The Role Of The Person Who Is To Blame In Romeo And Juliet Essay

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is the one to blame. Romeo is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because, he sneaks into the Capulet’s party when he is not supposed to, suggests marriage and pushes Juliet to follow through with it, kills Tybalt, and gets banished. If all, or even just one, of these things had not happened the play would have most likely ended much happier.

I think Romeo is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he sneaks into the Capulet’s party when he is not supposed to, and this is where he meets Juliet. Romeo isn't supposed to go to the party because he is a Montague. You know that he knows he is not supposed to be at

this party because one of Capulet's servants tells him so in this quote : “A fair assembly. Whither should they
come?
Serv. Up.
Rom. Whither?
Serv. To supper, to our house.
Rom. Whose house?
Serv.

My master's.

Rom. Indeed I should have ask'd you that before.

Serv. Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great

rich

Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray

come

and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry!”(Shakespeare, 1594)

This quote shows that Capulet doesn't want or expect any Montague’s at the party, because he is not inviting them. It supports my point, because it shows that Romeo was not supposed to be there. If he hadn't been there he wouldn't have met Juliet, and a lot of detrimental events that happen after that wouldn't have happened, because they would have never met.

If Romeo and Juliet would have never met, they wouldn't have fallen in love, gotten married, or died to be with each other. It would've prevented almost everything that happens later in the play.

Romeo is also the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he is the one who suggests marriage, and pushes Juliet to follow through with it. This quote confirms that Juliet had not thought things through, and didn't think it was the right thing to do.

“Jul. Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee,

I have no joy of this contract to-night.

It is too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden;”(Shakespeare,

1594)
“Rom. O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?
Jul. What satisfaction canst thou have to-night?
Rom. Th' exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine.
Jul. I gave thee mine before thou didst request it;
And yet I would it were to give again.
Rom. Would'st thou withdraw it? For what purpose, love?
Jul. But to be frank and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have.”(Shakespeare, 1594)
I think this quote conveys that Juliet loves Romeo, but is weary of their marriage. She thinks it is too fast, and too “unadvised”. Romeo asks if she doesn't want to get married, and essentially asks if she loves him then why wouldn't she want to marry him? This I think confuses Juliet.
If Romeo had not pushed Juliet into deciding so quickly, then they might not have gotten married at all. Juliet also could have asked someone else’s opinion and really thought about marriage, and what the results could be of this decision, if Romeo hadn't pushed her to marry him that night.

Lastly, Romeo is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet, because he killed Tybalt and got banished. This is, in my opinion, the thing that causes the death of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris.
The next two quotes show how Romeo killed Tybalt, and was then banished by the Prince.
“Tyb. Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here,
Shalt with him hence.
Rom. This shall determine that.
They fight. Tybalt falls.
Ben. Romeo, away, be gone!
The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain.
Stand not amaz'd. The Prince will doom thee death
If thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away!”(Shakespeare, 1594)
“Prince. And for that offence
Immediately we do exile him hence.” (Shakespeare, 1594)
These quotes tell that Romeo killed Tybalt, and the prince banished him for it. They support my point because it shows that Romeo got angry and killed Tybalt for revenge. He shouldn't have done this, and the prince rightly banished him for it. If Romeo hadn't committed this crime, he wouldn't have been so far away when Juliet planned to fake her death, and he would have known she was not really dead. He also might have told Capulet about him and Juliet being married, so Juliet wouldn't have to be married to Paris. There are a lot of scenarios where things could have ended better had Romeo not been banished.

Romeo is the one to blame, because he sneaks into the Capulet’s party when he is not supposed to, suggests marriage and pushes Juliet to follow through with it, kills Tybalt, and gets banished. All of these things caused disastrous results that could have been avoided. Although he is definitely not responsible for everything in this play, he is responsible for quite a bit of it. He is mostly responsible, because he starts the whole thing, and after realizing what it could result in, still doesn't stop. That is why I believe that Romeo is the most responsible for the tragic events that occur in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.