...disaster brings death, is there always someone at fault? There are times when the disaster was pure misfortune. However, there are also times when the disaster was brought by a single person. Romeo and Juliet, a famous play by the just as famous William Shakespeare, hosts a plethora of deaths, and there is only one person to blame. The one who brought so much death and destruction was someone who brought the play into existence in the first place; that person is none other than Romeo himself for going to the fateful party and bringing Juliet’s, and many others’, demises. To begin with, Romeo was the person who brought himself, and his companions, to the party, in which he met Juliet. Romeo was never invited to the party; Romeo lied to a servingman who could not read and said that he was on the guest list. As a result, the servingman told him that his “master is the great rich Capulet, and if [Romeo] be not of the house of Montagues, [he] pray come and crush a cup of wine” (1.2.85-88). Not only was Romeo not invited: he, and his family, was despised by the hosts of the party. At the party, Romeo met Juliet and fell in love, despite knowing that “[his] life is [his] foe’s debt” (1.5.132). The two families hated each other,...
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...Romeo and Juliet argumentative essay Romeo and Juliet had many things that caused them to take their own lives. Romeo and Juliet is about a young couple that loves each other not because of money or power but for the shear feeling of love. Who is really at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? There are many things or people that people think could be at fault but the true cause of their death was Tybalt and Lord Capulet. The blame is all on Tybalt and Lord Capulet for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They are to blame because Tybalt started the fight with Mercutio and Romeo and Mercutio got killed. When Tybalt said “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence”, he was talking about how he was going to kill...
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...Who is Responsible? It’s not easy to blame one person when tradegy strikes, especially when their is death involved. Sometimes when these events happen, it’s the fault of someone you least expect. Romeo and Juliet for example, a play by William Shakespear, tells us that multiple people are more responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death than others. That being said, the person that is responsible for their death is neither Romeo nor Juliet, but Friar Lawrence because he believed that two enemies who love each other had a chance and wouldn’t get hurt. The first reason I believe Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet is he agreed to marry them. At first he was angry at Romeo for changing who he loved so quickly. Friar...
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...Romeo and Juliet is the most epic love story of all time. It is said they were destined to fall in love, or maybe just destined to fall. Romeo and Juliet were two star-crossed lovers whose story played out in Verona, Italy. Romeo was from the family of the Montagues, whom are long-time enemies of the Capulets, the family from which Juliet came. Romeo crashed a party thrown by Capulet, Juliet’s father. At the party, he met Juliet, and they fell in love instantly. As destiny would have it, they get married, but the fateful, whirlwind love affair ultimately leads to the untimely deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s priest, is often falsely accused of being responsible for the double suicide that ended the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. However, all of the major events that lead to the deaths...
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...So many times people die, but at the fault of who? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, both Rome and Juliet die, from the cause of Friar Lawrence. Friar caused these two deaths because of his lack of planning. Friar failed to give an important message to Romeo, did not stop Romeo from taking the potion, and he should not have told Juliet to do any of his plan in the first place. If Romeo had received the message from Friar Lawrence, Friar’s plan would have worked quite well. However since Friar did not send the letter in the best way. Romeo received news that Juliet was actually dead, when in reality she was temporarily dead. Friar’s plan ended with, “Romeo by my letters know our drift,/And hither shall he come, and he and /I Will...
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...about to talk about is called Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the story Romeo and Juliet {{bold or italicize the names of plays}} there were a large amount of people responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Most of them were the Montague family and the Capulet Family. For example in the Montague family there were Lady Montague, Montague, Benvolio and Mercutio. In the Capulet family there were Lady Capulet, Capulet, Tybalt, and Nurse. All of these people played a significant role in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Although Frair Laurence was a friend of Romeo and Juliet I think he is the most to blame for their death because h e was the one that came up with the Idea to give Juliet the poison to put her in a coma for a few days. Also he was the one that sent the letter to Romeo explaining the plan but Romeo never got the message. He also could of went a different way about the situation rather than what he chose to do....
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...build.” - unknown. The play, Romeo and Juliet is written by Shakespeare. The plot of the story is about two lovers whose families hate each other. They can't be together and Juliet has to marry Paris due to an arranged marriage, so she goes with the plan made by Friar Lawrence to fake a death and wake up to her lover, Romeo. Romeo never received word about the plan, so he killed himself when he found out Juliet was “dead.” When Juliet woke up, she killed herself because she found Romeo deceased. Friar Lawrence, a character from the play Romeo and Juliet, gives both trust and receives trust. He gained trust from Romeo over the years and he married Romeo to his love. He has trust...
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...We all know the story of Romeo and Juliet. They both love each other and die for each other. What if all this could have been prevented? There are a lot of characters who are at fault for Romeo and Juliet death. Maybe their parents should have ended the feud, or maybe Romeo and Juliet shouldn't have gotten that dramatic. However there is one character that sticks out the most. Tybalt is the most to blame because he acted irrationally. Tybalt had a grudge on the Montague’s which explains why he was always angry at Romeo. When Romeo went to the Capulets party, Tybalt was angry that Romeo showed up. Capulet told Tybalt that Romeo was not a foe. Tybalt said “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night.” ( I, v, 67-70) This shows that even though Tybalt knew that Romeo was no harm, he was still stubborn enough to believe that he was. Tybalt was trying g to make trouble even though there was no trouble. Tybalt should have just stayed calm and listen to Capulet because then he would realize that he was starting something....
