Romeo and Juliet Descisions Essay

Romeo and Juliet has a tragic ending where both of the star-crossed lovers die. This was a result of human actions, not fate. Many people in the play had vital rolls in the death of the teenagers, though Romeo and Juliet were both greatly at fault for their own demise. Friar Lawrence, Friar John and the entirety of the Capulet and Montague families were responsible for the deaths of the lovers. From the very beginning the love of Romeo and Juliet was ill-fated. However, there were many circumstances throughout the course of their lives that led to their eventual deaths. Romeo is impulsive and generally immature. He is living in the middle of a violent feud between the two families. He is usually very over emotional and falls in and out of love very quickly. Romeo was first in love with Rosaline, but as soon as he saw Juliet he fell in love with her, the daughter of the enemy. Romeo could have chosen not to go to the party when he had a bad feeling, preventing the ill-fated love in the first place. He also could have chosen not to get married to Juliet the second day he knew her. Romeo killed Tybalt, when he could have walked away but instead he decided to fight, getting himself banished. Romeo also shouldn't have poisoned himself just because Juliet was dead. If he hadn’t both of them may have been able to go and have a happy life together. Juliet is a young girl from and aristocratic family, and she doesn't have a say in the big decisions in her life. There were many things that she could have done to change the tragic ending for Romeo and herself. The first and foremost would probably be not marrying the boy that she had known for two days. If Juliet had gone slower in her relationship with Romeo she may have decided not to commit herself to him in the first place or felt the need to fake her death to be with him. If she had placed more trust in adults and told her parents about Romeo, then it is likely that they could have worked something out. Perhaps they would not have needed to elope. Friar Lawrence was probably the most at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He was the one who married the young lovers. It’s possible that if they hadn’t been married, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have ended up dead. Friar Lawrence is also the one who convinced Juliet to take the sleeping potion to make it appear as if she was dead. Then later delegated the responsibility of telling Romeo about the plan to Friar John, who couldn't deliver the message. If Romeo hadn’t thought Juliet was dead, the teenagers wouldn't have killed themselves, thus putting their blood on Friar Lawrence’s hands. In conclusion Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were entirely avoidable. If some of the adults in the play had made better decisions and not have been so petty, a lot of people probably wouldn't have died. Romeo and Juliet both seemed pretty emotional, and jumped to suicide as a solution very quickly, so it was their own choice to kill themselves. On the other hand if the families hadn’t been feuding over nothing, there wouldn't have been a need for them to keep their romance a secret. If Friar Lawrence had made better decisions and not married them, and given Juliet the sleep potion, it also would have ended better. In the end everyone involved is at fault for their deaths. Unlike the famous phrase “star-crossed lovers” suggest Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were the result of human actions, not fate.