Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Juliet is to blame for the demise of herself and her lover, Romeo. In "Romeo and Juliet," the two fall in love and get married secretly. Romeo becomes exiled, and Julier's family forces her to marry Paris. In a desperate attempt to reunite with Romeo, Juliet fakes her death with a potion. Still, Romeo ends up killing himself, causing Juliet to commit suicide. The couple reunites through death, and their families' feuds end. Although Romeo and Juliet's tragedy has ended, there is still one question: who is to blame for the lovers' demise? Well, the true culprit of this tragic tale is none other than Juliet herself! In the play, "Romeo and Juliet," Juliet states, "To whose foul mouth no health some air breathes in, and there die strangled where …show more content…

If Juliet had used her critical thinking skills and determined the potion's safety, she could have saved Romeo's life, including her own. Not only did her bold action to drink the potion cause the demise of her and her lover, but she even caused the death of poor Paris, trying to protect her dead body from danger (Romeo). Later in the text, Juliet exclaims, "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy day dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die'' (Shakespeare, 2017, 5.5.169-170). In the quote, Juliet bluntly expresses herself committing suicide, emphasizing it was her choice to let the dagger stab her. Additionally, no one forced her to kill herself as she was the only person on the scene who was still alive. Consequently, this leaves the death of Juliet in her own hands. Although much information points to Juliet as the true culprit of this massacre, some may argue that Friar was the one truly at fault, as he pressured her into taking up the plan. This argument is because the Friar first brings up the idea of Juliet faking her death and drinking the potion. While this claim does present a strong argument against Juliet's wrongdoings, it still does not acknowledge that it was indeed her fault for taking upon Friar's

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