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Who Was Responsible For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, I believe that Romeo is responsible for Juliet’s and his own death. To begin with, Romeo made the unwise decision to go to the Capulet party. In Act 1, Scene 5, he is asked to read a paper that had all the people invited to the Capulet party on it, and upon learning there was a party, he decides to go. If he never went to the party, Romeo and Juliet probably would have never met, therefore, they wouldn’t have fallen in love and wouldn’t have died in the end. Going to the Capulet party was not a smart decision on Romeo’s part considering he is a Montague, and he should have known better than to mess around considering the Prince told them that if there were any more fights, there would be consequences. Secondly, if he hadn’t rushed into the marriage so quickly, Juliet and him might have been successful in their parents being okay with the marriage because they could have explained how much they love each other. …show more content…

It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden” (2.2.128,129). This proves that even she wanted to take things slow, but Romeo insisted that they get married the day after they meet. I believe that if they took things slower, they could have spent more time together and decided if they really did love each other and they could have taken the time to get their parents on board about the marriage. Lastly, if he didn’t make the reckless decision to kill himself so quickly after he found Juliet, there is a large chance that they would both be alive. After Romeo finds Juliet dead (when she’s not really dead; rather she is about to wake up), he makes a very sudden decision to take his own life because he won’t be happy without Juliet anyways, which happens in Act 5, Scene 5. If he hadn’t killed himself or at least thought it over first and took some time to do so, Juliet would have woken up and they could have been

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