“Two households, both alike in dignity.../From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.../From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.../Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife”(Shakespeare Prologue.1-8). That quote has basically explained most of the play. If noticed, it is said that from Romeo and Juliet they both die because of their family feud. But who is to blame for their deaths? There are four victims that will be elaborated on if they should be pardoned or guilty: Friar Lawrence, Lord Capulet, Benvolio, and Lord Montague. Friar Lawrence should be pardoned, despite his large roll in their fate. Friar Lawrence was the main holy man who only wanted to make something good out of the hate …show more content…
of the two families. Of this, he agrees to marry the two young lovers together. “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household’s rancor to pure love”(Friar Lawrence – Act 2 Scene 6). What that quote is saying, from Friar Lawrence, is that he only agreed to marry them together was because he thought and hoped it would bring the two families together. Also, he never knew that this reunion was going to bring this much sorrow. He had happy thoughts about the marriage, though with warnings. “So smile the heavens upon this holy act / That after-hours with sorrow chide us not” (Shakespeare II.vi.1-2)! With that quote, Friar Lawrence wishes happy endings with this marriage and still no idea of what it would bring. Therefore, Friar Lawrence should be relieved of the guilty. To come with death there needs to be punishment.
But the question is, who is to blame? Which is Romeo and Juliet’s own family, the Montagues and Capulets. They have the blame put on their shoulders at the very end of the play where they finally unite and cooperate. “See what scourge is laid upon your hate/That heaven finds mean to kill your joys with love” (Shakespeare V.iii.295-296). It was their fault for their hate that their children had to pay for. It was in their blind hatred that blind love had bloomed and death appeared. Again, if they had ended all this from the very beginning, so many deaths would not have occurred. It was even said from the very beginning. “Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife./The fearful passage of their death-marked love/And the continuance of their parent’s rage” (Shakespeare Prologue.8-10). This even says that it took their lives just to end a simple disagreement of their ancestors that could’ve ended long ago. That is why the Lords Capulet and Montague should be punished. Benvolio, one of the Montagues, should be pardoned. Even though he was one of two who accepted a fight, which was illegal, he had not harmed no one. He told the absolute truth when explaining what happened at the battle scene. “This is truth, or let Benvolio die” (Shakespeare III.i.171). That line was spoken by Benvolio himself. He even bet his very life, that if it were to be false, they could have his head. Also, he wasn’t even there when Juliet and Romeo had
killed themselves. He had never caused them pain in any way. He was a loyal friend to Romeo. After this, Old Capulet/Monatgue should be punished while Friar Lawrence and Benvolio should be pardoned. Why does this matter? It matters because someone has to pay for the deaths of the two young lovers. “Some shall be pardoned, and some punished/For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Shakespeare.V.iii.312-314).
Who is the blame of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, or is it nobody’s fault? In Romeo and Juliet By Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are faced with many difficulties to get to their all time goal of marriage and a happy life. In the final act of the book Romeo and Juliet both decide to kill themselves. There were reasons that they decided to do that, so we have to keep in mind the events and people that are involved in any way to Romeo and Juliet’s life have to be considered a reason they have decided to commit suicide. In my opinion, the deaths were in fault of Friar Laurence, “The Family Feud,” and also the decisions of Romeo and Juliet.
In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence has a major role. As a member of the Order of St. Francis, a group of wise and generous priests, Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Laurence completely, turning to him for advice, and solutions. He was there throughout Romeo’s and Juliet's lives; he married them, came up with a plan to keep them together, and was a friend throughout their tragedies. However, Friar Laurence’s rash action in marrying Romeo and Juliet, his shortsighted plan for rescuing Juliet from an unwanted marriage to Paris, and his fear of committing sin all contributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
In the fair city of Verona two families clash due to their large egos and stubbornness. The most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Lawrence.He married The two lovers. The second most responsible for the deaths is Romeo Montague. He made rash and unreasonable decisions. The third most responsible for the deaths is the Prince. He banished Romeo. While Romeo and Juliet are destined to be apart, Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and the Prince are the most responsible for the deaths.
Alternatively, Romeo and Juliet are not responsible for their deaths because love is not a cognizant choice. Romeo murders Tybalt because their family names force them to be enemies. Furthermore, Romeo and Juliet hide their relationship since their families are feuding. Because Juliet’s parents do not know about Romeo, Juliet’s parents force her to marry Paris, so she comes up with a plan that to get out of the marriage that gets Romeo and Juliet killed. Thus, it is the family feud’s fault that the lovers died. On the other hand, Romeo and Juliet cannot take the sole blame for their deaths because love is impossible to control. Although the family names contributed most to Romeo and Juliet's deaths, almost everyone and everything plays a role in the two lovers deaths. Therefore, the guiding question is mistaken since everyone in the play contributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The question should state, how is everyone to blame for the death of Romeo and
Would you die for someone you really love? Would you hesitate to save one of your loved ones from danger? Well there are two people who would, and that is Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. In this play, love at first sight occurs, and the two lovers of two different families that have hatred towards each other for many generations, have to go through many obstacles, in order for them to be together. The two star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, go through a horrible death to be together. Who was responsible for the death of both, Romeo and Juliet? Was it themselves or someone else? The three characters who are most responsible for the tragic ending of the play are Mr. Capulet, the Friar, and Tybalt.
