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Analysis of the story Romeo and Juliet
Analysis of the story Romeo and Juliet
Analysis of the story Romeo and Juliet
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In this essay I will describe to you who’s fault it was for the famous star-crossed lovers deaths. In this play, two people meet and fall instantly in love, and yet do not know that they are doomed for early death. This is the wonderful tale of Romeo and Juliet. This exciting play was written by none other than the famous William Shakespeare. Many different events lead to the deaths of two young lovers, but who’s to blame? Lord and Lady Capulet are the characters most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because they forced Juliet to hide her relationship with Romeo, they tried to force her into marrying Paris, and they did not go try to fix their feud with the Montagues at any time.
First, I would like to state that Lord and Lady Capulet are the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because they forced Juliet to hide her relationship with
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Romeo.Without knowing of the relationship between their daughter, Juliet, and the boy Romeo, they caused a tension between the whole family. The Capulet and Montague family have been feuding for the longest time, and therefore makes it very difficult for a truce to come in a short amount of time. The feud between the two families prevent the two lovers from being together. After meeting Romeo, Juliet states, “My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me that I must love a loathed enemy” (Shakespeare 1.5.138-141). I quoted Juliet in Act 1 Scene 5 because here she explains that the man she fell in love with was from the only family that she has a problem with and hates. She doesn’t understand why she had to fall deeply in love with Romeo who is from a family they are feuding with. The feud between these families has caused hate from the Capulets to the Montagues and forbidding any romance between the daughter and son. Lord and Lady Capulet were unknowingly causing a bigger problem down the road by almost forcing Romeo and Juliet to hide their love. Secondly, Lord and Lady Capulet are also the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because they tried to force her into marrying Paris.
Although Romeo and Juliet had just gotten married, they did not dare tell the Lord and Lady. They decided to continue hiding their love and didn’t think of the consequences. Lord and Lady Capulet, not knowing of this new marriage, wanted to set up Juliet to marry someone of her status; Paris. When Lord Capulet heard Juliet’s cry to not marry paris he responds, “I tell thee what- get thee to church a Thursday or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!” (Shakespeare 3.5.161-163). Lord Capulet now tells Juliet that she will be grateful and go to the church on Thursday to marry Paris or he does not want to see her ever again. He does not know of her love for Romeo and wants her to marry Paris, but Juliet does not want to be with anyone else except Romeo. Lord and Lady Capulet tries forcing Juliet into marriage with another man, but not knowing that this will play a major role in the death of their
daughter. Lastly, Lord and Lady Capulet is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because they did not go try to fix their feud with the Montagues at any time. All during this play the major event that is taking place and causing all of these deaths is the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. This is why Romeo and Juliet cannot be together, this is also why Tybalt and Mercutio die in the play. The Prologue states that, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;” (Shakespeare Prologue). This part of the prologue explains that because of the two foes’ feud, the two star-crossed lovers die. The Capulets could have gone and apologized for whatever they did or same for the Montagues. If the two families had ended their feuding, then the two lovers might have had a chance at living. Lord and Lady Capulet were purposely staying away and fighting with the Montagues and helped play a part in their children's death. Lord and Lady Capulet are to blame for the many deaths and events in the play of Romeo and Juliet because they forced them to hide their love, they attempted to make Juliet marry Paris, and lastly, they did not try to resolve their feud with the Montagues. The Capulets made Juliet hide her love for Romeo, they did this by keeping the feud going with the Montagues and not allowing any communication between them. The father, Lord Capulet, wanted Juliet to marry someone of her status and told her to marry him or be disowned. Lastly, the Capulets could have settled their differences at any time, but chose not to, because of this, their daughter died. Yes, indeed somehow the parents just wanted the best for their only daughter, but ended up causing her suicidal death.
In this essay it explain how Lady Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and fate. Are what and who to blame when it comes to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet is to blame to because she keep pushing marriage on to Juliet. Friar Lawrence is the one who is going to marry the two, so he is not helping matters at all. Fate is a big one because it clearly states that the two are going to die. This is why these were picks because they caused the tragedy of the two from the document
...ts built up in Lord Capulet are good building blocks for someone who is going to cause the deaths of 3 people. So you could say other people were responsible for the deaths, and you may even be right, but of those suspects the one who could have very easily done something better is Capulet. He could have not thrown a temper tantrum and Juliet wouldn’t have felt the need to fake her own death and escape the inevitable matrimony of her and Paris. Capulet had several opportunities to turn this story around, and he just didn’t, and that’s what makes him responsible for the tragic deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. Although Capulet is irrational, and in my opinion just a dummy, he does offer a good moral of the story. Hatred is a wasted emotion, with no other intention than to ruin people’s lives. Patients is a virtue, and maturity is a choice.
