Who Was Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

The death of Romeo and Juliet was a tragic and memorable moment in Shakespeare history. Mainly five characters were responsible for their downfall. Including Romeo and Juliet, the most responsible. Their parents, the second-most responsible, and lastly Friar Lawrence and the apothecary.
Romeo and Juliet are the most credited for their suicide. The ended their own life for each other after falling love with each other. Romeo was at the Montagues, which was forbidden. He was originally there for Rosaline, but quickly re-evaluated when he observed Juliet. When they locked eye contact they fell in love with each other. “Saints do not move, though grant for prayer’s sake,” Juliet said. “Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take. Thus

from my lips, by thine my sin is purged,” Romeo replied. *kiss* “Then have my lips the sin that they took.” said Juliet. “Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again.” Romeo said. *kiss* “You kiss by the book.” answered Juliet. (1.5.115-22.) It was forbidden love at first sight. The two lovers went through so much inconvenience to be together. "Here's to my love! (Drinks) O, true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die.” (5.3.122-23) Romeo’s last words were meant for inamorata. Romeo himself ended his life after seeing Juliet fraudulently dead. Similarly to Juliet, who saw dead Romeo, and decided to commit suicide rather than live without him.“Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; their rust, and let me die.” (5.3. 182-83) Hence the most blame put on the shoulders of Romeo and Juliet, who annihilated themselves.
The parents of both Romeo and Juliet deserve the second-most blame. Despite seeming to be in a good relationship, parent to child wise, it was entirely unhealthy. They were unsupportive, forceful and misunderstood their children. Capulet put his child in an uncomfortable situation, forcing her to marry the man she hates most, Paris. Paris pleads for Capulet’s blessing, but was put on the waitlist until two years later. "Let two more summers wither in their pride. Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” (1.2.10-11)
Another thing that made the Capulet and Montague parents a reason for their children’s death was because they were unsupportive and put themselves before their children.

They let their hate get in the way of their relationship. The parents did not take into account the impact their hate to each other could affect the rest of their generations.
After the Capulet party, Juliet asks her Nurse who she fell in love with. "His name is Romeo and a Montague. The only son of your great enemy. (1.5.152-53) Therefore the parents deserved the second-most amount of responsibility.
The apothecary and Friar Lawrence still deserve guilt, even if it’s not as much as the other characters. The apothecary’s burden was giving Romeo the poison that helped him commit suicide. "Put this in any liquid thing you will. And drink it off, and if you had the strength. Of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.” (5.1.82-84) Likewise, Friar Lawrence is also guilty. He made the famous plan for Juliet so that she wouldn't have to marry Paris. The plan included: fake death and being put into the Capulet grave. Romeo was going to be warned that Juliet was not actually dead, just sleeping. (4.1.98-130) Romeo ironically never received the message, making him swallowed by grief, he killed himself. After Juliet wakes up, she see’s Romeo’s dead body and decided to stab herself. Friar Lawrence's’ plan failed abruptly resulting in death and

destruction.
Consequently, these characters resulted in the closing of curtains for Romeo and Juliet. To put this into a mathematical mindset, the culpability distributed among the accountable characters would be; Romeo 30%, Juliet 30%, Parents 20%, Friar Lawrence 10%, and the apothecary 10%. Considerably, many characters took a part in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.