...their eyes." Who or what is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. There are many different factor that contribute to the death of Romeo and Juliet, but the most powerful contributing factors to there deaths are Friar Lawrence, Fate, and coincidence. These things were chosen, because they have the most influence on how Romeo and Juliet died. Is Friar Lawrence is to blame? He wanted to help the Capulet's, and Montague's back together and to end their feud together as a family. The Friar pushed too hard for Romeo and Juliet to get back together. He pushed them so far that they both killed themselves, Romeo with poison and Juliet stabbing herself. Friar Lawrence is blamed for their...
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...In the book Romeo and Juliet is a couple who falls in love at first sight not knowing that they will never be together. The book describes many obstacles that came between the young couple relationship. The flaws that were identified in the book were chance/fate, pride and being to impatience that what eventually lead to the tragic death of the couple so in love. Although, all three flaws play a significant role in the book. Chance/fate is the ultimate reason for such a tragic ending to a young couple who was meant to be together. The most important flaw that led to the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet was chance/fate. Romeo reads the invitation to a masquerade ball where he is hoping that the love of life Rosaline will be there. Romeo...
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...Romeo and Juliet was William Shakespeare’s last play, and quite possibly one of his most popular. There are many hidden themes and metaphors, one of which is fate. This play is about 2 teenages from feuding families that fall into a forbidden love, and the plot of this play describes the issues they run into and the hoops they jump through in order to be together. In this story, Shakespeare uses the age and timeline of the story to show the theme of fate through misdelivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, the resolution between the Montagues and the Capulets, and the love between Romeo and Juliet that lead to suicide. One event that was prudent to the future of Romeo and Juliet was the delivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, which was quite unforgiving when it came...
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...the play, Romeo, and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Fate plays a big role in moving the plot along, it does this by guiding them together. Romeo and Juliet share a destiny, that they try to test. Fate has also lead Tybalt and Mercutio to a terrible death if fate didn’t bring Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt together who knows what would’ve happened. With fate, the two lovers were meant to be in order to restore the peace in Verona. Their destiny dooms them in the end to a tragic death. In the play, fate plays a crucial role in uniting the two lovers...
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...In the story of Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy occurs between two star crossed lovers in which the result is both of their lives are taken from them. Many people have debated on the subject of whose fault it actually is, but the person who needs to take most of the blame for what happened is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the wise advisor to Romeo and Juliet, and he also was the adult in the situation. Even though not even all adults make the right decisions, he should have handled the whole situation better. For example, he should not have married the couple together because of how young and immature they both are. The Friar wasn’t thinking very well with the decision he make to join the two together, especially after how much trouble he...
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...Life Long Relationship? Love or Infatuation? Both are demonstrated by relationships in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Romeo + Juliet by William Shakespeare. Infatuation is an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something, which is exactly what Romeo and Juliet experience, and love is best defined as an intense feeling of deep affection, and love is what George and Lennie have in their relationship. Since George and Lennie love each other, George and Lennie have a better relationship than Romeo and Juliet because they have been friends for a long time and they know each other better, they are loyal to one another, but not too loyal, and their relationship didn’t hurt anyone around them. George and...
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...Testing the Waters : Relationships in Of Mice and Men and Romeo and Juliet “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.” This was said by Muhammad Ali talking about how being in relationships, romantic or not, are not something that is black or white. There are no rules that state what is right or wrong, or what can and cannot be done. The main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men represent the love found in a friendship. George and Lennie are best friends who travel together to find work in order to earn enough money to make their dream of owning their own land come true. In Soledad, California,...
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...blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death are themselves, along with Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet are both to blame because of their impatient attitude and quick decision making, along with their adolescence. I believe that several characters are to blame for other than Romeo and Juliet, but if I had to choose, it would be Friar Lawrence. His encouragement towards Romeo and Juliet being together was a huge impact on how the story turned out. In my opinion, Friar Lawrence is most to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. From the beginning of the play, Friar was the one to agree to marry the two of them. Friar should’ve been the practical one, knowing that it was a bad idea to have Romeo and Juliet together, but instead he...
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...play, Romeo & Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the love for two people can pull anyone together, even if it means death. The two star-crossed lovers’ gruesome families have had an ancient mutiny between each other which has caused the death of their children and many others. Though the two families have strong hatred towards each other, in the end both of families finally understand the true meaning of love and reunite with each other. Finally, love is stronger than hate because Romeo only killed Tybalt because of his strong love for Mercutio and Romeo shows a great amount of passionate love towards Juliet no matter what happens to him. Firstly, love is stronger than hate because Romeo killed Tybalt only for the sake of his dying friend Mercutio who he loved...
