Romeo and Juliet Who is at fault? In the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” the author William Shakespeare kills off most of the main characters in a series of events. The question is: who started this devastating ending? Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are the characters most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because they started this feud, they taught their children to hate the other family, and their children felt like they needed to keep secrets from them. Lord capulet and Lord Montague are the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because they started this family feud. In the play the text never describes what started this feud between the two families, but Lord Capulet and Lord Montague, if they did not start it, they certainly did not try to end it which is where the problem comes in. They blame the other family for most their own problems. In the play Paris says “By thee old capulet, and montague, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets.”(Rom.1.1.88-89) Paris was telling the two family heads that they have caused enough disturbance already before, and that no one needs their …show more content…
The two family heads have held onto their feelings of hate and it has not done them any good, if anything it has got them into worse situations. Romeo and Juliet's parents might have even approved of their marriage if they had forgiven the other family. In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Montague's wife says to Lord Capulet “Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.”(Rom.1.1.78) If they had let go of the hate and resentment sooner, then perhaps the events that took place in the play would have taken a better turn. The ill feelings between the families caused these rapid events in “Romeo and Juliet”, and if they had resolved their problem earlier they could have easily avoided a
Romeo and Juliet were two young people from feuding families, who fell in love. Their love was so strong, that they ended up dying for each other. The ironic twist at the end of the story surprised many who had read it. But who is to blame for this tragedy? Many characters in this play could be to blame. We believe that some of the characters to blame are Capulet, Friar Lawrence, plus Romeo and Juliet themselves.
Everyone has their different opinions on who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is about two people that fall in love from two different families who are in a feud with each other. Lord Capulet is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because when Romeo was at the Capulet part he didn’t let Tybalt do anything to make Romeo leave. Reason two is he is the one that planned for Juliet to get married to Paris without her consent. The third reason is because after Juliet says okay to marrying Paris (going along with the Friar’s plan), Lord Capulet tries moving the wedding day up to Wednesday instead of Thursday.
Firstly, some people believe that the parents of Romeo and Juliet were to blame for their deaths because of the ongoing feud between the two families. The argument between the Montague’s and Capulets is mentioned in the prologue, ‘Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break, to new mutiny, where civil hands make civil hands unclean, from
Many have said that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. Among the great literary tragedies, Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of them all. The eternal feud between the Montegues and Capulets prohibits the love of Romeo and Juliet and ultimately results in their unfortunate deaths. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy, because their lives had been influenced, criticized, and controlled by many figures. Among the most important characters, Friar Lawrence enables the forbidden marriage of the two lovers and devises a plan to ensure that they end up together. On the other hand, Lord and Lady Capulet feed into the rivalry between the two
The Capulet’s and Montague’s are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because of the hatred between the families.
In Conclusion,there are people to take the blame. It all started with the undisputed hatred between two families which had a negative effect on Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet. The death of family members in Capulet and Montague intensified the energy of being enraged. Juliet’s parents thought it was the best for her to marry Paris, but that made the situation even worse. She wanted to get away and escape with Romeo, yet that did not happen because of the letter not being sent due to quarantine. Mostly the families and destiny led Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers, to their
There are many people to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet, but no one really knows who the true person to blame is. Almost every single character in this story could’ve done something that would have prevented the death of Romeo and Juliet. In the romantic story of, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two young kids from the city of Verona, Italy fall in love. Although they are in love with each other, the rivalry between their two families keeps them from being with each other. Romeo is of the Montague family, and Juliet is of the Capulet family. The Montagues and the Capulets have been rivals for many years, therefore a Montague (Romeo) and a Capulet (Juliet) could not be together, eventually causing Romeo and Juliet
The definition of blame, holding someone accountable for an action or result. In the story Romeo and Juliet, there is a lot of blame going around. The people or things deserving the most blame are the Capulet and Montague feud, Lady and Lord Capulet, and Romeo and Juliet. The feud caused the prince to issue a warning telling if the Capulets and Montagues were ever seen fighting again, death would occur. This in the end caused the death of Tybalt and Mercutio. They forced the second marriage to Paris upon Juliet, the first being to Romeo. Juliet went to Friar Laurence to seek a way out of it and got a potion. Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers mentioned in the prologue who got married just hours after knowing each other. Romeo's impulsiveness
Whenever a problem occurs, there is always someone to take the blame, whether it be a war between two countries or an argument between siblings. In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, it is no different. This story shows tragedy after tragedy and focuses on the tragic events that led the lovers to their deaths. However, there is much controversy surrounding who is to blame for the tragedies that took place. Some say that their families caused the deaths, while others say their counselor and mentor, Friar lawrence, is to blame since he married the two despite the potential consequences. Based on the facts, Romeo is to blame for all the tragedies that took place. Romeo acted infatuatedly, vengefully, and impulsively throughout this play, causing him to produce many tragedies along the way.
