Human ignorance plays a huge role in a tragedy. Without ignorance everyone would know what was happening and the problem would never arise. This is especially relevant for Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". There are many instances within the play that show the characters being oblivious to what is happening elsewhere. The characters either don't know something is happening or they don't know the whole truth. This is what makes the whole story interesting. An example of ignorance in Romeo and Juliet is the scene where Tybalt notices Romeo and a Capulet party. To be prejudiced a person must be ignorant. Tybalt thinks to himself that because Romeo is a Montague, he will cause trouble. Some quotes from the play will prove that Tybalt is ignorant. Tybalt: He's the bad guy, Romeo. Tybalt: It fits when such a villain is a guest. I won't stand it. Tybalt: Why, uncle, it's a shame. All these lines are spoken to Tybalt's uncle, Lord Capulet, by Tyblat. From the beginning Tybalt says that Romeo is a bad guy, a troublemaker. He states that he will not tolerate such a horrible person being at the party. Tybalt thinks it's a shame. Being ignorant also means not knowing the whole truth. The scene where Julie takes the magic drug and dies is an example of this. When the nurse goes to wake Juliet the next morning, she is shocked to find Juliet dead on the day she was supposed to marry Paris. What the rest of the Capulets don't know is that Juliet will wake up later in her tomb. Here are some lines from the play that show that they don't know that Juliet will wake up. Lady Capulet: O me, O me! My daughter, my only life! Come alive, look up, or I will die with you! Help, help! Call for help. Nurse: She's dead, deceased; she's dead! Alas, what a day! These lines would not have been said if they had known she would wake up later. An important scene, full of ignorance, is the last one. This scene is where Romeo searches for his dead love. When Romeo sees Juliet dead he immediately collapses emotionally. Romeo ends up killing himself just before Juliet wakes up. When Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead, she kills herself. The result of the two lovers' ignorance is that they die. If Romeo had received Friar Lawrence's message first he would have known the whole truth.