Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic created by William Shakespeare, and follows the story of two lovers, but I am under the impression that there is another meaning behind the final outcome. The story starts with two characters from opposing houses falling for each other, and after a heartfelt tale of love, pain, and heartbreak, the story ends with them committing suicide. Yet, I presume that Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were actually caused by three main characters: Friar Lawrence, the Prince of Verona, and Lord Capulet. Actions taken by these three characters, led to a chain of events causing Romeo and Juliet to kill themselves.

The Prince of Verona is is seen as a strong leader that is tired of disruption in his city, but as the story

His big mistake is that he forces Juliet to marry Paris, but this is because he promised her to him. Juliet had never told Lord Capulet that she loved Romeo, and when Lord Capulet asked her to marry Paris she said, “Not proud, you have; but thankful, that you have: Proud can I never be of what I hate; But thankful even for hate, that is meant love.” Essentially, Juliet is saying that she is thankful for her father’s active participation in her love life, but she does not want to marry Paris. Lord Capulet gets angry because he already promised Juliet’s hand to Paris, and backing out would make him look weak. He forces Juliet to marry Paris, and this ruins Friar Lawrence's plan of getting Romeo and Juliet together. In turn, Friar decides to make a potion for Juliet so she looks dead on her wedding day, but Lord Capulet decides to move the wedding day one night backwards. Lord Capulet did not know that Friar and Juliet had this plan, and was trying to see her daughter with a husband. Although Lord Capulet’s actions where one of the reasons that Romeo and Juliet died, he was not aware of a lot of information, and so should not be