeo and Juliet ended in a suicide tragedy of miscommunication. Romeo was not aware Juliet was faking her death and in turn he took his own life and a few moments later followed by Juliet doing the same. Had there been better communication, Romeo and Juliet may have lived a long life together. The lesson here is, always communicate. In this modern world where communication is almost instantaneous, we have no excuses!
4) Forgive and forget. Though some may agree that Romeo and Juliet’s death is a tragedy, you can also argue that a lot of “good” things came out of it too. After their children’s death, Montague and Capulet ceased their long rivalry. Is it really worth it though? All because they did not want to forgive and forget. I may be wrong but to me it seemed like they do not even remember what they were fighting each other anymore. Having hatred in yourself hurts no one more than it would hurt yourself.
Shakespeare wants us to learn that nothing good can come from revenge. This play shows how only pain and suffering can come from revenge. Shakespeare uses immensely powerful language to reinforce that lesson. Shakespeare brings to the attention how revenge always ends in tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragedies to date.
Things Shakespeare Taught Us About Love are Do not try and change the one you are with, it is a tale as old as time, Family approval is not everything, A mini break can reinvent a relationship, there really is a thin line between love and hate, if your partner gives you a present, hold onto it, Jealousy never ends well, Meddling sometimes works, Love is blind, Love brings out the best in us, and
Life without love is not worth living. Just like when Romeo’s entire world is shattered when he learns that his beloved Juliet is dead. Romeo’s decision to kill himself only after losing Juliet can be seen as a testament to how much she truly means to him. Even after losing everything else, he holds on to the hope of a future with her, and only gives up on life after that one hope is snatched away. Juliet, in turn, clearly loves Romeo just as deeply, as it also takes her literally a second to choose eternal in death with him over a miserable life alone.
Love stories do not always end happily. But in the end, love is still stronger than hate. Romeo and Juliet may not have gotten their happy ending, but the love that compelled them to willingly die for each other still accomplished a miracle: it ended the generations-old feud between the Capulets and Montagues.