Love can kill but being forced to love can hurt even more. In my ninth grade english class we read the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it was a tough book in the beginning with the word choices used by the creative writer William Shakespeare. We were told to right an essay and gather evidence of who is the real blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. I believe the real killer in this book is Lord Capulet the father of Juliet.
A person’s family may influence them substantially as they grow, from young children to love-struck teenagers. These family members might do so unintentually, but bad traits will rub off just as often as good ones, so will opinions and ideas. Lord Capulet is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet who tries to make the best out of bad situations, but rarely succeeds and is coloured as quite a hypocrite. He attempts to not be blinded by hate but evidently this leads to many mistakes, usually ones he himself doesn’t end up making, but ones he leads others into. Lord Capulet’s bad parenting leads to the death of his daughter and her lover.
Shakespeare's play of “Romeo and Juliet” is well known, and leaves the audience asking: Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Most of the play’s characters closely related to Romeo and Juliet carry some responsibility, but there are three characters or groups who had the greatest influence on the story’s outcome. Friar Laurence could be blamed for marrying them and keeping it secret. Juliet’s nurse encouraged Romeo’s pursuit of Juliet, even helping Juliet sneak out to marry. Last and most deserving of blame, however, are the parents, Lord and Lady Capulet and Lord and Lady Montague. If not for the family feud and hatred, Romeo and Juliet would’ve lived, not tasting the bittersweetness of death.
The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Was it just one person’s fault, or a mixture? In this essay, I will include many different reasons as to why Romeo and Juliet die. I will explain in detail each point and put forward my own opinions. I will use quotes to back up each point and explain why the historical context is relevant.
Responsibility for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths There is much controversy to who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, a number of things and people could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But who is responsible for their deaths? Even before the play begins the grudge between the Capulet and Montague families has begun. Because of this, it becomes imminent that one thing or event will start off a sequence of incidents that will end in tragedy. The on-going feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if their was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet would have been able to have a safe normal relationship in which their family would have agreed to.
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
Who knew that a feud between two families could cause the death of their children. The family of the Montague's and Capulet's have a strong hatred towards each other. One child, from the Montague's, named Romeo, falls in love with a Capulet, Juliet. There was a terrible tragedy that happened between them. Both end up dead after Juliet fakes her death in a tomb. Romeo thinks she's dead and drinks poison to kill himself. Juliet wakes up to see him dead and she then kills herself with his dagger. But who's to blame for the death of Juliet and Romeo? There's Capulet, Juliet's father, who pushed her to marry someone she didn't want to. There's also her mother, Lady Capulet, who ignores Juliet and doesn't listen to her. Then there is Friar Lawrence
Although there are many factors to the tragedy of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, some are greater than others. The major contributor to the downfall of these lovers was Capulet, Juliet's own father. He brought upon the death of Juliet by forcing her to marry Paris, separating her from her Romeo, and rejecting her.
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets was Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there are three that are the most responsible. Mercutio, The Nurse, and Friar Laurence are the three that deserve the most blame.
Romeo and Juliet are two innocent lovers that face many hardships in their relationship. The play itself takes place in the city of Verona, where two star-crossed lovers end their lives in spite of their adversary families; better known as the Capulets and the Montagues to stop feuding. The topic that will be carefully analysed and discussed is on whether many characters share responsibility for the deaths of the young lovers in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This is an interesting statement and one that can be supported by a close reading of the text. Many, but not all characters did share a responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The most significant contributors to the demise of Romeo and Juliet were the families of Montague
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.
From the beginning of the play of Romeo and Juliet Capulet tries to protect his daughter when Paris asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage, knowing of what damage there could come from this marriage. Capulet new his daughter was still young and not completely ready to marry. Yet a few days later Paris asks for her hand again, Capulet knowing his daughter was still mourning her cousin’s recent death thinks a quick marriage would help her to overcome her sorrow. Capulet, ignorant of Juliet’s wants tells her of her arranged marriage in three days. Juliet previously said she would try to love Paris if it so occurred, but now that she had secretly married another man, Romeo, in secret she was unable to marry another, wanting to stay a pure wife.
Who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The person that is the most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt because without his interference they would have been no banishment and Paris would have wanted to get married as early and the prince would not have lost Mercutio which would have stopped this whole process.