Two households, both alike in dignity?
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life,
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife?
-Chorus
As these words echoed through the hall of the Globe theatre little did William Shakespeare know that this tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, would be examined and admired by playwrights for decades to come. So does fate play a major part in this tragedy? Or does their blood stain the garments of civil hands? Could it have been the loyal Mercutio, who swore on both their houses?? Tybalt the hated enemy? or was it Friar Lawrence who tried to end the fighting between households. Or does the blame go on the ancestors who began it. Many would agree that the death of these lovers cannot be blamed on anyone but themselves. This question cannot be answered without looking deeply into each characters involvement in the tragedy.
In many ways Mercutio can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If he had not persuaded Romeo to come to the Capulet?s Ball Romeo would most likely have never fallen in love with Juliet. If Romeo hadn?t gone to the Capulets Ball, Tybalt would not have sought his life and in time forcing Romeo to be banished and Mercutio and himself dead. Or was it those few words that left Mercutios mouth when he knew he was dying? ?A plague on both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone, and hath nothing?? - Act 3, Scene 1, line 90. Could he have really put a curse on the Capulet and Montague households? That both families will come together at the result of death.
From the very beginning of the play, Tybalt expressed how he hated peace. He would prefer to hate than to have peace with the Montagues.
?What! Drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, / as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. / Have at thee, coward! ? Act 1, Scene 1, line 67
Surely if he did not have such a hate for the Montagues he would not have gone after Romeo after seeing him at the ball. If he had held back his sword instead of smiting Mercutio, Romeo would not have been angered to murder and in turn be banished. But also when Juliet?s parents heard that there daughter?
Tybalt did not take a direct role in Juliet’s ‘death’, but he set the course for incidents that lead to it. As a Capulet, he had long participated in the feud between his family and the Montagues. The day after he spotted Romeo at a party hosted by his family, he went out looking for him – and a fight. He accidentally murdered Mercutio, Romeo later killed him in revenge. Juliet, rather than being upset by Tybalt’s death, sobbed for Romeo, who was banished for the murder. The misunderstandings regarding Juliet’s grief led to a marriage she felt she could only escape by faking her own death. While Tybalt was not immediately involved in Juliet’s ‘death’, he played such a major role in starting the events that would ultimately lead to it that he must be deemed partly responsible.
Who is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? There are many opinions on who is to blame for the deaths of these "star crossed lovers." One of these opinions is that both Romeo and Juliet are equally to blame for their own deaths. Romeo nor Juliet knew how to resolve their own problems and went directly to Friar Lawrence. Whenever Romeo and Juliet failed to resolve their problem, their resolution was suicide. Romeo and Juliet also withheld the love affair between them, from their families.
Tybalt says that Romeo is a villain, a trouble maker. He states that he will not stand for
1First, Capulet should be blamed the most for Romeo and Juliet’s death. 2 His first fault was to bear Romeo in his party. 3When Capulet was informed by Tybalt about the presence of Romeo (Montague) Capulet said, “A bears him like a portly gentlemen”. His ignorance towards Romeo’s presence cause the two youngster to fall in love which led to series of problems. His another mistake was to arrange Juliet’s marriage with Paris without her consent. When Paris came to ask to make Juliet his bride Capulet changed his opinion when he first asked and said, “I think she’ll be ruled-In all respect by me. Nay, more, I doubt it not”. Then he said to his wife that, “O’ Thursday, tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl.” This led to Juliet drinking the potion to pretend dead on the day of her marriage and Romeo’s servant Balthasar got the message of Juliet’s death before he got a letter from Friar Lawrence about her pretend death. This led to Juliet’s real death followed by Romeo’s death. Therefore, Capulet’s big heartedness and small heartedness caused the death of Romeo ...
Also in the beginning of the play a fight breaks out between the Montague and Capulet families and the Prince intervenes and after telling them to drop their weapons he says “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” Although this rule was given Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel. Romeo kept refusing to fight Tybalt which caused Mercutio to be outraged and draw his own sword. During the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, Romeo intervenes and tries to stop them both but Tybalt puts his sword under Romeo’s arm and kills Mercutio. Romeo then fights with Tybalt and murders him and is banished from Verona. If Tybalt hadn’t been so aggressive with the whole situation Romeo wouldn’t have been banished, and Juliet wouldn’t have needed to come up with a plan that resulted in both of their deaths.
