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If you have read or watched a play, you at least know one of the most iconic and popular stories of all time. This play is about two lovers from two separate feuding families who meet their end together. The play I’m referring to is “Romeo and Juliet”, written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths conclude this tragic story but the question being asked is “Who’s to Blame?” There are many characters to blame but from my point of view, Friar Lawrence and Juliet herself are partially responsible for her and Romeo’s deaths, however, the family feud (Montague and Capulet) itself is entirely at fault for their children’s demise. Out of all the characters in Romeo and Juliet, I blame Friar Lawrence for Romeo and Juliet’s death. According …show more content…

The Friar plans a way for Juliet to be with Romeo which starts with the potion given to Juliet to fake her death, unfortunately, the letter from the Friar ends up not making it on time. Romeo finds out about her “death” and rushes to her tomb and ends his life leading up to Juliet’s death. Although the Friar tried his best to help the two livers, Fate ended up finding its way to mess it up. One other character it would blame for Romeo and Juliet is Juliet herself. In the passage (2.2, 142-148) Juliet wants to marry Romeo, and (3.5, 112-117) Juliet refuses to marry Paris. The first citation proves Juliet is to blame because after she meets Romeo she wants to marry him as quickly as possible and later gets him into some trouble. My theory is that if she planned it, she and Romeo wouldn’t be dead. Act 3, scene 5 also proves my point, Juliet refuses to marry Paris which makes Lord Capulet angry, and Juliet resolves this by going to the Friar for a plan that is unfortunately poorly …show more content…

Juliet undoubtedly had a good chance of making it alive with Romeo, but made the wrong decisions, ending her life. The two people mentioned above are somewhat to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, the family feud is mostly to blame for the tragic fate of the two lovers. Act 1 Prologue says, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Montague and Capulet families have been fighting for many years over a grudge, which made the families not like each other, a reason that happened in the past. If these two families weren’t fighting over a grudge, it would’ve made Romeo and Juliet freely express their love for each other in front of the family without getting angry. Montague and Capulet's feud caused the tragic events to unfold because of their ancestor’s grudge that took place in a distant past. A feud from the past is a pretty foolish reason to continue in the present, even dumber how the feud ended with two young lovers. Although Juliet and the Friar are somewhat at fault, the Family Feud is mostly to blame for Juliet’s and Romeo’s

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