...Crisis of Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame? Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragic love stories of all time. This somber masterpiece is interwoven with death, forbidden love, and fighting. Though, who is to blame for all this sorrow? As Shakespeare’s work is examined further, it is evident that all of the characters and events contribute to the dramatic ending of the play. Romeo is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who started the entire affair, his involvement caused much death, and everything he does in the play are for his own selfish reasons. First, Romeo is the character that holds the majority of the blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who started the conflict. “Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain that is hither come in spite, to scorn at our solemnity this night. Capulet: Young Romeo is it? Tybalt: ‘Tis he, that villain Romeo” (Rom. 1.5. 69-73) The Montague and Capulets are mortal enemies and have been for years. In this scene, the Capulets are holding a party and Romeo and his buddies decide to crash it, which causes a massive uproar. Tybalt spots Romeo and becomes furious; and this fury would last until...
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...in 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 Shakesphere's Story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are many people to blame for the death's, but there are three characters I think played a big role of the death's in the story. The people I think who made the biggest impact on the death's are Prince Escalus, Friar Lawrence, Lady and Lord Capulet. These people had the biggest impact on the star cross lovers Romeo and Juliet who were trying to escape Verona and live happily ever after. Romeo and Juliet had to escape Verona because the two families Capulet's and Montague's were in this big rivalry and were forbidden to like each other. Prince Escalus is a major person to blame because if he would have settled things between the Montague's and Capulet's none of this would have...
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...difficult to pinpoint an exact incident that is to blame. Most often, it is a series of events that lead up to one’s breaking point. This is the case in William Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are met with countless opposition, from feuding families to failed plans, and it seems they are doomed by fate. What began as an innocent romance between two young lovers slowly turns towards a bitter ending and both of their deaths’. Although Fate and Friar Lawrence are partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because the families cause the initial conflict, they deserve the most blame for the deaths of the star crossed lovers, Romeo...
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...“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’’ a well known tragic love story written by the great William Shakespeare. Anybody that you ask are familiar with the plot. For decades now people all around the world read this love story, and a often question is who's to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. When Mercutio was killed, Romeo was mad, and retaliated against Tybalt he ended up having to leave Verona instead of staying with Juliet. However, one of the characters who is most to blame is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the wise priest that looked after Romeo and Juliet through their marriage, he kept their secret and helped them be together. The selfish, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He was the planner,...
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...In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the deaths of the two title characters are both tragic and regrettable. Much could have been done to prevent their suicides, but these “star-crossed lovers’ ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and although many people could be to blame for their deaths Friar lawrence plays a particularly integral role. Friar Lawrence is the most to blame because he married Romeo and Juliet. If he had not married Romeo and Juliet, there wouldn’t be so many problems. Befor he married Romeo and Juliet he should have went to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet and talked to them about Romeo and Juliet wanting to marry. Another reason Friar Lawrence is at fault is...
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...Most people believe that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of the great literary tragedies. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets prohibits the love and ultimately results in the death of the “star-crossed lovers”. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy because their lives were influenced and affected by many figures. But the question is, who is most to blame for the death of the two lovers? I believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He easily could have prevented their love from being too strong by not marrying them. If he didn’t act so courageously and think that their marriage would end...
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...Who's to Blame Tom Brady once said, “Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.” This quote by Tom Brady explains that instead of blaming people for things we should accept the situations along with our mistakes. This happens in Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet when Romeo and Juliet both end up taking their lives at the end of the play. No one knows who was the main reason for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, which leads to the blaming of characters. Although there is much speculation, Juliet is the most to blame for the death of herself...
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...Who’s To Blame “ The course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare). These are the famous words of what some would call one of the most iconic and influential writers in history. William Shakespeare is the author of many quality pieces of literature and though he has perished, his works continue to affect quantities of people around the world. Notably, one such masterpiece is that of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The epic story of two “star crossed lovers” who find out that true love does not run smoothly but in fact, quite the opposite. Victims of a family feud, the pair are forced to love in secret and run the risk of being persecuted. Consequently, this brings about their demise in a very unique way. Several characters are responsible...
