Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet Essay
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is a play that has been studied in high schools for years. This tragedy is about two young kids who fall in love, and how all of the different characters actions intertwine and have an effect on the conclusion. At the end of the play, the Prince says “Some shall be pardoned, and some punished.” (5.3/319) It is clear in this well-known play that the adults, in fact, are to be blamed for the children’s death. In my opinion, the Nurse, Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence are to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. With these three characters actions all combined, it created an inevitable fate for Romeo and Juliet.
The Nurse, Juliet’s caretaker since she was a young girl, is partially to blame for Juliet’s …show more content…
death. The Nurse pushed Juliet to marry Romeo, at first. When the Nurse first heard of Juliet’s love for Romeo, she accepted it. She brought messages to Juliet from Romeo, helped organize the wedding with the Friar, and even helped Romeo sneak into her bedroom at night. Essentially, she encouraged the forbidden love between the two kids.
Hie you to church. I must another way,
To fetch a ladder by the which your love
Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark.
(2.6//77-79)
The Nurse explains to Juliet that Romeo is waiting for her at Friar Lawrence’s cell, and that she is going to get a ladder for Romeo to sneak into Juliet’s room after the wedding.
In the morning, Capulet decides to tell Juliet that she is to marry Paris. When the Nurse stands up for Juliet, Capulet says horrid things to her. At this point, the Nurse tells Juliet that it is best for her to marry Paris, because Romeo is banished and won’t come back for her. Right away, Juliet tells the Nurse she is leaving to confess her sins to the Friar, however, she actually goes to seek the Friar’s advice. The Nurse is guilty in this situation because she helped make the plan for Juliet to marry Romeo, and then shortly after, told Juliet to marry Paris instead. The Nurse was only trying to save Juliet from the consequences of her secret marriage. While this is true, if the Nurse hadn’t gotten involved in the first place, or if she helped Juliet escape to Mantua, Romeo and Juliet would have lived. It is evident that the Nurses actions contributed to Juliet and Romeo’s death.
Lord Capulets’ fiery, passionate temper toward his daughter impacted most of Juliet’s decisions throughout the play. Ever since the beginning of the play, Capulet felt that he had a huge responsibility for Juliet, and that he had to choose who she was going to marry. He feared that Juliet was going to marry too young, and that it would be to a boy that the Capulets’ did not approve of.
But saying o’er what I have said
before.
My child is yet a stranger in the world.
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a pride.
(1.2//7-11)
After the death of Tybalt, Capulet told Paris that it wasn’t the best time to convince Juliet to marry him, but that the next day Lady Capulet will ask her what she thinks of the idea. As soon as morning came, Capulet insists that Juliet marries Paris in a matter of days, despite what he said about him wanting her to wait. Because Juliet is already devoted to Romeo, she becomes horrified at the thought of having to marry another man. When Juliet refuses, Capulet threatens to throw her out of the house and disown her if she does not marry Paris. Juliet cannot think of anything else to do but to go to Friar Lawrence for help. When Juliet goes to the Friar for assistance, he creates the plan in which Juliet fakes her own death. With the pressure of her father’s persistence pushing down on her, she feels torn between loyalty to her family and loyalty to her new husband. Juliet needed to make a decision, and she decided to go against her father’s words and be with Romeo. If Capulet was not so forceful onto his daughter, she would have felt freer to make her own choices and assure her own happiness, instead of making sure her father was satisfied. To conclude, if Capulet let Juliet marry Romeo in the first place, the death of the two lovers would have been avoided.
Friar Lawrence had the biggest impact on the death of Romeo and Juliet. Although Friar Lawrence was only trying to help Romeo and Juliet stay together, he made some disastrous mistakes along the way which definitely cost the two lovers their lives. Foremost, the Friar performed a wedding for Romeo and Juliet when he knew that Juliet’s father did not approve of Romeo, and that it would cause another situation instead of resolving one. When Juliet came back to the Friar, informing him about her father forcing her to marry Paris, Friar gave Juliet a potion to fake her own death. The Friar should’ve considered whether his idea would have a positive or negative impact, rather than immediately giving a 13 year old girl a strong potion. Furthermore, he gave Friar John the letter that was supposed to inform Romeo about the plan without explaining the importance of the letter to him. The Friar should have delivered such a critical letter personally, instead of trusting someone else with the contents of the letter, which ultimately did kill both Romeo and Juliet. Soon after Romeo killed himself, Friar Lawrence visited Juliet at the tomb where Romeo lay dead, and he attempts to pull Juliet away from the scene when he hears someone approaching.
