The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was a play written by William Shakespeare, which focuses on forbidden romance and a feud between two families. It targets two teens name Romeo and Juliet, who met their untimely demise at the end of the play by killing themselves. Though, who is really to blame for their death? Or, more importantly, who was to blame for Juliet’s death? Although Juliet died by stabbing herself with her dagger, she could have been driven to do so because of Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet. Tybalt was indefinitely one of the causes of Juliet’s death for multiple reasons. To begin with, he didn’t have to make a big deal about Romeo attending the Capulet party, then causing him to write a letter to Romeo explaining how he wanted to fight him. According to the text, Tybalt states, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What! Dares the slave come hither, covered with an antic face, to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?” (Act I Scene 5 Lines 52-56). If Tybalt never made a big deal out of it, neither Mercutio or Tybalt would have died and Romeo would not have been banished. This means Juliet would have never taken the …show more content…
Because he almost made her marry Paris, she went to Friar Lawrence to try and find a solution because she was already married to Romeo. He also threatened that if she did not marry him, she would be kicked out and not allowed to live under their roof. According to the text, Lord Capulet states, “Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise: And you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend; and you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,” (Act III Scene V Lines 192-194). Thus, Friar’s solution was to give Juliet a potion to make her appear dead along with sending a letter to Romeo explaining the matter. Though, the ending result was not what was expected. Romeo ended up being given false information, causing him to kill himself next to Juliet in Capel’s
What is most responsible for the two lovely lover-Romeo and Juliet’s death? In my opinion, there is no one particular person to really blame on their death. However, it is every single person are should be blamed for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. If I was answering the question of who were the few most responsible people for their tragedy-it would be three people. Because of people’s decision and different point of view, the people most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Lady Capulet, Nurse, and Friar Lawrence.
The Death of Romeo and Juliet and Who is to Blame Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, in which a young boy and girl fall in love and commit suicide. They come from 2 different families which have a deadly feud against one another. Romeo goes to a masked ball at the Capulet's household where he falls in love with Juliet. He then proposes to her after the party in secret at Juliet's balcony. Romeo then arranges a secret weeding with Friar Lawrence and Juliet tells the Nurse.
Romeo and Juliet is a play of star-crossed lovers. Although because of their family feuds they were forced not to see each other. In the end, they end up killing themselves. Who was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Here are three main reasons why Friar Lawrence appears to be most at fault.
Who is a possible suspect for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Well there could really be many suspects for the deaths of the two because the night of their murder there was multiple people that were around and could’ve been planning to kill the two love birds. If we looked back at all the people that were there that night we would find the nurse, Paris, Old Man Capulet, and possibly even Romeo. In the next few paragraphs we will explain how and who could’ve been the murderer of the two love birds.
Imagine having the honor to love someone and have someone love you so much, they'd die for you. Well in The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William shakespeare, that is exactly what happens. Two star crossed lovers take their own lives due to the actions of, Friar lawrence and the two lovers themselves, Juliet and her Romeo. The actions that played a big a big part in the lovers death are, Romeo kills Juliet's cousin, Friar failing to deliver the letter to Romeo, and Juliet begging Friar lawrence to come up with and elaborate plan to get out of her marriage with Paris.
Lord Capulet tried to force Juliet to marry Paris. The reason why Juliet wanted the potion from the friar was because she did not want to marry Paris. The wedding was already on Thursday, and she had no say in what her father had planned. Lord Capulet stated, “Get thee to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face” (3.5.162-163). Caplet is now threatening Juliet by saying if you do not come to your wedding I will disown you.
Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet’s actions were causes of the deaths, but not the most important. Romeo and Juliet’s bad actions were influenced by either hatred or peer pressure, for example when Romeo became enraged by the cause of the death of his best friend Mercutio. This led up to Tybalt’s death, “This shall determine that! [they fight, Romeo kills Tybalt]” (3.1.137). So Romeo’s rash action had him
Alfred A. Montapert once said, “ Nobody ever did, or ever will escape the consequences of his choices.” This quote is relevant to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet because Romeo and Juliet are two lovers who do not escape the consequences of their choices. Romeo falls in love too easily, and Juliet goes against her better judgment. The story revolves around the two lovers who love each other without their parent’s approval. They are always making decisions and choices that give them bad consequences, resulting in the lovers committing suicide. On account of Romeo and Juliet’s actions, the two star-crossed lovers caused their own deaths.
The death of Romeo and Juliet was a tragic and memorable moment in Shakespeare history. Mainly five characters were responsible for their downfall. Including Romeo and Juliet, the most responsible. Their parents, the second-most responsible, and lastly Friar Lawrence and the apothecary.
Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Romantic love stories often end with a tragedy, because of the loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love.
Both Romeo and Juliet speak of the role of fate and chance, it plays a
Another character who is responsible for the deaths of the lovers in Romeo and Juliet is Lord Capulet. Knowing that her father would disagree with her being married to Romeo, a Montague, Romeo and Juliet were forced to keep their love a secret. In the beginning of the play, Lord Capulet tells Paris that Juliet is still to young to woo and that he should wait two years. However, later in the play, he tells Paris that Juliet will be married to him in two days. After hearing that she will be wed in two days, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence asking for help. If Lord Capulet did not force Juliet to marry Paris, she would not have had to fake her death. The plan that Friar Lawrence devised to prevent the wedding led to death of Romeo and Juliet.
With all the conflict arising between Juliet’s family, Friar Lawrence creates a plan that unfortunately does not succeed. His plan for Juliet is to tell her father she will marry Paris, then go to bed with no one, not even the nurse. After, she will drink a potion to make her seem dead for forty two hours and then have a messenger tell Romeo about it. He will have her put in a vault to wait for Friar to bring her out so she and Romeo can elope. The plan was perfect until tragedy occurs, Benvolio sees Juliet dead and immediately tells Romeo about it.
He did not give much thought on how Juliet feels about the marriage and agrees to marry the two even though Juliet had not given him consent. For example, when Paris asks Capulet if Juliet would love him; Capulet responds, "Of my child 's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (4.3.13-14). Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is superficial; he does not understand or know his daughter well. By creating the wedding, he causes Juliet to become desperate as she would be marrying someone she doesn’t love. To add to the matter, instead of trying to understand his daughter’s perspective, he becomes aggressive and gives her with an ultimatum. Capulet shouts, “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o 'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.” (3.5.160-163). By forcing Juliet into marriage, she becomes desperate and causes her to begin considering death as a way out. "I 'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (3.5.241-242). Capulet’s controlling and aggressive parenting forces Juliet to marry someone she does not love. Furthermore, this causes Juliet to starts considering suicide as a way out. Capulet’s actions to forcefully marry Juliet to Paris brings her death because it results in the Friar’s potion plan which would cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Capulet did not
In Romeo and Juliet, one character who is partly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt. Tybalt enrages Remeo and causes him to kill Tybalt. In Romeo and Juliet, this brings about Romeos exile from Verona. If Romeo had not been exiled from Verona, he would have heard of Friar Lawrences plan to keep Juliet from getting married. If he had known of the plan, he would not have gone to the vault and killed himself over what he thought was Juliets dead body.