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...The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” is a very well known play. This play is known for its romance and its tragic ending. One question that is often asked is who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death? This topic is very debatable, but there are a few people that can be held responsible for their death. The people to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death are the Capulets and Montagues, Friar Laurence and Romeo and Juliet. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues could have possibly led to the death of Romeo and Juliet. This play starts off with a fight between the Capulets and Montagues to show the audience that these families do not get along. The biggest problem is that Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, are in love. Do to the fights between their families, it would be impossible for Romeo and Juliet to be married if their parents knew. Therefore, they felt it was best to keep their love a secret. Juliet’s parents had basically set up an arranged married for Juliet, which is hinted by her mother, Lady Capulet, in Act I, Scene III. When Romeo and Juliet first met, they instantly thought they were meant to be together. Because of Juliet’s arranged married, they were caused to speed their relationship up and they got married as soon as possible. If Romeo and Juliet could have been honest with their families then maybe the feud would have ended. In Act III, Scene I; Romeo’s cousin, Mercutio, and Juliet’s cousin...
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...The Mortal Instruments and Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tale of forbidden love, disapproving families, and a coming of age, The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones series uses the base of these components from Romeo & Juliet, and creates a new way to interpret the story with added fantasy and adventure. The Mortal Instruments can be compared to Romeo & Juliet because of the similar topics, but they are very different in many ways. Two of the main characters, Clary Fray and Jace Lightwood are two characters that resemble Romeo and Juliet characteristically, but also have gone through similar struggles. Although Romeo & Juliet and Jace and Clary have a fair share of family problems, they are still very different. Romeo & Juliet had to deal with being from two...
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...beneficial at times. In the revolutionary tragic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the complicated impact of love is significant on the passionate, violent and often desperate lives of the citizens of Verona. The play emphasizes true love and its consequences between the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, as well as significant others. Shakespeare exhibits love in its many complex forms, demonstrating how true love has significant potential, but it requires heavy sacrifice. Romeo and Juliet are the star crossed lovers who take their own lives; their fate calls them to be together and the role of destiny is a powerful influence from the start of the play. Although the Capulet’s and Montague’s would not approve of their children’s love, Romeo and Juliet are convinced that they can overcome the hatred and feud; they are willing to shed their old lives to be together. Juliet is willing to go to any lengths to pursue her love interest, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name;/ Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ and I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (II, ii, 34-36). Juliet experiences a personality change throughout the play as the love she encounters towards Romeo encourages her to rebel against her family whom would not approve of the young lovers relationship. She continues to disreguard parental authority and does not carry through the obedient and sheltered child personality that she originally represents. Her love for Romeo has given her bravery and she is now willing to...
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...the approaching events. In William Shakespeare’s drama, The Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence uses character motive to help two lovers, but his motives cause problematic scenes. Friar Laurence’s motive of marrying Romeo and Juliet was done in hope to bring their two families together. This is shown when the friar says, “In one respect I'll thy assistant be for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancour to pure love”, in act two, scene three. This excerpt is showing friar Laurence’s motive to marry Romeo and Juliet together. This Holy Figure’s actions were intended to be good, but caused problems because of the friar not telling Juliet's father, Lord Capulet. After Juliet and Romeo were married, Lord Capulet came to Friar Laurence and asked him to marry Juliet and Paris. This created a problem because the Friar could...
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...Romeo and Juliet; the Story of Two Despondent Lovers Does love attract those who are similar to each other, or those who are disparate? People tend to look for those that are similar to them, but try to find differences that make them “special” from other people. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, an old family feud between two households keeps two lovers apart. Romeo and Juliet love each other so much, that they try to do everything they can think of to keep their family names from not letting them get together; this eventually leads to more conflicts and their demise. Both characters have significant roles in the play, and share many qualities, but also have compelling differences when viewed from the aspects of persistency, dramatic emotions,...
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...In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence is a very important character when it comes to the people who influence Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet make decisions based on advice received from Friar. He helps them with their plans to be together and ultimately leads them to their death. Friar was only trying to help them and was only looking out for their best interests. Friar Laurence proved great feats of loyalty to Romeo and Juliet, and even after he failed, he still was deemed an honorable man. Through Friar, Romeo and Juliet got married and had a chance to live together peacefully and keep it a secret from their parents. At first, Romeo comes to Friar with the idea that he is going to marry Juliet in secret. Friar warns Romeo...
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