Juliet’s Devastating Love Life Who do you think played a part of Juliet’s death? In the play of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare , they were a pair of star crossed lovers who took their lives. A beautiful 13 year old girl , Juliet began playing as a sweet, caring girl who has thought little about love and marriage. She grows up quickly and falls in love with a boy named Romeo. Juliet is the daughter of the Capulet and Lady Capulet. Romeo is the son of her family’s greatest enemy. Juliet kills herself , but there are people that actually caused her death. Juliet’s father , Lord Capulet was one cause of her death. Friar Lawrence was the second cause of her death. Finally , Romeo was the third cause of her death. The first cause of Juliet’s death was Lord Capulet , her father because he didn’t let her control her own love life. According to Lord Capulet ,“ Well if you will not get married , I’ll excuse you. Eat whatever you want , but you can no longer live under my roof”(3.185-187.5). Lord Capulet got upset with Juliet and didn't want her to do anything in his household. This was because she didn’t want …show more content…
According to Friar Lawerence ,“ When you’re in bed take this vial , mix its contents with liquor, and drink. Then a cold, sleep-inducing drug will run through your veins, and your pulse will stop. Your flesh will be cold, and you’ll stop breathing.” (4.96-100.1). Friar Lawrence gave the potion to Juliet and made her fake her death. This causes everyone to think she is really dead. When Friar Lawrence was confronted, he was trying to console the Capulet’s. He tried to help Juliet , so that she will not have to marry Paris. Friar Lawerence thought it was a smart idea and was not to risk taking. This caused Romeo kill his self. Also , Juliet to take her life away to be with her beloved
Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Romantic love stories often end with a tragedy, because of the loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love.
...se he believes Juliet to dead, drinks poison to take his own life as a last resort. What Romeo is unaware of is that Juliet is very much alive, so it is very ironic when he says, “Death, that has sucked the honey of thy breath,/ Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty:/ Thou art not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/ Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,/ And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (V iii 101-105). This is fate in the works in the play. When Juliet sees that her love has not rescued her and rather is dead, she kills herself with a dagger found in the proximity. “O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die” (V iii 182-183).
The Death of Romeo and Juliet and Who is to Blame Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, in which a young boy and girl fall in love and commit suicide. They come from 2 different families which have a deadly feud against one another. Romeo goes to a masked ball at the Capulet's household where he falls in love with Juliet. He then proposes to her after the party in secret at Juliet's balcony. Romeo then arranges a secret weeding with Friar Lawrence and Juliet tells the Nurse.
While trying to help Juliet, the Friar gives Juliet a sleeping potion and says, “Let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber./ Take thou this vial, being in bed,/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off;” (IV.i.92-94). Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the sleeping potion in hopes it looks as though she is dead to get out of the upcoming marriage with County Paris. He tells Juliet to take the potion while in her room with no one watching and it will slow down her heart rate for forty-two hours. Days following, Juliet will awaken and Romeo will be there to come take her to run away. The Friar hopes for the best in the situation, but does not consider the drawbacks that could and will suddenly occur in his plan. He continuously tells Juliet what she wants to hear in this situation because she sees him as a fatherly figure and he sees her as his daughter. Before Juliet leaves the Friar, he tells her, “ ‘Thou hast the strength of will to sly thyself,/ Then is it likely thou wilt undertake/ A thing like death to chide away this shame,’ ” (Mackenzie 1). The Friar says that Juliet’s only option to get out of marrying the County Paris is to kill herself. His encouragement invokes the idea to Juliet to drink the potion. Trusting Juliet with a sleeping potion and the idea of killing herself showcases his rashness
Friar Lawrence advises Juliet to drink a substance before going to bed that will make her appear to be dead and unresponsive, but she will wake up within a day. This demonstrates unethical, immature and irresponsible behaviour, which leads to Romeo and Juliet’s death. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed./And this distilled liquor drink thou off,/when presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold drowsy humor, for no pulse.” (4.1.94-97) In this quote, Friar Lawrence instructs Juliet to lie to the Nurse and drink a substance before going to sleep, when the Nurse and Lady Capulet will wake her, she will appear dead; with the hopes that Romeo will come and their relationship will be saved, unfortunately this is not the case. Friar Lawrence’s plan is thoughtless, after Juliet is aware of the plan and has the potion; Friar is advised that Romeo did not receive the letter. This causes Romeo and Juliet’s untimely death. “A grave? Oh, no. A lantern, slaughtered youth,/ for here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/This vault a feasting presence full of light/Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interred.” (5.3.84-87) At the sight of Juliet’s body, Romeo becomes so overwhelmed with grief
Who is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? There are many opinions on who is to blame for the deaths of these "star crossed lovers." One of these opinions is that both Romeo and Juliet are equally to blame for their own deaths. Romeo nor Juliet knew how to resolve their own problems and went directly to Friar Lawrence. Whenever Romeo and Juliet failed to resolve their problem, their resolution was suicide. Romeo and Juliet also withheld the love affair between them, from their families.
