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Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Who’s to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death?Was it the long rivalry of Montague and Capulet? Was it the pressure of Juliet parents to marry a man she didn't love? Some people even say the Nurse is to blame for their death.Well this is my response for their “tragic” death. The first person I think that is responsible for their death is Capulet. Capulet was so strict and only thought on what was best for Capulet and not what was best for Juliet. He didn't give a thought on how she felt and forced on her to marry Paris or be a disgrace to the family.That’s a lot of pressure for an teenager.This can be a minor reason Juliet committed suicide.Act 3, Scene 5 Capulet says “I tell thee what, get thee to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face:Speak not, reply not, do not answer me.” We all know that Capulet is just trying to be a good father and do the best for his daughter but she doesn't know that she is “in love” with a person she can't have and her father is going to hate her if she doesn't marry Paris.Since Juliet never got to be an teenager because her parents was always controlling her she think she …show more content…

She believed that the tradition of arranged marriage was correct and it should be arranged by the parents. Her view of love was so strong that she didn't care or didn't even ask about Juliet feelings. In the play Lady Capulet seem heartless and mean to Juliet. In act 1 ,scene 3 Lady Capulet talks about how she was a mother around Juliet age and women are married around Juliet age.Also in act 3 ,scene 5 it says “Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word: Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee” Instead of asking her why she didn't want to marry a Paris and how she felt, she just told her to not speak to her. If Lady Capulet was a better mother Juliet probably wouldn't kill

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