Who’s to blame for the tragic suicides of love made by Rome and Juliet? Who should be the one to call a murderer of two star crossed lovers alike? It could be of the many, whom were alike, and who were laid down upon death, or the threatening vicious hate between the two households of Juliet and her Romeo. The one to blame here, is arguable, but the hate between the two families was strong, and Lord Capulet was the one accountable.
Now if we are going to talk about story about two feuding families, it is safe to assume that at least one side is guilty of the unfortunate deaths. The most blame I see, goes to the Capulets for both the Mercutio and Tybalt fight, but for Romeo’s exile
Both families, Friar Lawrence, and fate play a large role in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet “The Young Lovers”. The evidence is all here. First off - (Document A )” Rage” suggests that the two families are fighting against each other. (Document B/D) Capulet and Lady Capulet threaten to kick Juliet out and disown her for refusing to marry Paris. The feud between the families is what starts it but the worst thing that happened
At the end of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, bodies cover the stage. Paris, Tybalt, Romeo, and Juliet all lie in the Capulet tomb having paid the ultimate price for the enmity between the two families. In the course of events, Mercutio and Lady Montague have died as well. Not only are the Montagues and Capulets struck with grief, but you, too, have lost a pair of kinsman. In the face of this tragic waste of young lives, you declare that some characters will be pardoned and others punished. Based on their words and actions in the play, the three characters that I think are most responsible for the actual deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are Romeo, Tybalt, and the nurse.
Being one of higher standing in the religious committee would make you a trustworthy head to follow, or so it would seem if not for the atrocious acts of the Friar Lawrence. Knowing the full consequences of what his actions would have caused by marrying these two innocent souls, caused an outrage due to the inhumane deaths that stood between the two naive lovers. Lawrence’s fault of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are of absolute pity by not only lying to the two supreme heads of both households but by also running in absolute fear of his consequences, instead of being the man of God he so righteously proclaims. To this, he deserves a punishment as a repenting of the sins he has committed and deserves to have his rights severed off as a
In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, I believe that the Capulets are most responsible for their death of Romeo and Juliet. First, the Montagues and Capulets have a historical family feud. The nurse told Juliet, “His name is Romeo, and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy.” (1.5.152-3)The ancient grudge between the families made it very difficult for Romeo and Juliet to be together. The nurse is calling the two lovers enemies. An enemy is someone you hate and obviously they are nothing close to that. If there was no family fight, Romeo and Juliet could wed and live happily together. However since this isn’t the case, Romeo and Juliet are put in a tragic situation which causes them both to take their own lives. Second, Juliet’s parents forced
It is remarkably noted that in Romeo and Juliet, the two young lovers die for their love for each other, but many people question who's at fault? Is it Friar Laurence, the two lovers themselves, their parents, fate or a number of people? I believe that the parents are at fault. I believe they are at fault because the Montagues had a feud with the Capulets.This feud led the two lover to secretly get married, because Juliet's parents don't know about this they wanted Juliet to marry Paris. Which created a whole new issue.
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is well-known, but who caused the young couple’s passing? Romeo, Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s parents, Friar Laurence, and fate all divide the blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet contributed to their own deaths. Friar Laurence’s plan led to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Romeo and Juliet’s parents caused their own children to die because of their family feud. Also, fate ended the feud between the Montagues and Capulets by killing the children.
In this play death is a horrible thing, especially when there are people to blame for these deaths. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story that ends in two star crossed lovers taking their lives for each other. Their forbidden love was the cause of their death. There were also people who caused the tragic event but it finally ended their family feuds. Once everyone found out about their deaths the Prince was disappointed because the people who caused these deaths were their families feud. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are three characters to blame the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, they are Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Capulet.
In the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, when the prince finally approaches the two families regarding the deaths of Romeo and Juliet I feel that it is the Capulet's who should be punished for this tragic situation that has occurred. I feel that it is the Capulet's should be punished because when Juliet and Romeo found love they were the main reasons the were kept apart and if it had not been for Tybalt killing Mercutio then the deaths of romeo and Juliet may have never occurred.