...The 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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...“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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...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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...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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...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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...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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..."Young men's love lies not truly in their hearts, but 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 the play, “Romeo and Juliet”, there are several significant details that help the reader determine who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. First, the characters the Montagues and the Capulets feuding is to blame. Another important detail is Friar Lawrence who’s plan is to blame. The third detail important to the play is Romeo who took matters into his own hands without really thinking things through he is also to blame. . All of these details are significant because they each played a role in the Romeo and Juliet taking their own lives. The situation could have been very avoidable if each character really thought about what they were doing. The families long lasting feud is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. In the beginning of the document which is document A it states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean”. Meaning the two families the Montagues and the Capulets had the opportunity to end their feud but they didn’t. They decided to continue it causing many problems in...
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...Pittet 1 Maddie Pittet Mr. Swanson English 1 February 11th, 2016 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story about young love. In the end, their love proves dangerous and there are many theories as to who is at fault for their unfortunate deaths. Many characters throughout the story certainly contributed to the passing of Romeo and Juliet, but who’s really to blame? The truth is, it is not just one person that caused their deaths, but in fact many characters throughout the story. Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, Lady Montague, and Lord Montague began the feud that eventually forced their children to hide their love for one another. As Lady Capulet once said, “ Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn, the gallant, young and noble gentleman, the county Paris, at Saint Peter’s church, shall happily make thee there a joyful bride.” (Act 3, Scene 5) Forced marriage...
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..."The blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet ultimately rests with Friar Lawrence." Do you agree? The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ends with the death of both title characters, Romeo and Juliet. With many contributing factors to the cause of these deaths it could be said that Friar Lawrence is ultimately to blame. Although one could conclude that this statement is true as Friar Lawrence had a large amount of responsibility, it could also be concluded that this statement is false as there are many other factors in the play that resulted in the death of Romeo and Juliet. It is easy to blame the Friar as he is supposed to be a neutral character in this matter, but factors such as the feud and complexes in Romeo and Juliet’s personalities also carry a lot of...
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...Blame Game In the story Romeo and Juliet many characters contributed to the tragic ending; however, it’s rather difficult to choose just one of the characters to take all the blame. If I had to choose one character to place the blame on I would choose Romeo. I would choose Romeo because he is the reason that the whole catastrophe happened in the first place. The reasons I chose Romeo to be the root of the tragedy is because of his self-pity, haste, and his very thirsty character. The first reason why I believe Romeo is the cause of the tragic ending of the story is because of his self-pity. In the beginning of the story, Romeo was suffering from a broken heart due to the breakup of him and Rosaline. Even though the play does not indicate...
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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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...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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...Friar Laurence is to Blame Throughout the story, Friar Laurence plays a dominate role in the eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. Even though Romeo and Juliet’s families are at war.There are three major parts to the tragedy: the marriage ,the plan, and the deaths which Friar Laurence plays a vital role in. Friar Laurence is to blame because he is the one who is married Romeo and Juliet. Also he is to blame because his plan didn’t go as planned. Romeo and Juliet fall in love as soon as they meet. They decide to marry and keep it a secret from their families. There were only two people that would help and know of their marriage. They were the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and juliet even though he he thinks...
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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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