I hear some noise. Lady, come from that nest
Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep.
A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents. Come, come away.
Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead,
And Paris too. Come, I’ll dispose of thee
Among a sisterhood of holy nuns.
Stay not to question, for the watch is coming.
Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay
(5.3//156-164)
At this time, it is distinct that the Friar displays a touch of selfishness. Despite his willingness to pull Juliet away from the tomb, he still tells her that he doesn’t dare stay any longer. When Juliet tells him that she is not going to leave her dead husband, the Friar leaves her alone. Immediately, you can speculate that Friar is feeling guilty about his plan, and that is why he wants to flee right away. Nonetheless, it was still undoubtedly wrong that he left a vulnerable, broken hearted, 13 year old girl alone with her late husband. Along with the teenage hormones that could’ve been running through Juliet’s head, she must’ve also felt betrayed by the Friar, the one man she trusted. The only conceivable thing to do in Juliet’s mind was to take her own life, and to spend eternity with Romeo. If the Friar had not made these significant mistakes, Juliet and Romeo would have lived. On the other hand, had they survived, they may not have lived happily together. But be that as it may, they would have had the rest of their lives to live if the Friar had stayed out of the situation.
When tragedy strikes, there is often someone to blame. In this play, the Nurse, Capulet and Friar’s mistakes all lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse was only trying to do what she thought was right for Juliet, whom she loved like a daughter. As well as Friar Lawrence, who was also too blinded by the young love that he did not pay attention to the mistakes he was making. And Lastly, Capulet, who was only so forceful unto his daughter because he loved her and felt responsible for her happiness. To clarify, all of the mistakes the adults made that resulted in the death or Romeo and Juliet, were out of love. As a result, Romeo and Juliet died because the Nurse, the Friar and Capulet didn’t realize that their actions could spiral out of control and effect the two lovers negatively. It is truly evident in this classic play that the adults are to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
The Nurse, Juliet’s caretaker since she was a young girl, is partially to blame for Juliet’s …show more content…
death. The Nurse pushed Juliet to marry Romeo, at first. When the Nurse first heard of Juliet’s love for Romeo, she accepted it. She brought messages to Juliet from Romeo, helped organize the wedding with the Friar, and even helped Romeo sneak into her bedroom at night. Essentially, she encouraged the forbidden love between the two kids.
Hie you to church. I must another way,
To fetch a ladder by the which your love
Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark.
(2.6//77-79)
The Nurse explains to Juliet that Romeo is waiting for her at Friar Lawrence’s cell, and that she is going to get a ladder for Romeo to sneak into Juliet’s room after the wedding.
In the morning, Capulet decides to tell Juliet that she is to marry Paris. When the Nurse stands up for Juliet, Capulet says horrid things to her. At this point, the Nurse tells Juliet that it is best for her to marry Paris, because Romeo is banished and won’t come back for her. Right away, Juliet tells the Nurse she is leaving to confess her sins to the Friar, however, she actually goes to seek the Friar’s advice. The Nurse is guilty in this situation because she helped make the plan for Juliet to marry Romeo, and then shortly after, told Juliet to marry Paris instead. The Nurse was only trying to save Juliet from the consequences of her secret marriage. While this is true, if the Nurse hadn’t gotten involved in the first place, or if she helped Juliet escape to Mantua, Romeo and Juliet would have lived. It is evident that the Nurses actions contributed to Juliet and Romeo’s death.
Lord Capulets’ fiery, passionate temper toward his daughter impacted most of Juliet’s decisions throughout the play. Ever since the beginning of the play, Capulet felt that he had a huge responsibility for Juliet, and that he had to choose who she was going to marry. He feared that Juliet was going to marry too young, and that it would be to a boy that the Capulets’ did not approve of.
