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Who Was Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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In many stories, especially those of an older make, there are usually many tragic deaths that are the direct or indirect result of the actions of someone or something. The story “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a great example of one of these tragic stories. “Romeo and Juliet” is a classic piece of work that takes place in the Italian city of Verona and follows the short lived lives of the young lovers Romeo and Juliet. I believe that all the deaths that take place in this story are the result of Romeo’s poor judgment and actions. Although Tybalt may have held some of the fault for the deaths of himself and Mercutio, Romeo is the main purpose for the fight happening in the first place. Romeo could have handled the situation in a much more mature way and because of the actions he did take, Mercutio ended up being slain defending Romeo. When Tybalt began to threaten to start a fight, Romeo told Mercutio “Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier up.” (Shakespeare …show more content…

On the other hand Juliet’s death was more of a result of both her own, and Romeo’s poor judgment and sensitivity to the problems they are given. After Romeo received word that Juliet had died, he acted without thinking and ended up snuffing out his own life due to grief and dismay. Because of his decision, when Juliet awoke she was met with the sight of her deceased husband, and she herself came to the same conclusion as Romeo, that she would be happier dead if she could not be with the one she loved. When Juliet decides to end her life she says “Drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after?” (Shakespeare V.iii.163-164) Juliet had hoped that she could follow Romeo down the same path that he took, but could not. Had Romeo thought out the situation more thoroughly, he may have not gone to the tomb, and by doing so Juliet would have had no motive to kill

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