While weeping over what Juliet would think of him after finding out he killed Tybalt, he was relieved to know that Juliet still loved him, “Go before, Nurse commend me to thy lady,/ And bid her hasten all the house to bed,/ Which heavy sorrows make the apt unto./Romeo is coming” (Shakespeare 3.3.155). Friar knew about Romeo and Juliet’s secret romance from the beginning, but he did not do anything to stop it, in fact, it was Friar who married the two. Friar Lawrence knew what could happen, but his only advice was to take slow. In addition, Friar Lawrence also gave Juliet the potion to put her into a fake death so she could avoid marrying Paris. After putting in serious consideration about drinking the potion Juliet decided to take the chance. “Take this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilling liquor thou off,/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold drowsy humour” (4.1.90-91). Friar gave Juliet the potion because she said she would rather kill herself than marry Paris and after saying that Friar came up with the
Do you believe in love at first sight? Many tragedies and dramatic events happen throughout this play. In, ‘Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, a family feud between the Montague and the Capulets, has been going on for ages; however, two teenagers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, fall in love and get married. This causes many fights and people dying, including themselves. There are many characters to blame for all of these deaths. Benvolio is the cause of all these deaths because he convinced Romeo on going to the Capulet party, Benvolio gave up on finding Romeo when he disappeared after the Capulet party, and Benvolio didn’t defend Mercutio when he fought with Tybalt.
Capulet can also be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet as he is selfish and unsupportive. Capulet was trying to force Juliet to marry Paris and he had the final say in her life. After Tybalt’s death Capulet decides to move the wedding up, which shows he is selfish and doesn’t care what Juliet thinks or if she wants to marry him. When Juliet said, she didn’t want to marry Paris her parents (mainly her farther) wanted to disown her. Capulet said to
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.
Romeo and Juliet’s death could be interpreted to be Lord Capulet’s fault, he insisted Juliet to marry Paris. Lord Capulet takes part of the duel, but he behaves more reservedly during his daughter’s party. Juliet is his prized possession. At first, he seems very reasonable. He does not want his only daughter to marry quickly. He advises Paris to win her heart. (1.2.13-19) “And too soon marrd are those early made.Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she. She is hopeful lady of my earth. But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart. My will to her consent is but a part. And she agreed, within her scope of choice, Lies my consent and fair according voice,” said Lord Capulet. He seems to be mellow at Juliet’s ball. Tybalt is ready to fight Romeo then and there, but Lord Capulet won’t let him. He says Romeo has a good reputation and argues that a fight will disturb their guests. Tybalt hold off until later, when he does try to engage Romeo. He kills Mercutio, who steps in to defend Romeo, and Romeo slays Tybalt. It seems that Tybalt’s death changes things for Lord Capulet. He is so entrenched in grief that he reverses his position of patience on Juliet’s marriage. He insists that she marry Paris in only a few days, Juliet is horrified. After all, she is already secretly married to Romeo. Lord Capulet just makes a lot of threats and seems to get angrier and angrier. (3.5.160-164) “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I
Everyone knows of the young teenage couple, Romeo and Juliet, but some just know how their lives ended. Some may think that they were all to blame, it being their own decision, but there were outside forces attacking these young lovers, that led to them taking their lives. The majority of the characters each had their own part in leading Romeo and Juliet to their sad fate. I believe that Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet are the most to blame for this tragedy, and that their parts in this, partly caused the two lovers to take their life. Friar Laurence is one of the characters at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet is one of the main people to blame for her and Romeo’s death. In Act 5, Scene 3, Romeo states, “Thy drugs are quick. This with a kiss I die.” This reveals that he killed himself to be with her, not knowing that she was faking her death to avoid marrying Paris. Another reason Juliet is to blame for their death is shown when she says “O, think’st thou we shall ever meet again?”, after Romeo’s banishment showing that she just let him go
The saying, “We write our own tragedies” goes hand in hand with the play written by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where Romeo and Juliet, the “star crossed lovers”, take their own lives, an event seen as fate. The untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet are a result of Romeo’s hasty personality.
“If they do see thee, they will murder thee.” This quote originated from “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, a Shakespearean drama written by William Shakespeare. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Laurence are responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s death.