But saying o’er what I have said
before.
My child is yet a stranger in the world.
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a pride.
(1.2//7-11)
After the death of Tybalt, Capulet told Paris that it wasn’t the best time to convince Juliet to marry him, but that the next day Lady Capulet will ask her what she thinks of the idea. As soon as morning came, Capulet insists that Juliet marries Paris in a matter of days, despite what he said about him wanting her to wait. Because Juliet is already devoted to Romeo, she becomes horrified at the thought of having to marry another man. When Juliet refuses, Capulet threatens to throw her out of the house and disown her if she does not marry Paris. Juliet cannot think of anything else to do but to go to Friar Lawrence for help. When Juliet goes to the Friar for assistance, he creates the plan in which Juliet fakes her own death. With the pressure of her father’s persistence pushing down on her, she feels torn between loyalty to her family and loyalty to her new husband. Juliet needed to make a decision, and she decided to go against her father’s words and be with Romeo. If Capulet was not so forceful onto his daughter, she would have felt freer to make her own choices and assure her own happiness, instead of making sure her father was satisfied. To conclude, if Capulet let Juliet marry Romeo in the first place, the death of the two lovers would have been avoided.
Friar Lawrence had the biggest impact on the death of Romeo and Juliet. Although Friar Lawrence was only trying to help Romeo and Juliet stay together, he made some disastrous mistakes along the way which definitely cost the two lovers their lives. Foremost, the Friar performed a wedding for Romeo and Juliet when he knew that Juliet’s father did not approve of Romeo, and that it would cause another situation instead of resolving one. When Juliet came back to the Friar, informing him about her father forcing her to marry Paris, Friar gave Juliet a potion to fake her own death. The Friar should’ve considered whether his idea would have a positive or negative impact, rather than immediately giving a 13 year old girl a strong potion. Furthermore, he gave Friar John the letter that was supposed to inform Romeo about the plan without explaining the importance of the letter to him. The Friar should have delivered such a critical letter personally, instead of trusting someone else with the contents of the letter, which ultimately did kill both Romeo and Juliet. Soon after Romeo killed himself, Friar Lawrence visited Juliet at the tomb where Romeo lay dead, and he attempts to pull Juliet away from the scene when he hears someone approaching.
I hear some noise. Lady, come from that nest
Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep.
A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents. Come, come away.
Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead,
And Paris too. Come, I’ll dispose of thee
Among a sisterhood of holy nuns.
Stay not to question, for the watch is coming.
Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay
(5.3//156-164)
At this time, it is distinct that the Friar displays a touch of selfishness. Despite his willingness to pull Juliet away from the tomb, he still tells her that he doesn’t dare stay any longer. When Juliet tells him that she is not going to leave her dead husband, the Friar leaves her alone. Immediately, you can speculate that Friar is feeling guilty about his plan, and that is why he wants to flee right away. Nonetheless, it was still undoubtedly wrong that he left a vulnerable, broken hearted, 13 year old girl alone with her late husband. Along with the teenage hormones that could’ve been running through Juliet’s head, she must’ve also felt betrayed by the Friar, the one man she trusted. The only conceivable thing to do in Juliet’s mind was to take her own life, and to spend eternity with Romeo. If the Friar had not made these significant mistakes, Juliet and Romeo would have lived. On the other hand, had they survived, they may not have lived happily together. But be that as it may, they would have had the rest of their lives to live if the Friar had stayed out of the situation.
When tragedy strikes, there is often someone to blame. In this play, the Nurse, Capulet and Friar’s mistakes all lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse was only trying to do what she thought was right for Juliet, whom she loved like a daughter. As well as Friar Lawrence, who was also too blinded by the young love that he did not pay attention to the mistakes he was making. And Lastly, Capulet, who was only so forceful unto his daughter because he loved her and felt responsible for her happiness. To clarify, all of the mistakes the adults made that resulted in the death or Romeo and Juliet, were out of love. As a result, Romeo and Juliet died because the Nurse, the Friar and Capulet didn’t realize that their actions could spiral out of control and effect the two lovers negatively. It is truly evident in this classic play that the adults are to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.