Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Romeo and Juliet is a play that is a very well known love story of two star-crossed lovers that come from feuding families. The play Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona, Italy and is a story of two desperate lovers that come together and fall in love with each other despite their feuding families. Throughout the story there are many events that lead to the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet killing themselves. The true question is not how they died but rather who is to blame for their death. There are three things at fault for their death which are fate, the Capulet family, and Friar Lawrence who is most responsible for this tragedy.
Fate is the outcome of inevitable events that are predetermined and usually lead to death, ruin, or misfortune. Fate played a huge roll in Romeo and Juliet’s death as it may have already been planned out therefore making their deaths …show more content…

Friar Lawrence is a coward because he agrees to everything that he is asked to do and is afraid to say no. For example he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, hide Romeo when he was banished, and help juliet fake her own death. (Document C) He is also a coward because instead of saving Juliet from killing herself he just runs out of the tomb and doesn't attempt to save her. (Document E) Overall Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because of his participation in the events that lead to their death.
Although there are three different things to blame, Friar Lawrence is the person that is overall responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence played a huge roll in everything that led up to their deaths. In the love story Romeo and Juliet two lovers come together through chaos and love each other to their deaths which are caused mainly by Friar Lawrence’s actions but also are due to fate and the Capulet

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