Who Was Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Romeo and Juliet is the play with the most tragic deaths, but what was the main reason or cause for these tragic deaths? Romeo and Juliet is a very famous play made by Shakespeare, where two “star-crossed lovers” (1.0.5) love was not meant to be. The least important reason for the deaths are the actions from Romeo and Juliet throughout the play, the adults in Romeo and Juliet’s life were a cause, but the most important cause is pure fate or chance. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet’s actions were causes of the deaths, but not the most important. Romeo and Juliet’s bad actions were influenced by either hatred or peer pressure, for example when Romeo became enraged by the cause of the death of his best friend Mercutio. This led up to Tybalt’s death, “This shall determine that! [they fight, Romeo kills Tybalt]” (3.1.137). So Romeo’s rash action had him …show more content…

One example is when Friar gave bad advice to Juliet. His advice to Juliet was, “Hold then…” (4.1.91). This was the plan Friar had for Juliet, to sum it all up he basically told her to drink a potion, faking her death, and telling Romeo to see her and they both run away. This was a bad example for Juliet and Friar was basically telling Juliet to lie and run away from her parents. Also, Friar tells her this without thinking about the consequences or problems that may occur. Another example is when the nurse, a person Juliet heavily relies on for help, betrays her trust. The nurse tells Juliet, “Then, since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it best you married with the County” (2.5.225). The nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris and to forget about Romeo just because he is banished from Verona. After, Juliet then feels very betrayed, as she saw the nurse as her mother, and relied on her for guidance to help her conquer the grief she was

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