Who Is To Blame For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Romeo and Juliet Blame Essay
Sometimes blame can happen even through love. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare takes place in Verona in the late 1500s. Two great households, Capulet and Montague, hate each other. Romeo who is a Montague goes to a Capulet party and meets Juliet who is a Capulet. They fall in love and the next day they secretly get married. Later that day Tybalt, cousin of Juliet, challenges Romeo to a duel and Tybalt dies. For Tybalt’s death, Romeo is banished from Verona and cannot see Juliet. Capulet attempted to force her to marry Paris, a noblemen. As a plan Juliet takes fake poison from Friar Laurence, Priest, who marries Romeo and Juliet helps fake her death. Romeo never finds out about the fake death …show more content…

Benvolio is talking to Mercutio and says “ Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father house,”(2.4.6-7). Tybalt sent a letter to the Montague house challenging Romeo to a dual for because he went to the Capulet party. Another reason Tybalt is the one to blame, is when Tybalt finds Romeo in the streets and tells and tells Rome “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw”(3.1.64-65). Tybalt challenges Romeo in the streets and calls him a boy. Tybalt is the one to blame because if Romeo didn’t challenge Romeo, and Mercutio wouldn’t have died and Romeo would not have killed Tybalt in rage. Therefore, Tybalt is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet …show more content…

Friar John was not able to bare the letter to Romeo about the plan and Laurence says, “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood,-... The letter was not nice but full of charge of dear import, and the neglecting it May do much danger….”(Doc E). Friar Laurence is talking about how the letter was full of important stuff. Friar Laurence might think Romeo would do harm not knowing; If Friar Laurence would have sent the letter earlier to Romeo then Romeo would not have killed himself by Juliet and Juliet would not have killed herself if Romeo was still alive. In conclusion, Friar Laurence is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet

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