There are three characters in the story of Romeo and Juliet that take some and most of the blame on the death of the two Romeo and Juliet. Two of the characters take some of the blame while the third character takes all of the blame. The two characters that take some of the blame are Lady Capulet And Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet is married to Lord Capulet and have a daughter named Juliet. The third person that takes most of the blame for their death is not a person at all. It is fate. These three characters are the reason why Romeo and Juliet take their lives. ("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame". Doc.B,A,D)
Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet and the families’ feud meant that the two could never be together. This is shown in this quote, “My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late!’ (5.3.295-299). In this scene, Juliet complains about Romeo being a Montague. She wishes that he wasn’t so that they could freely be together. Also, both families and their servants would always pick fights on the streets of Verona. One of these fights would result in Romeo being banished from Verona. In a scene of the play, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin decides to pick a fight with Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the middle of the street. Romeo tries to stop the fight because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage to Juliet. This is shown in the following quote where Romeo tries to keep the peace, “Draw Benvolio, beat down their weapons. / Gentlemen, for shame! / ... / Forbid this bandying in Verona’s streets” (3.1.381-384), but no one listens to him and Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio. Romeo has no choice but to kill Tybalt for revenge which leads to the Prince banishing Romeo. Without the feud, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to keep their love a secret and, the fight that resulted in Romeo’s banishment would never have happened. This is why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is responsible for Romeo
To conclude, many people can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The main ones, in opinion, are Romeo and Juliet, themselves, and Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet are obvious ones to blame. This is because they are the ones that thought they were in love. They are also the ones that killed themselves. It was their decision to die, so it is their fault. Friar Lawrence only played a part because they trusted him and he had a cause, so he also contributed to the tragedy when he could have stopped
‘From forth the loin of these two foes/ A pair of star crossed lovers take their life’ 1.2.chorus. Romeo and Juliet, a very famous play written by William Shakespeare, is filled with nearly every powerful emotion imaginable, love, lust, hate, desire, spite, joy, happiness, depression, adoration, anger, vengeance and so many more. The tragic deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were brought about by how the people around them and they themselves dealt with these emotions.
What is most responsible for the two lovely lover-Romeo and Juliet’s death? In my opinion, there is no one particular person to really blame on their death. However, it is every single person are should be blamed for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. If I was answering the question of who were the few most responsible people for their tragedy-it would be three people. Because of people’s decision and different point of view, the people most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Lady Capulet, Nurse, and Friar Lawrence.
At the end of Romeo and Juliet, the Prince declares that "Some shall be pardoned and some punished." I believe that there are many persons responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but ultimately it’s the parents of Romeo and Juliet that are the most at fault for the outcome of the play. The Capulets and the Montagues are in a long-standing feud. They hate each other. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and because of the hate, they cannot get married. Romeo and Juliet get advice from Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is also responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly married them. Romeo tells Friar Laurence that he loves Juliet and he wants to marry her. Friar Laurence tells Romeo that it is probably