Virtue vs Vice in Romeo and Juliet
“Good intentions pave the road to hell.” This quote means that even people who mean well can end up doing just the opposite. For instance, trust is a virtue that can cause trouble. If a man trusts everyone he knows, then someone could take advantage of that trust, thus turning the virtue into a vice. This quote applies to many of the characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Several examples of characters whose good intentions mistakenly turn corrupt are Romeo, Lord Capulet, and Juliet. Romeo’s virtue gone bad is his passion for things. After Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, his fury takes over; “Away to heaven respective lenity,/ And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” (III, I, 119-120). He draws his sword and kills Tybalt, and this crime leads to his banishment. Another instance when Romeo allows his passion to take over is when he hears the news that Juliet is dead. Balthazar tells him and Romeo immediately says “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight” (V, I, 34), meaning that he is going to kill himself. He
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