Romeo & Juliet - Human Fallibility

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest literary examples of human fallibility. In the play, many characters, which include Friar Lawrence, the Montagues, and the Capulets, make seemingly small, absurd mistakes that cost the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, their lives, proving how erroneous even adults can be. The irrationality of the Montagues and the Capulets lies in their inability to recognize how their ongoing feud is destroying both them and …

…awakens shortly after to find both Paris and Romeo dead. She, too, takes her own life. If this story does not prove human fallibility, nothing does. However, interestingly enough, while the above mistakes do cause the death of Romeo and Juliet, they lead to the reconciliation of former strife between the houses of Montague and Capulet. However, I'm sure that the parents would rather have their two children back and alive; peace would come later.