In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet we look at two star-crossed lovers, from opposite sides of an ancient grudge in the town of Verona and their struggle between fate and freewill. Shakespeare deliberately creates characters that can be held accountable for the tragic deaths of the central roles. Their untimely demise can be attributed to four contributing factors: The poor advice of Friar Lawrence and the Nurse, the two feuding households, the impulsive behaviour of our chief protagonists and the cruel bitter irony of fortune.…
Who is to blame for the deaths of these two young adults? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare ending with the deaths of two star-crossed lovers. Many events occur that lead to their deaths. Also, many characters have performed specific actions that push these two lovers closer towards their death. In my opinion I believe the Friar is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agrees to marry the two, he helps Juliet plan a fake death, and lastly Friar never informed Romeo.{{As the last sentence of your introduction, you need to address the prompt directly. This is a thesis. The thesis states your overall position on the prompt._____ is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because ____, _____, and ____. Those 3 points will become the subject of the 3 body paragraphs.}}…
Blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can be pointed in several different directions. Not only characters were accountable for the calamity. Three main non-human contributors to the tragedy were fate, impulsiveness, and time. Fate played a part in Romeo's banishment from Mantua. His absence from the scene set a clear path for Paris to pursue his love interest. Romeo's impulsive behaviour guided him to make the decision to end his life after hearing the news of Juliet's death. Time was sped up when Old Capulet decided to bring Juliet's wedding forward a day. All these points were main contributors towards the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.…
Who can be blamed for the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a classic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The main characters of this tragedy are Romeo, Benvolio, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Juliet, the Nurse to Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Mercutio. A young lady, and a young man fall in love when they meet, but due to the families that they belong to, and because of a feud between their families, they are kept apart against their will.…
Two lives were lost due to constant fueling between families. Romeo and Juliet were two teenagers in love, and they felt the only way they could be together was if they were dead. Three people were to blame for this. Friar Lawrence is the main reason Romeo and Juliet were dead.…
In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is about the two young adult who fell in love at first sight and married after few hour of their first meet. The unstoppable feud from the two family cause the tragic ending for them. With the pure love and the private married lead them to their death and end their families feud. With the tragic ending, the most question that people always ask is who is responsible for their death. The characters that is most responsible for their death are the Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt.…
“I love thee with a love that shall not die, till the sun grown cold and the stars grow old.” William Shakespeare.…
"No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet" is a story that took place in Verona, Italy where two families that has been fighting for a good number of generations which was the Capulet and Montague. These two families are the main root cause and reason that this tragedy occurred but specifically who was to blame? We shall now uncover the story of this tragedy. There is more than one person to blame in this tragedy. All of which contributed to the death of the lover Romeo and Juliet.…
Death is and always will be a hard topic to talk about, especially when someone is to blame. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, many characters could take responsibility for the deaths of the young lovers, but who is ultimately to blame? In my opinion, Romeo is the main cause of their deaths. He rushed into marriage without thinking ahead as to what they would do or tell their rival families. He then got himself banished from Verona for killing Tybalt, and lastly, instead of moving on from Juliet, he killed himself.…
In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two young lovers face challenges brought to them by their parents, that ultimately led to their deaths. In the play, Juliet’s parents, the Capulets, do not allow their only child to marry the person she loves. Instead, they force her into marrying a man which she does not know. If it were not for the wrongdoings of the Capulet parents, Romeo and Juliet would not have died.…
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”. (5.3.320-321). The dramatic play Romeo and Juliet- perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare’s works. This play is a love story of two young children of feuding families. Their famous tragic ends have raised many questions among readers, but the biggest question is most likely who is to blame. I believe that the ends of Romeo and Juliet were the faults of Romeo, Friar Lawrence, and the society’s way of life. .…
There are many people that could be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare and published in 1597. It is a drama about the death of a young couple who commit suicide. Their families hate each other so it is hard for them to see each other and be together. I believe that fate and the long lasting family feud caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…
What would happen if two star-crossed lovers dared to go against their parents’ wishes and tempted fate? At what price would they pay, for the price of love? William Shakespeare brought those questions to life in the story of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. There are many characters to blame for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers, however, there are three that are found more responsible than the others. Romeo and Juliet are deemed responsible for their untimely deaths while the Friar is held accountable for encouraging their unjustly marriage. The three of them; Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence, are to blame for their irrational and impulsive behavior.…
Love at first sight is a simple concept. However, it can be experienced at many different levels of love. In Romeo and Juliet, the moment Romeo sees Juliet, he immediately devotes himself to her. He says “The measure done, I’ll watch her place stand/ and touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. / Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, / for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 53). Shortly after Romeo meets Juliet, he immediately woos her and kisses her, forgetting entirely about Rosaline, his previous love. Their experience of love at firs sight was so intense that they forgot to even tell each other their names. Claudio and Hero’ experience of love at first sight is not quite as spectacular. When Claudio is talking to Prince about Hero he says “O, my lord, / when…
The story of Romeo and Juliet is the best tragedy ever to be written. The tale of two adolescents taking their lives because of their love for one another has inspired a lot of controversy as to whether the adults surrounding these adolescents could have done something to prevent this tragedy. The truth is the adults in the situation are ultimately to blame for the deaths of their love struck teens. This essay will explain why Friar Laurence, Nurse and to a lesser extent Mercutio, caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…