Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ are “a pair of star-crossed lovers” [Prologue] whose tragic death “buries their parents’ strife” [Prologue]. In the play‚ many factors lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet; among these are fate‚ impulsive love and the rivalry between the Montague and Capulet family. As one of the central themes of the play‚ fate plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet’s death. Through out the play‚ fate seems to control Romeo and Juliet’s lives and forces them together and
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characters‚ and‚ famously written and recited - their death. Whilst their death could perhaps not have been avoided‚ there is one prominent question that must be answered: who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? The question‚ of course‚ is much more simply spoken than answered‚ though‚ I do have some ideas to raise answer to such an open-ended question. Three characters‚ Fate‚ Capulet (her father)‚ and Frair Lawrence share the blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Of these‚ the most blameworthy
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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ the two lovers from enemy families take their own lives with the hope that their families will come together. Their family’s hatred is a big factor throughout the entire play causing death and destruction. The hatred between the families is ultimately responsible for the deaths of the beloved Romeo and Juliet. When someone dies people will blame it on different things. They might believe that someone died because of a disease‚ they died because
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In the story‚ Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the actions that lead to his fate .It could be argued that Macbeth is not totally to blame for his own destruction‚ allowing himself to be influenced by others. First‚ Macbeth ignores the voice of his own mind. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan‚ but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment. Secondly‚ Macbeth willingly listens to the witches with no proff to believe if what they were saying was true. Macbeth
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Macbeth was the architect of his own downfall. Now before we begin I’d like to define the word “architect” for you; a person responsible for inventing or realising a project or idea. And this afternoon I’m going to show you just that; how Macbeth invented and realised his downfall. Macbeth’s has two main vices that cause his downfall; greed and weakness. These can be seen from the start of the play‚ from the moment he first meets the witches and hears their prophesies of his royal future‚ he is rapt
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birds that test their love for one another‚ and many people make their being together a more difficult situation than it has to be. These two star-crossed lovers are not the only one’s responsible for their own deaths; Friar Lawrence and the nurse are also to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The nurse went against Juliet’s parents’ wishes and told her it was okay to go ahead and marry Romeo. She knew Mrs. Capulet arranged for Juliet to marry Paris‚ but she still encouraged Juliet to marry Romeo
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Cameron Brown-Gorham English 1 February 7‚ 2016 The Blame Game- The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet In the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ Prince Escalus promises that‚ “Some shall be pardoned‚ and some punished” for the suicide of the couple. When Prince Escalus finds the bodies of Romeo‚ Juliet and Paris at the tomb site‚ he states‚ “All are punished”. He feels that this event will scar the people of Verona forever. He states to the people that the suicide is punishment for the ongoing feud between the couple’s
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Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Many of the characters in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” can be called responsible for the lovers’ deaths (including themselves). Ultimately‚ one of the overriding themes of the story: fate‚ is the reason for their deaths. Throughout the story‚ it would be inevitable‚ it would be their fate that Romeo and Juliet both take their own lives. This is established in the prologue of the play‚ therefore no matter how the characters act to try
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Romeo and Juliet Who’s to Blame for their Death? I believe the blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death belongs to both‚ those who supported them as well as those that did not. Blame lie especially with Lord Capulet‚ Friar Lawrence‚ and the Nurse. Juliet’s father played an important role in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. As the father of Juliet‚ Capulet is meant to protect his daughter Juliet. Instead‚ he disregards Juliet feelings puts her down. Lord Capulet acted harsh when Juliet expressed
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"Look like the innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t." (Act I‚ Scene V). Macbeth is to blame for King Duncan’s death and for Banquo’s assassination. Macbeth is to blame for his own actions that resulted in the terrible events that happened to Banquo‚ King Duncan‚ and the guards. Macbeth kills King Duncan and no one directly forced him to do that. Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo and his son‚ Fleance. Macbeth frames the Guards and uses their daggers to kill King Duncan. Macbeth‚ the Thane
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