Blame in Romeo and Juliet

In the play "Romeo and Juliet" a series of unfortunate the circumstances and illogical decisions force the protagonists into an impossible position ultimately resulting in their death. As Il-fated as the two "star-crossed lover's" may have been the root of all their problems can be traced back to rash decisions by characters and circumstances placed unfairly on characters by warped societal expectations. While the Friar had nothing but the best intentions his illogical and somewhat naive decisions contributed greatly to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s impulsive, dangerous and irrational behavior is also to blame. Societal expectations and outside influences can be partly to blame for many of the characters irrational decisions. Although these expectations could be to blame for two lovers parents behavior it does not justify them completely, thus they are also to blame. None of these reasons can be blamed in isolation but all contributed to the ultimate outcome of Romeo and Juliets relationship.

The Friar was very mush to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet. He was continuously relied on for advice from Romeo and Juliet and failed to acknowledge his mistakes after their deaths. The Friar is blame because he married the two with their parents consent and thought that Romeo’s love lied “ not truly in [his] heart, but in [his] eyes”. Instead he foolishly chose to marry the two, purely “to turn [their] households’ rancor to pure love” despite being unknowing of the true nature of their dispute as a priest. Not only this, but he also expressed that things were moving too fast and that “violent delights (such as Romeo’s and Juliet's love) have violent ends” but continued with the wedding anyway. He failed to listen to his own wisdom and take things “wisely and slowly”. Despite prolonging the lives of two suicidal teenagers, they placed their trust in him when he promised to “blaze [their] marriage…beg pardon to the Prince, and call thee back”.