Who Is Responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s Deaths? Summary: In "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare‚ the characters that contribute most dramatically to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Friar Laurence‚ Tybalt‚ and Juliet’s father Lord Capulet. Friar Laurence’s marrying of Romeo and Juliet and the confusion generated by his other actions contribute the most to their deaths. Tybalt’s actions cause Romeo to kill him and thus be banished from Verona‚ and Juliet’s parents cause Juliet to become
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on almost every character in the drama. Lord and Lady Montague and Capulet could be deemed responsible for the deaths of their children as their feud is the original cause of the hostility. Romeo and Juliet themselves could be considered responsible for their own deaths. After all‚ they both died at their own hands. These characters are all responsible‚ but the person most responsible for the untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence. Throughout the course of the play‚ Friar Laurence
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Romeo and Juliet are unlike most love stories where the characters live happily ever after; instead‚ they both died early in their marriage. They could have lived a long life together‚ but there were many obstacles in their way. First of all‚ their fathers’ feud‚ that nobody knew the reason behind‚ assisted in the outcome. Friar Laurence’s hasty and ill-advised plan resulted in an ignorant Romeo killing himself. Finally‚ Juliet also had a helping hand in her own death because she should have known
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In shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ several characters actions led to the death of the young couple;however Lord Capulet seems to be the most responsible. Lord Capulet was responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he was being really harsh on Juliet’s choice on her future.Juliet’s father told juliet that if she didn’t marry paris she was going to be in big trouble.He mistreated her and said “Hang thee‚ young baggage! Disobedient wretch!I tell thee
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Juliet Essay Written By: Michelle Yang Topic: Who is ultimately responsible for Romeo & Juliet’s deaths and why? 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
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In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ I think that Lord Capulet is the person most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet.To start‚ Lord Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris‚ a man she did not want to marry because she did not love him and she was already married to Romeo. “...An you be not‚ hang‚ beg‚ starve‚ die in the streets‚/ For my soul‚ I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee‚...”-Capulet (3.5.220-221).Lord Capulet says this after Juliet shows she is not happy about marrying Paris. He is willing to not
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In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ I think the Capulets is the responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because Lord Capulet was very strict and wanted Juliet to marry someone she did not love. When Juliet rejected Paris‚ Lord Capulet became outraged and starts yelling and threating to disown her. Romeo and Juliet meets at a party not knowing that their families are enemies‚ once they realize‚ its too late and they are already in love and decide they want to get married. Despite Friar Laurence
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Most people think stories swill always end with the famous "happily ever after". However‚ that is not the case with William Shakespeare’s‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ have an unintended love that ultimately leads to their deaths. But it is not just their fault that they died‚ for there are many people contributing to this tragedy. Despite these many contributions‚ one stands out on top as the main reason for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Although he has a
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“Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” Our sixteenth president‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ said this. Isabel makes many important decisions through the novel‚ but a few were when she took the blame for Ruth at the docks‚ saved Lady Seymour from the huge fire in New York‚ and took Curzon with her as she escaped from her evil mistress. To sum it up‚ everything she did was one step further toward getting back to Rhode Island and her dead Momma
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by the gang members likely influenced his death. Not only was cooping a popular practice in Baltimore at the time‚ Poe was found wandering about the streets near a voting poll where cooping was practiced. He was wearing second hand clothes‚ which were meant to pose as a disguise. As stated by the University of Maryland‚ Poe had a long history with the abuse of alcohol and opiate drugs‚ but he hadn’t consumed any alcohol within six months before his death. Knowing his
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