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Who Was To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death Essay

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The two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, took their lives at the end of the story. What caused this to happen? Who is to blame for this? Leading up to their deaths, Juliet took a potion that made her appear dead and because Friar Laurence's letter didn’t get to Romeo on time, Romeo believed she was dead. So, Romeo went to visit Juliet in the crypt and took a potion to kill himself because he was so heartbroken. Then, Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead and ends up killing herself with Romeo’s dagger. I believe that Lord and Lady Capulet, Juliet’s parents, are to blame for their deaths. They did many things that caused the two lovers to end up killing themselves. One of the reasons I believe Lord and Lady Capulet are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is …show more content…

At the beginning of the story, in Act 1 Scene 1, Gregory and Sampson, the Capulet servants, get in a fight with a few Montague men in the street because of the ongoing feud. This shows us that the feud isn’t just in the past, but it is still happening in the streets of Verona. Another reason I believe that Lord and Lady Capulet are to blame for their deaths is that they forced Juliet to marry Paris and threatened to disown her if she didn’t. Besides, she had just married Romeo and is now being forced to marry Paris. In Act 3 Scene 5, Lord Capulet says to Juliet, “Get thee to church a Thursday, or never after look me in the face, speak not, reply not, do not answer me.” This only shows a small portion of how harsh Lord Capulet was to Juliet. In this direct quote, he is telling her either she gets married to Paris on Thursday or she should never speak to him again. If I was Juliet I would feel horrible because the man I love just got banished from Verona and now I am being forced to marry some man I don't even know. This causes her to go to Friar Laurence and beg him to help her get out of getting married to Paris and threatens to kill herself if he

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