Death is a major factor in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. One who has never really read this play may think that it is only about true love. What he or she doesn't know is that death may play an even bigger part than love. Romeo and Juliet talk about death a lot. A lot of people die because of the family feud between the Montagues and Capulets. Also, Romeo and Juliet's death is a huge thing. This paper will help to explain the role that death plays.

Romeo and Juliet make quite a few references to death. They both use death as a threat many times during the play. Romeo threatens to kill himself while in Friar Lawrence's cell after he kills Tybalt and gets banished. Juliet says that she is going to commit suicide also while in Friar Lawrence's cell. She is desperate because she...