What if the deaths in the play “Romeo and Juliet” play by William Shakespeare weren’t actually caused by Romeo and Juliet? There are many characters that had an influence on the deaths from behind the scenes. The complications that they made had effects that caused all hope of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship being successful to come crashing down.If that is the case then some of the other characters in the play are directly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It could even be someone from the family. If Romeo never knew about or got kicked out of the party then he never would’ve met Juliet in the first place. Tybalt wouldn’t have gotten mad and Juliet would have been okay with Paris marrying her. Lord Capulet is responsible for …show more content…
When Romeo is banished, Lord Capulet tells his daughter that she will marry County Paris. When Juliet says that she is grateful, but refuses, Capulet says “Hang thee young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’Thursday, or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fingers itch,-Wife, we scarce thought us blest that God had lent us but this only child, but now I see this one is one to much and that we have a curse in having her. Out on her, hilding!”(Act 3 Scene 5). Then he continues saying, “God’s bread! It makes me mad. Day, night, hour, tide, time, work, play, alone, in company, still my care hath been to have her matched. And having now provided a gentleman of noble parentage, of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained, stuffed, as they say, with honorable parts, proportioned as one’s thought would wish a man-and then to have some wretched puling fool, a whining mammet, in her fortune’s tender, to answer “I’ll not wed,” “I cannot love,” “I am to young,” “I pray you pardon me.”-But, an you will not wed, I’ll pardon you. Graze where you will, you shall not house with me. Look to’t, think on’t, I do not use to jest. Thursday is near. Lay hand on heart, advise. An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend. An you be not, hang, beg, starve,die in the streets, for, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, nor what is mine …show more content…
When this was done Lord Capulet said “Send for the county. Go tell him of this. I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.”(Act 4 Scene 2) Lady Capulet tried to correct him when she said “No not till Thursday. There is time enough.”(Act 4 Scene 2). Lord Capulet refused to back down so that Juliet wouldn’t have time to change her mind by saying “Go, Nurse, go with her we’ll to church tomorrow.”(Act 4 Scene 2), and “Tush, I will stir about, and all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife. Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her. I’ll not to bed tonight. Let me be alone. I’ll play the house wife for this once.-What ho? They are all forth?-Well, I will walk myself to County Paris, to prepare him up against tomorrow. My heart is wondrous light since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.”(Act 4 Scene 2). This rushed the plan by 24 hours which made it harder for the letter to get to Romeo on time, and caused Juliet to take the potion early. Then he had the funeral where the public could see her and think that she is dead when she really wasn’t so that Balthasar could think that she is dead and report to Romeo. This then led to Romeo getting the poison and using and then Juliet using a dagger because the one that she loved was
A tragic play is incomplete without a devastating end. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers take their own lives out of love and desperation. An unfortunate chain of events leads to their passing, leaving many culprits to blame. The banishment of Romeo, the unsent letter, and the risky plan concocted by Friar Lawrence are all events that contributed, but ultimately, the blame lies with one person. Lord Capulet was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s demise because of his hatred for the Montagues and his decision to force marriage upon Juliet.
Lord Capulet and Tybalt affected the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet shows hate towards Juliet, and Tybalt causes Romeo to become banished from Verona. Lord Capulet should be blamed for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet for several reasons. He threatens to disown her for not wanting to marry Paris. Tybalt also causes the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. He notices Romeo and Juliet staring at each other during the party, and he tells Lord Capulet the problem. He provokes Romeo to get banished from Verona. Lord Capulet and Tybalt act as an astounding impact for the tragedy of Romeo and
In the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare two teenagers met, fell in love, and eventually committed suicide from the pressure around them. Juliet's family, the Capulet's and Romeos family, the Montague's have a strong rivalry between each other. In my opinion, the Capulet's are to blame for Juliet's and Romeos death. The Capulet's are at fault because they played a major role in the ongoing rivalry with the Montague's, they were pressuring Juliet into marrying Count Paris, and had Romeo banished from Verona.
