There are many contributing factors to the death of Juliet and her Romeo. The omnipresent feud was the catalyst for the secrecy of their marriage, for Friar Lawrence's mechanisms in using them to form a hard peace between the families, and for the public fight that resulted in Mercutio and Tybalt's untimely deaths and Romeo's banishment. Fate, also, plays cruelly with the couple. Friar John being unable to forward Friar Lawrence's note to Romeo to explain his plan and Juliet's parents' misunderstanding of her grief over Romeo's banishment and pushing forward the marriage to Paris in unnatural haste as a sort of balm for her flagging spirits serve as examples of fate's intervention. The chief culprit, however, in the deaths of Juliet and …show more content…
After his secret marriage with Juliet, he encounters her kinsman, Tybalt. Tybalt wears the grudge between families like a badge of honor and is mid-argument when Romeo approaches. Romeo intercedes between the warring factions. "I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise, till thou shalt know the reason of my love. And so, good Capulet—which name I tender as dearly as my own—be satisfied." (Act 3, Scene 1). To Tybalt, emotions running high from the recent confrontation and completely unaware of Romeo's new affinity for his family or his fast love of Juliet, this cryptic piece must have sounded like a …show more content…
"I do beseech you, sir, have patience. Your looks are pale and wild, and do import some misadventure." (Act 5, Scene 1). Romeo, once again, pays no heed to such wise counsel and instead embarks on another wild, ill-advised fit of passion which will result in three, more deaths. Had he taken the time to contemplate the news or even time to grieve his wife, no one else would have died and he and Juliet may have yet been reunited. He doesn't. Despite the fact his acting out continually exacerbates the situation, he doesn't attempt to rein himself in. He does, however, make sure to ruin one more life before he heads out of town and entices a poverty stricken apothecary to break the law, for which the penalty is death. "Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua’s law Is death to any he that utters them." (Act 5, Scene 1). One can assume that the gentleman in question had little time to spend the money, once the two most powerful families in Verona find out what part he played in the death of their heirs. If we add the Apothecary's death and that of Lady Montague, Romeo amasses quite the body count on the road from Mantua to fair
Romeo senses tensions are high with Tybalt, so he states, “I do protest I never injured thee but love thee better than thou canst devise.” (Lines 65-66 Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is trying to diffuse the situation because he realizes that Tybalt is his love's cousin. Mercutio is surprised by Romeo’s behavior, so he decides to fight Tybalt himself. Mercutio’s decision to fight Tybalt leads to his own death. Romeo is angered by the death of Mercutio and states, “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain" back again/ That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul.” (Lines 123-124 of Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is indicating that Tybalt is the villain now, because he slayed Mercutio. Romeo forgets about his attempt to befriend the Capulets and slays Tybalt. Romeo, murderer of Tybalt, solely focuses on Juliet and states “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death"/For exile hath more terror in his look.” (Lines 12-13 of Act Three, Scene Three). Romeo does not care about Tybalt’s life, but only cares for the way it affects his relationship with Juliet. Romeo’s mother dies out of grief because of his banishment. Romeo’s recklessness in loving Juliet has led to the death of three
He of course thought that the only way to stop the battles between the two families was for Romeo and Juliet to get married. A few hours after the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, the ancient grudge. between the families, yet again, becomes an issue. Tybalt of the The Capulet family, acting out of spite, goes to start a fight with Romeo. Romeo of course knows that Tybalt is his kinsman now and avoids.
Tybalt in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Tybalt, the nephew of Capulet's wife (hence Juliet's cousin) is very close to the Capulet family and will therefore do anything to protect the family pride. Tybalt thinks that the Montagues are the canker of Verona ; he deems their mere presence in Capulet company to be a personal insult on the latter's family 'honour and stock' (he paranoically assumes that Romeo's attendance of the Capulet's masked ball is solely 'to fleer and scorn at our solemnity'). Tybalt is the only young Capulet male that is fully acknowledged by the audience through dialogue (Petruchio says one line in Act 3, Scene 1 and is only mentioned once before in Act 1, Scene 5). He is the main Capulet blood relation that is actively involved in the family feud.
