Who Is Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Love that is violent always ends violently. This is a recurring theme in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet, are consumed by the infatuations they have for each other and risk their lives just to be together. Romeo and Juliet come from two feuding families: the Capulets and the Montagues. This results in the couple turning against the people they love, vicious crimes against humanity are committed, and a handful of people die solely because of the intense love Romeo and Juliet have for each other. Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their deaths. They rapidly develop fatal flaws, which is what ultimately leads to their deaths. Romeo’s fatal flaw is impulsivity, a direct testament to his inability to think …show more content…

However, when she fakes her death, and Romeo finds her seemingly dead, he too feels incapable of living without her, so he kills himself to live. Juliet’s fatal flaw is demonstrated through her inability to think clearly and make rash decisions independently. Specifically, Juliet’s choice to fake her death and leave her entire family in shambles, and have people end their lives just because they thought she was dead. However, Juliet’s fatal flaw, her loyalty to Romeo, results in Romeo finding her seemingly dead and killing himself minutes before Juliet wakes up from her nearly two-day-long sleep, only to find her husband dead on the ground next to her and resulting in Juliet committing suicide so she can be with her husband for eternity in heaven. Another example of Juliet’s fatal flaw is how Romeo’s banishment leads to his death. Romeo’s banishment causes them to sneak around, because they can no longer be together publicly. This causes their deaths because the distance between them is what keeps Romeo from getting Friar Laurence’s letter, causing Romeo to kill himself next to a seemingly dead

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