Who Was Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

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Teresa Gurnari Mrs. Peller English 1 CPE 28 March 2024 Shakespeare Essay The death of Romeo and Juliet. A truly impactful moment, some could argue it’s the most. But what really is behind the two’s deaths, or more likely who? Romeo and Juliet, both from feuding families, end up falling head over heels for each other at a party. Within less than a day the two are married, but tragedy strikes when Romeo gets banished. Juliet fakes her death, leaving Romeo alone to kill himself. Struck with grief, Juliet joins her beloved and takes her own life. The ones most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet are Friar Lawrence and Tybalt, as it is prominent that they should not have interfered with Romeo and Juliet as people and as a couple. Friar …show more content…

Out on Verona's streets, the Montagues mind their own business when Tybalt starts picking on them. Tybalt is known for being a hot head, but what happens next would be unforgivable. Shakespeare's stage directions write “[Tybalt stabs Mercutio]” (3.1.93 Shakespeare) not long after he dies. Romeo, who had tried to break up the fight, saw his best friend die right in front of him, and Tybalt would pay the price of his own life. Romeo was banished, never to be seen in the town again. Tybalt, if he hadn’t interfered with fighting, would have lived, so would Mercutio, and even Romeo. The night before Tybalt kills and dies at the hand of Romeo, he was still making a fuss over him being there. Act one scene five lines 69-71 Tybalt says “Uncle, this is Montague, our foe. A villain that hither comes in spite of scorn at our solemnity this night." (1.5.69-71)Romeo overhears him and watches Tybalt as he searches for him, leading Romeo to see Juliet. If that could have just ignored the Montagues, that wasn't even making a raucous and just left them alone. His cousin would be alive, he would be alive, and life would go on as normal. But no, he just had to interfere, and that action ended up killing all of them in the

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