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...Although many characters in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, shared the blame of the newlywed's death, Friar Lawrence was ultimately at fault due to his countless naive and rash attempts at holding their doomed marriage together. The Friar had been the one to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret, provide Juliet with the sleeping elixir, and lastly, in act of cowardice, had left Juliet to her own self imposed death when guards could be heard on their way to the Capulet’s tomb. To start, the Friar had been the one to unwisely marry the couple in secret. Although offering little hesitance at young Romeo’s proposition, Lawrence had quickly agreed, thinking that the marriage between the two feuding houses would somehow force them into setting their differences aside for the sake of the young couple. What Friar Lawrence hadn’t realized was that in order to see this happen, the marriage would have had been made public, otherwise the two families would have no idea that their long held grudges would need to have been let go. As consequence to these actions, Tybalt had slain Mercutio, which in turn led to Romeo being responsible for the revengeful...
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...Romeo Montague, a character in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is the most impulsive and irrational person in all of literary history. In the beginning, he seems like a desperate lover who is trying to find a way to remain in his lover’s presence, but ultimately his irrational thinking brings death to him and his beloved. He shows his haste when he kills Tybalt to avenge Mercutio, and it is also displayed when he rushes to take his own life after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. Romeo is at fault for his and Juliet’s death, because he rushes into decisions too quickly, whether it be taking the life of another, or taking his own life. At first, Romeo appears to be a soft, love-struck man, but he becomes very rash and foolish. Romeo and Juliet were going were going to get married, and all would be swell. Then, Tybalt kills Mercutio, who is very dear to him. Out of pure rage, Romeo avenges his friend, but it results in him being torn away from his lover by becoming banished. After hearing of Mercutio's death, he says: Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain? Away to heaven respective lenity, And...
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...Fate: the Cause of Death Jim Morrison once said, “Love cannot save you from your own fate.” Romeo and Juliet believed that fate planned out their entire lives before them, and they could not change it. Fate is at fault for Romeo and Juliet’s death because Romeo just so happens to read the guest list for the party, Juliet walks out on her balcony looking for Romeo when Romeo is already waiting for her, and Juliet wakes up just a few minutes late. In the beginning, Romeo couldn’t decide weather fate wanted to ruin his life or wanted him to be happy. He was feeling pretty down after his love Rosaline had turned him down when a servant had run into him wanting him to read a list with all the guests invited to the Capulet’s party. “I’ll go along,...
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...by love or romance. For example, the play "Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare, is known for it's romantic tragedy between two star- crossed lovers. With all of the deaths in this tragic play, who truly is to blame? In my opinion, Friar Laurence is the most to blame. There are many reasons why I think that Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. Reason 1: Friar Laurence was aware that Romeo and Juliet weren't supposed to get married because of their families rivalry. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet would have never happened if Friar Laurence thought about the consequences of his actions. In scene III (three), Friar Laurence's Cell, Friar Laurence states, "For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your household's rancor to pure love." This shows that Friar Laurence was hopeful and thought that marrying Romeo and Juliet would be a good idea and could possibly end the family's feud. Without Friar Laurence agreeing to Romeo's plan for marriage, he could have saved the two families a lot of time by not grieving over everyone who has died. Friar Laurence didn't think about the possible consequences of marrying Romeo and Juliet, and therefore, I think the death of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence's fault. Reason 2: Friar...
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...In the “Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” in my opinion it was Friar Lawrence fault in the death of both characters. In the pay I believe it is his fault because he gave them bad advice and he went behind their families backs and secretly married. It is hard to exactly pinpoint who was the true reason of their deaths. Most people say it's because there families feud and some could say it is romeo and juliet's fault. I say it is Friars fault. In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet the man called Friar Lawrence he took on the roll to almost “mentor” romeo and juliet and he went behind their families long life feud and married them.He kept the secret until the bitter end of there love story when they both end up dying. Friar in my opinion is most responsible...
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...This essay is going to be about how Romeo and Juliet died and who killed them. It is going to include three reasons why this happened. I’m going to choose one character and explain how he/she is responsible for the deaths. One reason that Juliet died was because she stabbed herself and it was her choice no one else’s that she did that. She took a sleeping potion and everyone thought that she was dead, and when she woke up Romeo was dead so she stabbed herself. Romeo’s death was about the same way but different. Romeo seen Juliet but no one had told him that she took a sleeping potion, he thought that she was dead. So he drank a poison that was deadly and he killed himself. Reason two Juliet killed herself. She killed herself because of Paris....
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Emily Ma In the wake of a tragedy, people place blame on others from their perspectives. Blame can be placed onto whoever is responsible for the disaster in a situation. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. By making many poor decisions, he ends the lives of two young lovers who believed that their love was stronger than anything else on earth. Friar Laurence’s dedication to his job and optimism for love lead him to make premature, negligent decisions about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship while disregarding the consequences of the family feud. Priest’s aren’t allowed to have love so when Friar Laurence sees Romeo and Juliet’s passion for each other, he puts his hopes about love into their relationship and ignores the inevitable repercussions. Friar Laurence has just married Romeo and Juliet in secret and says, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act/ That after-hours with sorrow chide us not” (II, vi, 1-2) when he has gotten a feeling that this marriage is doomed and something...
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