To bring out that Romeo is to blame I would make him deliver his lines
The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare's Play Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 for an Elizabethan audience. It was set in Verona and Mantua in Italy. People of Shakespeare's time thought of Italy as immoral and famous for it sexual affairs and crime. The audience would have expected Romeo and Juliet to include affairs and violence but would still react shocked to the actions going on in the play, as even though it would be normal, because of the notorious rumours of Italy, the audience would be used to have a happy ending. When fate and inevitability are present in a storyline the audience feels pity for the characters and fear for what is going to happen.
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The Death of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is considered to be one of the greatest love tragedies of all time. Shakespeare, who is known to be a successful playwright for his remarkable plays and beautiful poetry, manages to create a classical play filled with strong emotions, tension, action, violence, humor and most importantly, love. This play is set in Verona when two “star crossed lovers” meet and fall in love passionately. Most of the responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet should be put upon their parents, themselves, and fate. Romeo and Juliet’s parents should be hold responsible for their children’s death.
Evidently, Tybalt respects Lord Capulet and the family name. When he goes to inform the Montague’s intrusion, Lord Capulet dismisses the enemy’s presence, ordering Tybalt to “be patient, take no note of him” (I.v.71). Despite Lord Capulet’s calm approach towards the appearance of Romeo, Tybalts mind is clouded with hatred and only views Romeo as a threat. Tybalt’s angered reaction at the sight of Romeo, as well as his impulsive decision to warn Lord Capulet in hopes of getting rid of the enemy, is due to the ongoing feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s and not because of any harm directly caused by Romeo. Lastly, at his initial reaction to deny the announcement of Juliets death, Romeo dismisses Balthasar and seeks an apothecary who he hopes will supply him the poison that will grant his wish to be with Juliet forever.
He tried to please everyone so nobody would point a finger towards him. He gave Juliet the potion even when he knew it could kill her, either way he would be safe. If Juliet died there would be no sign that is was his fault… nobody would find out about how he secretly married Romeo and Juliet. Also, if the plan worked Juliet and Romeo would be happy and thankful for the Friar. He let Juliet take the potion even when he knew the risk, “Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That cop’st with death himself to scape from it; And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy,” (Shakespeare 452). He was only ever out for himself in the
Both Romeo and Juliet speak of the role of fate and chance, it plays a
In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the lovers meet their doom, by scene iii of Act V. With their fatal flaw of impulsivity, Romeo and Juliet are ultimately to blame for their death. Contrarily, if it was not for the unintentional influence of the pugnacious Tybalt, the star-crossed lovers may have remained together, perpetually. To the audience, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are already understood, for it is a Shakespearean tragedy. However, the causes, predominantly Romeo’s and Juliet’s fatal flaw of impulsivity and rashness, are as simple as Shakespearean writing. Though Romeo and Juliet are wholly to blame for their tragic suicides, in Act V scene iii, Tybalt is, in turn, responsible, as his combative spirit forced Romeo to murder him and Juliet to marry Paris.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Many tragedies and dramatic events happen throughout this play. In, ‘Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, a family feud between the Montague and the Capulets, has been going on for ages; however, two teenagers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, fall in love and get married. This causes many fights and people dying, including themselves. There are many characters to blame for all of these deaths. Benvolio is the cause of all these deaths because he convinced Romeo on going to the Capulet party, Benvolio gave up on finding Romeo when he disappeared after the Capulet party, and Benvolio didn’t defend Mercutio when he fought with Tybalt.
When Juliet hears after marrying Romeo that she must be married to Paris, a count, in two days, she rushes to Friar Laurence’s cell to speak of her sorrow. When Friar Laurence hears of how Juliet wishes to die if he cannot fix the problem, Friar Laurence says that he can help her if she has “the strength of will to slay [her]self” (4.1.73). This shows that Friar Laurence is again not worried about Juliet herself and her safety, but about what he can do to reconcile her family and Romeo’s. He offers this proposition when he already knows Juliet is willing to die and vulnerable. Lastly, his resulting plan is what sets the play’s tragedy in motion. Though Friar Laurence had many opportunities to back away from his involvement, keeping Juliet and Romeo safe, he does not. This shows that his interference – and the way he goes about it – are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s
Who is Responsible for the Tragic Deaths of Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo and Juliet', a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the 16th Century all about two strong hearted teenagers in the city of Verona in Italy who fall in love with each other as 'star crossed lovers'. The two young teenagers of feuding families were destined to fall in love, however many problems occur to the extent of suicide, that affect their relationship, one of the main factors is the feud between their two families. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague.
As humans, we have a natural instinct, when things go wrong, to try to find a reason.