Who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Many of you think that different characters are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet but I don’t think so. I believe that fate is responsible for the death.
Right from the prologue, there is a clear indication that fate is going to play a big role in the play. The prologue says ‘ancient grudge’, ‘fatal loins’, ‘star-cross’d lovers’, ‘death mark’d love’ and ‘ children’s end nought could remove.’ This makes clear references to the family feud and the children’s death. This is already giving us an indication that they CAN’T be together.
The nurse and Friar Lawrence are commonly blamed for the death but I don’t think they are. The nurse always has Juliet’s best interests at heart ad she wants to see Juliet happy, content and leading a good life. Juliet constantly refers to the nurse as ‘sweet nurse’, which shows that they have a close relationship. In fact, the nurse is more if a mother to Juliet then Lady Capulet. The Friar wants to do right by Romeo and he doesn’t like to see him hurt. They have a father-son bond which Romeo cant get with Lord Montague. Both the Friar and the Nurse did everything to make Romeo and Juliet happy but they also helped to resolve the conflict between the two families.
Shakespeare gives a clear indication about the fate of these two lovers through his adept use of foreshadowing. Mercutio says ‘ a plague a’both houses!’ this is clearly saying that something bad is going to happen. Friar Lawrence uses words like ‘poison’, ‘tomb’ and ‘grave’ which doesn’t give a positive outlook on the future. Everyone seems to be planning their short future together. Maybe, they were not destined to find happiness.
Overall, Fate is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It wasn’t on their side throughout the play. They were meant to meet, love and die together, fate is clearly the dominant force for most of the play.
Many of you think that different characters are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet but I don’t think so. I believe that fate is responsible for the death.
Right from the prologue, there is a clear indication that fate is going to play a big role in the play. The prologue says ‘ancient grudge’, ‘fatal loins’, ‘star-cross’d lovers’, ‘death mark’d love’ and ‘ children’s end nought could remove.’ This makes clear references to the family feud and the children’s death. This is already giving us an indication that they CAN’T be together.
The nurse and Friar Lawrence are commonly blamed for the death but I don’t think they are. The nurse always has Juliet’s best interests at heart ad she wants to see Juliet happy, content and leading a good life. Juliet constantly refers to the nurse as ‘sweet nurse’, which shows that they have a close relationship. In fact, the nurse is more if a mother to Juliet then Lady Capulet. The Friar wants to do right by Romeo and he doesn’t like to see him hurt. They have a father-son bond which Romeo cant get with Lord Montague. Both the Friar and the Nurse did everything to make Romeo and Juliet happy but they also helped to resolve the conflict between the two families.
Shakespeare gives a clear indication about the fate of these two lovers through his adept use of foreshadowing. Mercutio says ‘ a plague a’both houses!’ this is clearly saying that something bad is going to happen. Friar Lawrence uses words like ‘poison’, ‘tomb’ and ‘grave’ which doesn’t give a positive outlook on the future. Everyone seems to be planning their short future together. Maybe, they were not destined to find happiness.
Overall, Fate is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It wasn’t on their side throughout the play. They were meant to meet, love and die together, fate is clearly the dominant force for most of the play.