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...at blame. In the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo falls in love with Juliet from a family whom he is not allowed to have any contact with. Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Lawrence, and Romeo gets banished for the death of Tybalt. Juliet then fakes her death to be with Romeo, the plan falls through and Romeo thinks she is really dead and he kills himself; Juliet kills herself when she finds out Romeo is dead. The three characters who are most responsible for the tragic ending of the play are both families, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet. One group who is responsible for the deaths of the two teens are both sides of the families. At the beginning of the play, the prologue stated “from ancient drudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (pg 2). That meaning, the family has an ancient feud, which starts the play out knowing Romeo and Juliet are not supposed to be together. The first act of the play started up by a fight between the Capulets and Montagues. The Prince stated if anybody else was to fight again, they would be put to death. In the fight between Mercutio, Romeo's best friend, and Tybalt, Tybalt antagonized Mercutio and Mercutio fought him. During the fight, Tybalt stabbed Mercutio in the shoulder on accident. Romeo then kills Tybalt because the killing of Mercutio. If the two...
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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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...occurs people ask, who is to blame. To figure out who is responsible, you have to know who helped cause the incident. But, when tragic events happen there are many to blame. It is never one person. Moving on, in the play Romeo and Juliet,by William Shakespeare,the two star crossed lovers die. ANd the one to blame for their death are a lot of characters. To add on to that,the character who caused the most commotion was the one and only Romeo. Romeo is the one to blame because,he is hotheaded and his feelings are his actions. Romeo is extremely hot headed because in the book it states,” Alive in triumph,and Mercutio slain!...And now fire-eyed fury be my conduct now”(123,3,1). This quote helps explain why Romeo is hotheaded because, when Mercutio gets slain Romeo...
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...You are to blame. Often people look at other people to censure when something goes wrong. Most times it is the person blaming someone else that has done the wrong. But in this case the victims are no longer able to point fingers. William Shakespeare brought the world the story of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a very dreamy story at first until one thing goes wrong and then everyone starts dying. Romeo and Juliet are the lovers that end up committing suicide for each other. Mercutio is the best friend that sets off the story by dying first. Tybalt is the main reason why Mercutio dies and the Friar Lawrence brought Romeo and Juliet together in hope it would end the feud between the families. The Capulets and the Montagues...
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...Romeo and Juliet Blame Essay “The course of true love never did run smooth,” said William Shakespeare. While love is said to overcome all hardships, even two people who have true love will encounter challenges along the way of their love story and will not necessarily have the happy ever after ending. In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, he writes a story of two young lovers who face difficult obstacles which lead up to their untimely deaths. These tough situations that cause Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are all effects of Capulet’s actions. Capulet is most to blame for this tragedy due to his feud with the Montagues, his postponing of Juliet’s wedding, and his negligence of Juliet’s opinions. Capulet’s lasting feud with the Montagues...
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...One of the most important issues in The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is that of choice. The main question is do the characters have the ability to choose what they want, or are their fates simply left to destiny? There are many pieces of evidence of fate in the play, which greatly affect the plot and characters. Fate is the dominating force that foreshadows the ironic destinies of that protagonist, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Fate is evident from the very beginning of the play. In the opening prologue it states that Romeo and Juliet “Are a pair of star-crossed lover/…Death marked/…[and] with their death bury their parents stifle”(6-9), which foreshadows their doom and ironically ends their parent’s feud. People say that when the stars are allied lovers meet and fall in love; however, with these two star crossed lovers their stars lined up and than crossed. Showing that the stars and universe are controlling the aspect of their life and are a metaphor for fate. The characters believe that their lives are controlled by destiny and luck, and Romeo is a prime example of this philosophy. When Romeo and his friends go to the Capulet’s ball, Romeo hesitates to go because he has had a bad dream: My mind misgives Some consequences, yet hanging in the sky Shall bitterly begin this fearful date With this night revels and expire the term Of a despised life closed, in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death (1, 4, 116-121)...
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