The story of Romeo and Juliet is certainly a tragedy‚ one of the best tragedies that ever was written. The reason that this story is a tragedy is because our two main characters both kill themselves out of love for the other and for the fact that they cannot be together. However‚ there is a question to be posed. Who is to blame for those tragic deaths? The answer is not a “who” but a “who all”. Multiple people are responsible for the death of the two; people from both families. It seems terrible
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case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast because he states‚ “an old tear that is not washed off yet‚” (767). This is in reference to Romeo loving Rosaline just the night before. Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo is loving
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Young people can fall in love and have to make hard choices to be together because of family. The tragedy play of Romeo and Juliet‚ and was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are a very young couple and fall in love. The two can not be together because their families are fighting. They secretly get married‚ but are forced apart. In the end‚ both choose to die so they can be together. The untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet are caused by the Friar and the family feud. “Servants
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A hidden power believed to control the occurrences in the future guide Romeo and Juliet to a tragic romance. Destiny is uncontrollable and that is evident in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ where the lovers are vulnerable in the hands of fate. The fact that a Montague and Capulet are falling in love is ironic as their families are sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet are aware that their love is forbidden‚ “a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” and yet‚ the stars‚ associated with writing destiny
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Fate is a key theme in many of William Shakespeare’s texts‚ including Romeo and Juliet. It creates hope in the audience. It makes the character involved with it feel many emotions as well. Mercutio‚ one important character‚ has the biggest impact on fate. Mercutio is known as royalty. This is because he is the Prince’s cousin. Royalty was thought to be tied to fate in that time period. The Prince even says‚ “My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding...” (III.i.183). When the Prince announces
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Have you ever thought you have fallen in love at a young age? Well if you have read the book Romeo and Juliet‚ you would know how corrupt their minds went over with love. Romeo and Juliet were the most devoted people to themselves by killing themselves just for love. This was all of their own faults which is why many people knew this was going to happen in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This is why I think Romeo and Juliet were to blame for this tragedy that happened to them. My first
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Who is to Blame in Romeo and Juliet As the New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder once said‚ “Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust‚ even harder.” Often we misjudged people‚ and sometimes we place our trust in the wrong person. It is all to easy too place your trust in someone and have them lead you astray. This is true for the title characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The young couple trusted Romeo’s confessor‚ Friar Lawrence‚ but it ended up being that trust that
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Or was it someone else? Romeo and Juliet were obviously not completely mature yet; they just weren’t old enough. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ the definition of immaturity is “lacking complete growth‚ differentiation‚ or development.” This definition easily describes the two main characters in the play. The play that these characters come from is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The play describes the life of two star crossed lovers who eventually kill themselves because of chaos‚ violence
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In Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet what if Romeo and Juliet actually lived and didn’t kill themselves. First off‚ they could have talked to their parents about getting married and going from there. Or Romeo could have even stayed in Mantua and not show up at Juliet’s fake funeral. Yes there are a lot of ways that they could have lived but‚ none of which will happen. The outcome of all this would be different if they would have lived. If Romeo talked to Juliet’s dad maybe he could understand
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The ideas of fate and free will have been around for centuries‚ and are still argued about today. The question is often asked: is the outcome of our lives predetermined‚ or do we control the things that happen to us? Aristotle was one of the first of his time to argue that people’s decisions were not determined by fate‚ but rather people decided whether or not to act on their choices. William Shakespeare also examines these two themes in several of his works‚ including Romeo and Juliet. His well-known
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