Romeo And Juliet Who Is To Blame

Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, plays a part where two opposing families’ youngest generation fall in love with each other that leads to a devastating tragedy. It all started when both the family servants were out running errands for their house when Sampson, one of the Capulets servants, starts a brawl with the Montagues at the town square leading to punishment for both families. Meanwhile, Romeo heartbroken over a fair maiden, Rosaline, who refuses to be with him, and Juliet getting asked in the hand of marriage by County Paris not knowing about each others existent. Later on that same day, the Capulets threw a party where the the Montagues boys decided they would crash the party just for fun. Little did Romeo and Juliet know they will meet and instantly

“Hold, daughter. I do spy a kind of hope, Which craves as desperate an execution As that is desperate which we would prevent. If, rather marry County Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That cop’st with death himself to scape from it; And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.” (Shakespeare 453) On the other hand, Friar Lawrence was also the blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s death. He decided to give Juliet a potion that will make her fall into a deep sleep, so she would not have to marry Paris. “Hold! Get you gone, be strong and prosperous In this resolve. I’ll send a friar with speed To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord” (Shakespeare 454) A mistake Friar made was not giving much of a importance to letter for Romeo even though it was a major deal; it is a life or death situation. Instead of him going urgently, and giving it to Romeo he sends his servant. Not every situation was the fault of Romeo and Juliet, it can be others