Rank the following characters in the order of their responsibility of the death of the Princess (1 being most responsible and 6 least responsible) The madman: 1 The king: 2 The fisherman: 3 The princess: 4 The lumberjack: 5 The nursemaid: 6 Answer the following questions (in at least 5 well thought out and developed sentences each): 1. How did you reach your decision? Answer: I thought about the role each character played. I believe the madman was the most responsible because he was the one who killed her. For the second most responsible, I chose the king because if he wouldn’t have had such ridiculously strict rules she wouldn’t have had to die. For the third most responsible, I chose the fisherman for not helping the princess even though he could have. For the fourth most responsible, I chose the princess because she knew what would happen if she left the castle, but she did it anyway. For the fifth most responsible, I chose the lumberjack …show more content…
I looked at situation and tried to put myself in each character’s shoes and think about what I would do or at least what could I reasonably be expected to do. Without a doubt, the most responsible for the princess’s death was the madman. Even though he was a coward, I can’t necessarily judge the lumberjack for not wanting to put himself in harm’s way. However, I do feel a lot of the responsibility lies with the fisherman because he could have saved her without having any harm done to him. If this were a real-life crime, the fisherman could have been charged with complicity (not 100% sure on that). Again, just like the lumberjack, I can’t blame the nursemaid for not doing anything. She might have been considered an accomplice to the princess sneaking out and be killed by the king. Lastly, I think it was senseless of the princess to leave when she knew full and well what the consequences would
While reading Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet” it is easy to see that everybody in the story is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Personally however, I believe that three of the main characters are more at fault than the other characters. First is Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend. Next is Benvolio, nephew of Lord Montague, and Romeo’s other friend. Last is Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet, Franciscan Priest.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, many characters were to blame and some to be pardoned. Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet were the most responsible for the problems Romeo and Juliet face. Where as the Nurse tried helping and did the what was best for the couple although it was not what Juliet wanted. The nurse did the most realistic mature thing by telling Juliet to simply marry Paris.
The blame for the tragedy of Macbeth must be apportioned between the three witches, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself.
Responsibility for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths There is much controversy to who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, a number of things and people could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But who is responsible for their deaths? Even before the play begins the grudge between the Capulet and Montague families has begun. Because of this, it becomes imminent that one thing or event will start off a sequence of incidents that will end in tragedy. The on-going feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if their was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet would have been able to have a safe normal relationship in which their family would have agreed to.
Taking Responsibility for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The guards are to “blame” for the murder of the King because they were letting Lady Macbeth get them drunk at her husband’s party. They should have been watching out for the King and protecting him from dangers or anyone or anything that can harm him. Lady Macbeth remarks, “the surfeited grooms/Do mock their charge with snores” (II, ii, 5-6). Lady Macbeth is saying that she got the guards so drunk that they fell asleep and abandoned their duty of protecting the king. Although the guards got drunk they kill Duncan so they are not truly “responsible” for his death because they did not commit the dead they were just enjoying the party. If anything Duncan is more responsible for his own death than the
In Williams Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, he depicts the story of star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. In the tragic ending of the play, both Juliet and Romeo take their lives. Romeo and Juliet are not the only ones responsible for their own death. There are many characters that contribute to the situation. Of these characters, the person who bears the most responsible is Lady Capulet because of her opinion on when and who Juliet should marry. She also helped the feud between the capulets and montagues, therefore causing romeo and juliet's love to be forbidden. For these reasons lady capulet is to blame for Romeo and juliet's death.
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets was Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there are three that are the most responsible. Mercutio, The Nurse, and Friar Laurence are the three that deserve the most blame.
Please discuss the following items in the order given. Briefly respond to all areas listed.
There was so much tragedy in Romeo and Juliet but who was truly to blame for the six deaths? The majority of blame for the six deaths in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare rests on Romeo. Romeo is responsible because he was so desperate for love and he couldn’t control his anger on multiple occasions. One example of Romeo being desperate for love is him killing himself for Juliet And a reason for Romeo not being able for him to control his temper was when he killed Tybalt and Paris out of revenge.
The question of who is responsible for their deaths is still up for debate, but the ones who are most responsible are Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet, and the Montagues and Capulets. It could not have been anyone else because no one else was involved as much as these people. These people may not have killed these two star-crossed lovers, but they all are held responsible for a piece of the puzzle in this melancholy tragedy, of Romeo and
In my opinion Lady Macbeth is most to blame, because she forced Macbeth to kill the king when he truly didn’t want to. Lady Macbeth made Macbeth kill the king when he didn't want to kill him but he still wanted the power. Macbeth wanted the king's power but he didn't want to have to kill the king. The lesson to learn from this story is to never let someone pressure you to do something you absolutely don't want to
A lot of terrible trials and difficulties happen to people in this world. There really isn’t any one person to blame in some situations, but in the play Macbeth you can only lay the blame on one sole person, which is Macbeth. In the play Macbeth we see three main reasons why Macbeth is to blame for his own downfall, he has his own agency, and no one chooses to do anything for him. He also has a conscious and he decides wither to listen to it or not. To end he didn’t just stop killing people after he was king, no he continued to kill more people without strong reason.
When reading romeo and juliet do you ever wonder whos the most at fault for the death of romeo and juliet. The capulets are the most at fault because tybalt killed mercutio witch triggered romeo to kill tybalt got exiled and banished. Everyone is at fault for romeo and juliet's death but the most who are at fault are the capulets because of the big grudge friar lawrence married them without tybalt killing micertion romeo would have killed tybalt causing him to kill tybalt.
There were many wrongs committed in "MacBeth." But who should bear the major responsibility for these actions? The witches' prophesising? Lady MacBeth's scheming and persuasion? Or should MacBeth himself be held responsible? No doubt the witches and lady MacBeth influenced MacBeth in the course of action he took in his rise to power, but ultimately he must bear the major responsibility for his fate.