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.
If he would have not had such a hot-headed temper, Tybalt, as well as Romeo and Juliet, would be alive. First of all, Tybalt was eager to call Romeo a villain, even though Romeo simply didn’t do anything wrong. In Act 3, Scene 1: “[Romeo]: I’ve never done you harm. I love you more than understanding.” Tybalt then stabs Mercutio in a duel, and kills him. Romeo fights Tybalt and kills him for justice, and then he is banished from Verona. This is cause and effect. If Tybalt never killed Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend, then he wouldn’t have been banished, and his love for Juliet wouldn’t have been strengthened. Ergo, Tybalt’s violence was a factor. In Act 3, Scene 1: “[Prince]: Romeo is herby exiled from Verona [for the killing of Tybalt].” Tybalt, clearly, contributed as equally as the other characters did. If Romeo was never exiled, and Tybalt never killed Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet alike would’ve never killed
One of these was him going to the dance. If he had never gone to that dane then he would have never met Juliet meaning the tragedy would have never happened. Juliet's father also had a character flaw that tied into this. He let Romeo stay after Tybalt told him that there was Romeo there who is a Montague. If he had listened to Tybalt then Romeo would have not met Juliet. Another one of Romeo's character flaws was a lot later in the story. He was told that Juliet had died and he rushed to her tomb. When he got there he said to himself that she did not look dead because she was not really pale and still had a reddish tint to her cheeks. If he would have been more observant he could have known that she did not actually die and that would have prevented the death of him and Juliet. Juliet also had some character flaws. One of them was her wanting to marry Romeo. She knew that she was not suppose to marry anyone from the Montague family because of the big feud. She ended up getting married to him despite the feud among the families. This marriage was where the Friar messed up. He should not have agreed to secretly get Romeo and Juliet married, he could have just told them no. Instead he got them married
Romeo expresses his new forced love for Tybalt, his now cousin-in-law, and refuses to fight him. Mercutio, thinking that Romeo is being a coward by avoiding any chance of fighting, decides to fight Tybalt for Romeo instead. This fight results in two deaths: the death of Tybalt, and the death of Mercutio. Tybalt, dying at the hands of Romeo indicates that his death was inevitable but, Mercutio’s death could have been prevented. If Friar Lawrence had not married Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, would not have been a part of the Capulet family, meaning that he would fight Tybalt, sparing Mercutio’s life. Romeo expresses a second reason why he did not fight, “O sweet Juliet,/ Thy beauty hath made me effeminate/ And in my temper softened valor’s steel!”(III.i.109-111), Romeo was clearly softened by Juliet’s presence which was reinforced by their marriage. Their bond would have been weaker without the marriage, this would suggest that if Romeo was not married, he would f...
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.
The line “What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!” (Shakespeare, page 12) creates a mental picture of Tybalt as a very hateful person. He lets his hate and aggression overpower his common sense, as shown in this line from the Capulet’s Party scene:
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.
Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.
Mercutio can be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s peril because he initiated the fight with Tybalt and forced Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party. At the beginning of the play, Romeo gets invited to the Capulet’s party by a servant, unless he was a Montague. At first, Romeo did not want to go, but Mercutio eventually convinced him under the pretext that Rosaline, Romeo’s love, was going to be there. The next day, Tybalt, a Capulet, went looking for Romeo because he knew that Romeo was at the Capulet party. Instead, he stumbled upon Mercutio and Benvolio and asked them where he could find Romeo. However, Mercutio did not want to tell him and insisted on having a duel. Tybalt killed Mercutio during the fight, and Romeo kills Tybalt because he has the need to avenge his friend. Unfortunately, Prince Escalus punished Romeo by banishing him from Verona. This made Romeo and Juliet’s love
Because of this conflict, confrontations occurred and insults were thrown. Hatred is bred which is evident when Tybalt, who is Lady Capulet's nephew, joins the fight against the Montague family. Tybalt hates Romeo and doesn't hesitate to let it be known.