In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, death is a frequent subject. Whether it’s Romeo comparing “light and dark” or Juliet threatening to kill herself, death is always the topic of conversation. At the conclusion of the story, Romeo and Juliet tragically die. This brings up a drastic question: who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Based off of textual evidence, the feuding families are to blame as everything happened because they were fighting in the first place. To begin with, Shakespeare stated in the prologue, “Two households, both alike in dignity...a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, doth with death bury their parents’ strife.” (Shakespeare.Prologue.1-6). This means that it was fate that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship could never work out since the vendetta between the two families. In fact, in Kerschen’s critical essay, Kelley Griffith states, “if the plot is only part of a larger or ongoing story, then the characters are more likely to seem at mercy of …show more content…
Denton Snider, an American Scholar claims, “Romeo and Juliet are destroyed by their own love...just as the passion of hate, the intensity of love’s passion blots out reason and self-control and leads to destructive behavior.” (Kerschen 2). To put it briefly, Snider believes Romeo and Juliet are in fault for their own deaths. Love can make people do strange things, but there is a bigger picture in this situation. Romeo and Juliet’s affiliation was forbidden. Inevitably, something big, maybe even death, would’ve happened as a consequence to them being together. It was their love that made Juliet acquire help from Friar Laurence to fake her own death. In the same way, when Romeo asked the Apothecary to sell him an elixir, to end his life by the side of Juliet. Their love did have a part in their death, but they wouldn’t have had to end their lives, if their relationship wasn’t
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a story about two young people from feuding families who fell in love of each other their love was so strong that they ended up dying for each other. Many characters in this play are responsible and blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s death including their parents, by keeping the feud between the two families going. Mercutio can be blamed to some degree too. He was the one who got Romeo to go to the ball in the first place. However, I believe the most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Romeo and Juliet themselves.
“Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. With a few different decisions by the main characters, the story could be altered completely. Romeo and Juliet were a pair of “star crossed lovers” however, their love was forbidden to an ancient grudge between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Despite the grudge, the lovers decide to secretly marry. Their decision results in a large amount of turmoil when Romeo gets banished when he kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt. In an attempt to get back together, their death ensues. Many debate about who is responsible for their death, I believe that they are responsible for their own deaths because they were too hasty, broke rules, and were irresponsible.
The most blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is fate. In the prologue, it says, “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life…” (Doc A). “Starcross’d” means that it is destined Romeo and Juliet are not to be together. Their love is cursed by fate to end in tragedy. The prologue also says “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes…” (Doc A). In Shakespeare’s
In the tragic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo met Juliet from an enemy family in a party that he was not supposed to attend, and they quickly fell in love. Of course, this forbidden love brought unfortunate luck, and both Romeo and Juliet died at the end of the play. Who shall be held responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? This question has been bothering people, and yet to be answered. There are indeed many variables that have affected this, but I think Romeo himself is responsible for his own death and the one of his wife Juliet. Since the beginning of the play, Romeo has been acting foolishly, and he could not behave and calm himself down. If he had behaved well and thought before doing whatever he was going to do, everything could’ve been better.
Within every tragic ending, lies at least one or more accomplice. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, many things happen that involve many different people, so it could be hard to pinpoint one person to blame for the deaths of the two young lovers Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Benvolio, and the Capulet and Montague ancestors are to blame. Romeo is to blame because he acts rashly and does not think things through. Benvolio is at fault because he encourages Romeo to go to a Capulet party where he meets the love of his life. Romeo and Juliet's ancestors are also to blame because they created the feud that resulted in the lover’s tragic end. With so many people playing a part in the relationship, putting the blame on one person is difficult.
Did you know that it wasn't Romeo and Juliet's fault that they died? Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is a great romantic tragedy for those who like reading Shakespeare. The Lords Capulet and Montague are the characters most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because they started the feud which killed Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, and Paris, prevented Romeo and Juliet marrying, and resulted in Romeo’s banishment. Lord Capulet and Montague are the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because they started the feud which killed Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, and Paris. The Prince said, “Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet, and Montague Have thrice disturbed the quiet of
Have you ever fallen in love with someone whom your parents don’t really like? Did you have to go behind their backs to go out with that person? That is what happened to Romeo and Juliet. Even though there are a lot of people to blame in the play “Romeo and Juliet”, most people think that Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt are the most to blame.
Who’s to blame and who should be excused from this tragedy in the Romeo and Juliet love story? Romeo thought Juliet was dead and he then killed himself with poison that would actually kill him and Juliet was left alone because Friar's plan didn’t get to Romeo. Everyone except Romeo and Friar Lawrence thought that Juliet was going to get married to Paris after Nurse convinced her that Romeo wasn’t good for her. Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers who are in love and while everyone else would disapprove of the relationship they looked for help to find their happy ending and unfortunately this ended in a terrible tragedy because of one message not getting delivered. There were only two people who knew about the forbidden relationship and Friar
To blame someone means you accuse someone for an action that occurred and assign responsibility for a fault or wrong that happened. In some cases, who to blame is a simple answer. In other cases, it is extremely difficult to hold someone accountable, when in fact there are multiple people who are at fault. In the case of Romeo and Juliet, countless people add to the tragedy that grew throughout the story. Although, the main person who is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, is Friar Lawrence.
In Romeo and Juliet fate had a lot to do with their deaths, as it proves in the prologue the two households, the Capulets and the Montagues were enemies. Romeo and Juliet had no chance of being together because of fate and the feud. The two families are both to blame because of the parents rage. “Death-mark’d love”.(DBQ: Project, 2013) This quote explains how Romeo and Juliet’s love only leads to death. “Star Crossed Lovers”.(DBQ:Project, 2013) This means that Romeo and Juliet’s parents are trying to keep them away from each other because if not bad stuff will happen.
The tragedy known as Romeo and Juliet can be seen to be their fault, because they are the ones who ended their lives. The blame should not be put on them but on other characters who pushed them to the end. Romeo and Juliet fell in love very fast, but couldn’t profess their love openly because of their feuding families. At the end of the tragic play they both kill themselves so they can be together for eternity. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the Capulets, Friar Laurence, the Nurse, and the Prince can all be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Who do you think should be blamed for Romeo And Juliet’s death? One thing for sure my opinion is all the people that surround them.Juliet shouldn’t kill herself because she is still young and inexperienced what the meaning of love is really about.Romeo and Juliet also don’t know how it hurts others to see them dead.
Romeo and Juliet is an age-old tale of love, sweet-sorrow, and death, it is very common amongst schools, and there is always one question that everyone thinks about differently, who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Many would say, their parents, Friar Lawrence, or possibly even Tybalt, could be held responsible, although it is believed Romeo is who is responsible for their deaths. Though Romeo fell victim to his own mistakes, he is still to blame for what all had happened. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet Romeo was in love with the beautiful Rosaline, and though she didn’t love him back he strived to get to her heart.
There are tragedies everywhere and everytime, with these tragedies you have to blame someone or something for it. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare they’d blame fate instead of themselves because they could have been responsible for the disaster they caused. Romeo was to blame for the misfortune in the city of verona. Romeo’s responsible for his hastiness, responsible for the deaths that happened in under 3 days and Convincing Friar Lawrence to get Romeo and Juliet.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet evidence shows Romeo is responsible for the death of himself and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet both knew getting into their relationship, things were going to be difficult knowing that the families are enemies. When they got support from the Nurse and friar they both decided to get married. Sneaking the marriage was going to be difficult enough, but the mistakes of Romeo changed everything.