Romeo And Juliet: A Tragic Love Story

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There is one simple question, that people have been debating over for years. Who is to blame for the deaths of Juliet and her Romeo. For those of you who don’t know, Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story by William Shakespeare about star crossed lovers. They are from two different feuding families, yet they love each other dearly.Some people think it was the two lovers themselves or the nurse to even lady Capulet that causes their death. Many people believe that Juliet's parents did not care what Juliet wanted. They only wanted what would benefit them. Lady Capulet also believed that arranged marriages were good. Which is not the case at all. Although I do agree with this reason, I do not believe it was one of the main causes in Romeo and …show more content…

It is all because of the feud between the two families. If there was no feud, than Romeo and Juliet's love would have never been forbidden. They wouldn't have to hide their love for each other. Juliet would have never had to fake her own death. However, because of the feud between the two families, the two lovers were forced to hide, and try to run away from all of the hate. The families hate was so strong that Juliet was terrrifeird when her father found her love to be Romeo, so he kicked her out of the house. She was so devastated that she no longer wanted to live, the only reason she did tell her parents, was because they were going to force her to marry Paris, which she refuses to do. “I will not marry yet, and when I do I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris”(3.5.126-128). This shows just how much the families despised each other. That when they found out there was a love affair between them, said person was immediately disowned from the family. So this is was I believe the pointless hatred between the two families played a major role in Romeo and Juliet’s …show more content…

The feud between the Montagues and Capulets, Friar John and something that always seems to get in the way, time. All of things put together was the perfect recipe to take the two lovers down. Now, the real question is, why is this all important. How will knowing who was to blame for the death of Juliet and her Romeo help anyone? There is one simple answer to that. Learning from past mistakes or history, is the best way to better yourself. What we can take away from Romeo and Juliet, is that it's okay to be a teenager. In the book, they jump to love, something many teenagers do. However they were forced to make decisions on more that what the teenage brain can handle. This also lead to the lover's death. So, in conclusion if we learn from our mistakes, our lives can turn out better than those of Romeo and Juliet. That is what everyone should take away from Romeo and

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