Comparing The Family Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic story about star-crossed lovers, two young teens who fall in love with each other but are forced to hide their love for each other because of their families’ feud. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare tries to convey the idea that sometimes your own family can force you in a way to commit mistakes. The feud between the families is to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet because it causes Romeo and Juliet to hide their love, they were forced to rush into marriage to end the feud, it also causes them to kill themselves.

One of the reasons the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because it forced them to hide their love. When Romeo and Juliet met at first they didn't know what family each belonged to and fell in love with each other but once they found out they knew they had to hide their love. Juliet tells Romeo “...The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death, considering who thou art If any of my kinsmen find thee here” (2.2.62-65). This quote shows that Juliet's family would not accept Romeo to be with her and that's why they had to hide their love or else Romeo would get killed.

Another reason the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because it forced them to rush into marriage to be able to end the feud.

Just before Romeo and Juliet got married Friar Laurence expresses his hope that the marriage of Romeo and Juliet might end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. He says “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households rancor to pure love”(2.3.87-88). This shows that even Friar Lawrence thought that their marriage would end the feud between the two

families.

Lastly, the last reason why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is to blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths is because it forced them to kill themselves. If the feud never happened Romeo and Juliet would have never have killed themselves. The reason they killed themselves was because they couldn't stand being apart from each other and it would be as if they were dead if Romeo was banished, so instead, they killed themselves. Romeo says “Ha, banishment? Be merciful and say “death.” Exile is much worse than death. Don’t say banishment.”(3.3.12-14) . He also says, “It’s torture, not mercy. Heaven is here because Juliet lives here”(3.3.29-31), these quotes show the way Romeo feels when he finds out he's been banished. He prefers death than being apart from Juliet.

In conclusion, your own family can cause you to commit tragic choices, that's why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet. If there had never been a feud between the two families it would have never had lead to the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. That is why the blame for their deaths is the family feud.