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
After Juliet and Friar Lawrence make their plan to fake Juliet's death, she tells her father she will agree to marry Paris. Ecstatic with her agreement, her father responds, “ Send for the county go tell him of this. I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning” ( 4.2. 23-24). Capulet has just changed the date of the wedding. This leaves a very short amount of time to inform Romeo on Friar and Juliet’s plan. Also, in Act 5 Juliet has already taken the sleeping potion. Everyone thinks she is dead including Romeo. Romeo arrives at Juliet’s tomb, then after seeing her, drinks the poison to kill himself. When Juliet awakens, Friar Lawrence is there and she discovers Romeo’s dead body. Juliet grabs a dagger and says, “ Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die” (5.3. 169-170). This reveals that timing has just caused these two deaths. If Romeo would have known about the plan, if Friar would have arrived to the tomb earlier, or if Juliet would have awakened the two would still be alive. Two star-crossed lovers committed suicide because of terrible timing of
Romeo and Juliet were simply too hasty when they decided to get married only after hours of knowing each other. The play uses the phrase, “Love at first sight”. “Love at first sight” isn’t a thing. In the play they fall for each other because of how they look. It isn’t love when it is based on love, that is called lust. Lust is not a reason to marry someone you just met. They barely even knew each other, and they decided to get married within a few hours, there are no circumstances were that’s okay. You can’t “love” anybody when you’ve only know each other for a few hours. Had they not married in the first place, they both would have lived.
Juliet is partially responsible for the death of romeo because when he heard she was dead, he killed himself. This is only because Juliet hadn't told him that she wasn't actually dead. Romeo is partially responsible for Juliet's death because he killed himself and when Juliet saw that he was dead, she decided to killed herself.
Despite this, the two still meet Romeo, suggesting that they get married while Juliet agrees. Romeo's decision to marry Juliet after knowing her for only a short time highlights his impulsive nature. Despite the risks and
Early in the play, Romeo and Juliet meet and instantly fall in love. In the infamous balcony scene, they clearly express their love and decide to get married. Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bend of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world,” (2.2.149-155). Juliet has confirmed that she wants to marry Romeo the next day so long as he gives her a notice the next day. Romeo and Juliet are so in love that they are willing to rush into this marriage, not truly thinking of what is about to come next. They don’t stop to think about what this marriage will mean for the rivalry between the families and they don’t understand that maybe it isn’t a good idea. If Romeo and Juliet had considered the trouble that this marriage would cause, perhaps they would not have gotten married so quickly. Later, once Romeo has been banished to Mantua and Juliet is told she must marry another guy named Paris, she is distraught and runs to Friar Lawrence. Once there, Friar tells Juliet of a plan that involves her faking her death using a concoction that will make her appear dead. Romeo will then find her and they will be reunited and live their lives together away from their feuding
After the party, Romeo goes to Juliet’s balcony. “He jests at scars that never felt a wound... That I might touch that cheek”(2.1.1-26). Romeo becomes so obsessed with Juliet that he trespasses onto her family’s property, with the risk of being killed, to see her because he thinks he is in love with her. If Romeo had waited to see her again and had taken things a bit slower then they may have been alive at the end of the play.
Romeo is to blame because, he killed himself, leading to the death of both him and Juliet. Finally, he was moving way too fast from when they met and when they died, it was less than one day. Since Romeo killed himself, Juliet killed herself. If he didn't kill himself, they would have both lived. Also, he got banished, which led to their death.
We realized after he executed Tybalt that Romeo makes split second decisions without thinking about the consequences. Juliet would have known this had she waited longer than 2 days to get married to him. The abrupt marriage was also a poor decision that led to their undoing. The young couple getting married after 2 days was a big reason that the story ended the way it did. When the couple chose to get married they were then bound to each other, but when doing so they didn’t know each other very well and didn’t know how the other would react to certain situations, like stress, anger, or sadness, like how Romeo reacted to “the
According to extensive research, 166 million people in the US have read the book Romeo and Juliet, but there is no real answer to who is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. But now there is, Romeo is responsible for the death of him and his wife Juliet because of his selfish, carless and impulsive actions. The first reason why Romeo is responsible for their death is mostly because of his selfishness and the dumb things that he did without thinking of what the outcome would be. “Thus with a kiss I die”.
When Juliet finds out, she is so distraught that she kills herself as well. Ultimately, the choices of the two lovers, their families’ unbridled hatred, and the town friar’s bad advice caused this tragic ending. Romeo and Juliet contribute to their own deaths for several reasons. Firstly, Juliet states in act II, scene ii, line 118, “It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden…” (Shakespeare 407).
This didn’t work out because the gates of the city closed because of a “plague”. Without Romeo knowing of the plan he believed Juliet had died and he didn’t want to live without her. He ended his own life thinking he couldn't live without her, and she didn't want to either so when she saw Romeo dead she killed
Well, now you know Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t of been happy together if they have lived. Romeo was so quick to act in every situation, so he couldn’t really control his emotions. Both of them barely knew each other , and they only knew each
Romeo and Juliet both suicide after seeing each other dead. After Romeo hears about Juliet’s death, he goes to her tomb to see her one last time and kiss her before he suicides. “Here’s to my love. O true apothecary,/Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”(V.iii.119-120). Romeo should have overlooked his quick thoughts of suicide, and should have realized how much he still had to live for. The aftermath of this action was that both Romeo and Juliet both end up dead in the final tragedy. After Juliet sees Romeo dead, she decides to kill herself with a dagger. “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O, happy dagger,/This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die”(V.iii.174-175). This evidence is an example of the consequences that can occur after a hasty, sad-driven decision. If Romeo did not suicide while under the influence of his emotions, both Romeo and Juliet would have lived, and the ultimate, final tragedy of the play would have been avoided, but instead, Romeo’s emotions misguided him to choose the awful decision of suicide. These actions reveal how quickly sadness leads to horrendous repercussions due to the actions that it
Juliet and Romeo's love at first sight isn't as sweet as it first seems, as it leads into their own and three other character's,Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague and Mercutio, deaths. "O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio's dead!...This shall determine that .They fight; TYBALT falls" (I,i,78-93). Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, which is then slain by Romeo. If Romeo had not been married to Juliet things might have turned out differently for both characters. If Romeo had been less haste, the chances of this brawl of ever ocurring in the first place would have been much lower, thus saving the lives of two very important characters of this play.
As a matter of fact, he scarcely seems to notice the barriers he had just overcame until Juliet questions him about it. Considering that they do indeed take their own lives at the end of the play confirms the validity of Romeo's statement. What they both do is radical because ordinarily when one's spouse passes away, the remaining partner would not commit suicide immediately, but would most likely wallow in their own sadness and develop depression. Knowing that they both commit suicide in the end further establishes the extent to which the couple love each other because it attests to their perception that life is not worth living without the other.