Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

The Lover’s Fate
Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person's control. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet was entirely out of their control, and could only be blamed on fate. We have all had the experience of a perfect storm of multiple causes ruining a day’s plan, while entirely out of your control. It is frustrating and impossible to overcome. Worse yet, is when we are blamed for the failure. We cannot blame the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet on the two children. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were entirely out of their control, left up only to the will of Fate.
The unintentional actions of the characters caused consequences far greater than the actions. Friar John said to Friar Lawrence "I could not send it - here it is again - nor' get a messenger to bring it thee…" Romeo and Juliet couldn’t help the fact that John couldn’t deliver Lawrence’s message. Friar Lawrence's potion makes Romeo believe that Juliet is actually dead. In Lawrence’s attempt to help Romeo and Juliet, he managed to fool the family into believing Juliet was dead, but further, fooled Romeo as well. This lead to Romeo killing himself, believing that Juliet was dead, when in fact, Lawrence was trying to save the love. Had Friar John been successful, Romeo would have
been aware of the plan, and perhaps not have rushed to Mantua.
Romeo and Juliet are fated to die from the beginning of the play.
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet will finally end the feud between the two households. The original plan was laid out by Juliet’s father and was that Juliet would marry Paris. This, even with Lord Capulet’s wisdom and age, would have led Juliet into a long loveless life, identical to that of her parents. Even in her youth, Juliet finds the love she desires in Romeo, but her feelings are smothered by her father’s impending will. After discovering their children dead, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague speak of honoring each other’s child. "O brother Montague, give me thy hand." After many years of hate, the two innocent lovers are doomed to die, to end the
feud.
Some might say that the young age of the lovers is to blame for their ultimate demise. This is false, however, as the arranged marriage set for Juliet by her parents was potential for a loveless marriage, similar to that shared by the Capulets. The ‘wisdom’ of Juliet’s father in choosing to marry her to Paris is doomed to result in a drab marriage identical to her parents. Still regarded as a youth, Juliet finds flowering love in Romeo but hesitates in making their relationship public, fearing the hatred between the two households. The grudge that Romeo and Juliet are born into is ancient and has little to do with them or their age. "From ancient grudge to break new mutiny," as stated in the prolog, perfectly summarizes the point that the grudge is between their parents and not the children.
With a cruel twist, the Star Crossed lovers, Romeo, and Juliet die in a total act of fate. Thanks to the actions of many numerous characters, the path of love the young couple travel down, takes a dark turn. Throughout the entire play, the story is out of their control, and in the hands of fate.