Factors that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet

Explore the factors that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

There are four areas that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It is important to study the cultural and historical background in which the play is set as this affects how characters behave and interact with each other. Another factor is individual characters and how their personalities and behaviour contribute to the deaths of the two protagonists. Love and hate affects the characters and causes the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Some people believe that the events in the play happened because of fate and that they happened for a reason; others may think that the events of the play happened just by chance. Therefore it is important to study all four of these reasons to see which contribute to whether the deaths of Romeo and Juliet happened because of fate or coincidence. An examination of these factors may reveal whether any one of these theories is a possibility when deciding what led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet

The factor that I think contributes to Romeo and Juliet’s death is the social and cultural way of life that they experienced. The position of women in the Elizabethan period, in polite society didn’t allow them to make their own decisions or have opinions and they were seen and not heard. Females that were around the same age as Juliet had many boundaries that didn’t allow them to lead normal lives. They were given limited access to education and were normally home tutored because their parents thought that it was the best and safest thing for them, but instead it stopped them learning necessary skills to become independent. Women were always seen as less intelligent than men, mainly because men would be working to provide for their families. Women weren’t given the opportunity to work as they were expected to stay at home and look after their children or a nanny would be employed; the nurse is very close to Juliet and Juliet feels that she can talk to the