In document B, the Lady Capulet is questioning her about marriage asking if she can love Paris “The valiant Paris seeks you for his love… What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast;”(DBQ: Who’s to Blame, Document B). Once again throughout the poem, Lady Capulet tells Juliet she has to get married “But now I’ll tell thee joyful tidings, girl… Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn...The County Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church, Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride” (DBQ: Who’s to Blame, Document D) and Juliet refuses because she was previously married to Romeo and getting married to two people without an annulment is a sin “...He shall not make thee there a joyful bride...” (DBQ: Who’s to Blame, Document D). Whenever her father learns of Juliet's refusal he goes wild “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell the what: get thee to church o’ Thursday Or never after look me in the face: Speak not, reply, not do not answer me; My fingers itch”. Afterwards, Juliet begs Friar for a way to prevent this marriage and he gives her a potion. Him giving her the potion in the end killed Paris, Romeo and
The person to blame is Lord Capulet for the deaths of young Romeo and Juliet.There are lots of reasons on way he is to blame.One of the reasons is that he let Romeo stay at Capulet party.Tybalt told Lord Capulet to kick Romeo out of the party because he can’t tolerate Romeo.But Lord Capulet said Romeo is staying and he is a nice gentlemen and he should tolerate Romeo.If Lord Capulet kicked Romeo out of the party Romeo would have never met Juliet.If Lord Capulet handed the invititaion letter to someone who could read the clown would have never ran into Romeo and Mercutio.It is also Lord Capulets fault for never talking to Juliet.Lord Capulet should have did some work on his servent to see if any of them could read so he could gave the invitation list to who ever could read.
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.
Romeo and Juliet is a very tragic story of two young teens who fall in love, but in the end, they die because their love is forbidden. Many people ask, “Who is to blame for their deaths?” Many people caused problems that just caused even more problems. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s unfortunate deaths could have been prevented if it weren't for a few people. The people responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are the families at the start of the feud, Lord Capulet’s servant, and Tybalt.
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)
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
Lord Capulet’s firm and merciless control can also be blamed for pushing his daughter to the extreme and ultimately her untimely death. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet proves his insensitivity, even threatening to disown his daughter and cast her to the streets if she does not obey his wishes. He warns her that she may “graze where [she] will, [she] will not house with [him]… for, by [his] soul, [he] will ne’er acknowledge [her]” (III v 200-205). These threats instill fear in Juliet, and in her despair, she seeks the advice of Friar Lawrence who gives her a potion that will make it appear as if she is dead the morning of the wedding. Lord Capulet can be blamed for his stubbornness and insensitivity despite his daughter’s sincere requests not to marry Paris.
Therefore, fate was not a major role in Romeo’s tragic death— rather, it was his flawed character traits that governed his choices. After receiving news of Juliet’s “death” from Balthasar, Romeo reacts immediately instead of taking a moment to reflect on what happened to her, as shown when he tells Balthasar, “Is it e’en so? then I defy you, stars! / Thou knowest my lodging. Get me ink and paper / And hire post-horses. I will hence tonight” (5.1.24-26). A few lines later, after Balthasar exits, Romeo says to himself, “Noting this penury, to myself I said / ‘And if a man did need a poison now / Whose sale is present death in Mantua […],’” immediately deciding that he would poison himself rather than live in a world without Juliet (5.1.49-51). Even Balthasar recognizes Romeo’s impatient nature when he tells him, “I do beseech you, sir, have patience” (5.1.27).
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a book of fate and how everyone in the world affects the happenings of this world. The author of this extraordinary book is William Shakespeare. Although Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, there were many people responsible for their deaths. It is arguable that the parents of the two lovers, Friar Laurence, and Romeo and Juliet themselves were the most responsible, some could say that the other main characters like Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, the Nurse, and Paris were involved as well. There were many people responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, although they took their own lives, they were not all to blame.
<br>This shows how Juliet has passion and faith in her relationship with Romeo, while her parents are old-fashioned; her father arranges a marriage for her, and her mother takes the side of her husband, rather than that of her daughter. This scene also shows how Juliet has changed and has gained the courage to speak against authority.
With respect to Lord Capulet, he says to Paris, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender/ Of my child’s love” (III.iv.12-16). Not knowing that Juliet has secretly married Romeo, Lord Capulet arranges a marriage between Juliet and Paris. Shakespeare characterizes Lord Capulet as forceful and unyielding. Because Juliet does not want to marry Paris, she agrees to Friar Lawrence’s dangerous plan that ultimately ends in her death. If Lord Capulet had considered Juliet’s wishes, she would not have had to go along with Friar Lawrence’s suggestion. The literary element, dramatic irony, is demonstrated here because the reader knows that Juliet is already married to Romeo, while Lord Capulet does not. Juliet’s single mindedness also plays a part in her death and that of Romeo. As Juliet drinks the potion that will “kill” her, she says, “Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee” (IV.iii.58). In the scene, Juliet drinks the potion but fails to consider the consequences. Disaster
Similar to a parasite, Juliet, the daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a character who is very dependent and doesn’t formulate her own opinion. So, throughout the course of the story, Juliet develops her own thoughts and continuously becomes more independent according to the experiences she faces, consisting of disobeying her parents, falling deeply in love with Romeo and finally accomplishing her liberty.