Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Sophocle’s Antigone

An unknown author once wrote, “Courage is measured by an individual’s willingness to continue fighting even when the likelihood of victory is small.” This anonymous author believed that if you don’t give up even when the chances of victory are slim you will still have more courage than if you just succeeded and it was easy. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Sophocle’s Antigone both prove the unknown author’s quote to be correct.
Shakespeare uses characterization and conflict effectively in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are romantic, love struck, and dramatic. Through these traits and the literary element characterization Shakespeare proves the quote correct. Romeo and Juliet are both love struck and because of that they show courage and do not give up even though the likeliness of succeeding is small. When Romeo goes to the Friar and tells him that he wants to get married to Juliet he shows tremendous courage because both of their...