Lord Capulet Responsible For Romeo And Juliet's Death

The Death of Romeo and Juliet Everything that happens has a cause. This statement also applies to how every murder that happens has a murderer. Sometimes it is the ones you love most that hurts you the most. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is an example of that and though there may be guilt coming from more than one person, only one of them plays the biggest part. With that said, the character that plays the biggest factor in Romeo and Juliet’s death is neither Paris nor Friar Lawrence, but instead is Lord Capulet because he cares about only his pride and pushed Juliet to her limits. Admittedly, many think that Lord Capulet puts his daughter over anybody else, and blames Paris for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet,
Though it may be true that Friar Lawrence was the one who told Juliet to “[t]ake thou this vial” (4.1.95), it is questionable on why he needed to in the first place. Lord Capulet is the one responsible because he yelled at Juliet. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet became enraged and started calling her a “disobedient wrench” (3.5.166). A father should not talk to his daughter this way. In fact, because of Lord Capulet’s actions, it pushed Juliet to seek for Friar Lawrence’s help and in turn led Juliet to drink the vial. Juliet’s father’s behavior was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death. William Shakespeare challenges his viewers to keep in mind that it is the ones we keep the closest to us, hurts us the most. While it may be true that the ones we love will least likely to hurt us, their actions can make an impact unintentionally. Although parents may not know, they do not always make the right choices for their children. Romeo and Juliet shows us there is always a cause in an effect, and always an effect in every