The story of "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. This is well known among most people, but why is this play a tragedy? When did it all start? Where is the turning point in this play? I think that the turning point is Act 3 Scene 1. This is the point where the tragedy starts. This scene focuses much on Romeo. When Romeo kills Tybalt in this scene, the Capulets don't just hate the Montagues, they hate …showed first 75 words of 1702 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1702 total…Juliet on Wednesday, the Friar's Plan would not have gone out, the fatal flaw would not have happened and Rome and Juliet and Paris would still be alive, and Lady Montague would not have died over grief for Romeo's banishment. If there was no Act 3 Scene 1, Romeo and Juliet would have been a love story instead of a tragedy. Without Act 3 Scene 1, Romeo and Juliet themselves would have lived happily ever after with their families.