Romeo and Juliet, the William Shakespeare play on star-crossed lovers caught in the wrong circumstances, causing their suicidal deaths. It is supposed that the play was first performed between 1594 and 1595, and that it was first printed in 1597. This tragedy known as the death of Romeo and Juliet has been questioned to who is to blame. Let’s rewind the clock back to where this all started, the feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s. I believe Lord Capulet is to blame as he was one of the parents involved in this feud, and many of his character flaws contributed to the deaths, therefore he is to blame. Lord Capulet’s many character flaws lead to the death of his daughter, one being he is extremely controlling. Since men were ranked higher than women, the men …show more content…
The Capulet’s were known to be the ones continuing the family feud as they were always the ones provoking the Montague’s and starting the fights. As males were the head of the family in charge, he is to blame for the continuing feud. Fate was also a major role with this flaw. Although Lord Capulet was blamed for continuing the feud, this plays along with fate and that fate kept this feud going. Act 1 Scene 1 Line 65 he says to Lady Capulet, “What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!” If the feud was not continued by Lord Capulet, Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have had to hide their love for one another nor keep their marriage a secret. Romeo wouldn’t have been banished for killing Tybalt and most importantly, they wouldn’t have died. In this scenario Lord Capulet should not have tried to pull out weapons to fight the Montague’s as it is shown that the feud between the families can be linked back to him, as he is being confrontational and aggressive. Lord Capulet was exceptionally antagonistic towards the Montague’s, leading towards the feud being continued which spiralled towards the tragic
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.
The Hostility Between the 'Montagues' and the 'Capulets' in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet has a major theme of conflict. The main conflict in the play is the feud between the two wealthy families: the ‘Montagues’ and the ‘Capulets’. Shakespeare does not state the reason for the hostility between the two families. Shakespeare may have done this to indicate how long the feud has been going for. Shakespeare creates conflicts between characters in the play.
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
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
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.
A story that is full of love, feud, haste and fate all wrapped into one. Where two star crossed lovers take their lives. The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is regarding Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet with a tragic outcome. This tale ends with the two lovers taking their lives. There are so many experiences leading up to this but who is to blame for these horrific events? Characters such as the Capulets and Montagues, Tybalt and Romeo are all to blame for the deaths of Juliet and her Romeo.
The feud between the two families is a reason that they are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Capulet’s hate the Montague’s so much that Juliet could not tell them that she loves Romeo. Document A states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Document A). Meaning that the two
To begin with to the statement made earlier about the claim that the Montague's and Capulet's were responsible for the death of their children. If both families didn’t have an ancient grudge bot4h of the children wouldn’t have died. The both families had an ongoing grudge that didn’t allow them to be married to one family to the other. In document A, “Two Households”, it states in the third line “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.” Proving that both families had or have a grudge and that made the turn into a war. Making both households have a fight. Finally, if anyone had any contact with the opposing family they will be killed probably making Romeo and Juliet very scared to be together.
The Capulets are not responsible because the Montagues had caused more problems in the story. One of the reasons why you might believe that my family caused the death is because the servant from the beginning of the play asked Romeo to read the invitation. Before the servant could explain that he can not read Lord Capulet and Paris leave. So he did not know that he could not read. Lord Capulet did not ask the servant if he could read before sending him off. Also, Romeo could have chose not to go. He even said that he should not attend because of a dream he had the night before and how it would lead to unfortunate events. But Mercutio persuades him into going and saying how he could find someone else to make him forget about Rosaline. Another issue
Who is Responsible for the Tragic Deaths of Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo and Juliet', a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the 16th Century all about two strong hearted teenagers in the city of Verona in Italy who fall in love with each other as 'star crossed lovers'. The two young teenagers of feuding families were destined to fall in love, however many problems occur to the extent of suicide, that affect their relationship, one of the main factors is the feud between their two families. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague.
Who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death? In Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, there are two families that have been fighting for a long time, but one day, a girl from the Capulet family and a boy from the Montague family, fell in love. They got married and were happy until feuds with in the family separated them. Juliet was devastated as well as unhappy with her father, which led to death for both Romeo and Juliet latter in the story. Father Capulet is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he is the father of Juliet and he raised Juliet, how he reacts to things, she learned to react to them in a similar way, Capulet is always fighting against the Montagues and showing Juliet that it is okay to fight against others and not listen to what they have to say, and Capulet forces Juliet to do things that makes her want to rebel.
This is explaining that once something happens, you cannot change the path that it put
She tries to separate Romeo from his true identity as a Montague, and thinks about the idea of deserting her family for him. The ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if there was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet been able to have a normal relationship and their families would have agreed to it. Instead the feud meant the families hatred was strong enough that they had to keep their relationship hidden from everyone and sneak around their families all the time. " ‘If they do see thee, they will murder thee.’ " The family feud between the Montague and Capulet families could also be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they grew up with people dying in their families because of the strong hatred.
Romeo and Juliet introduces us to a long lasting feud carried through many generations and brought upon two families children. “Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (Shakespeare Prologue.1-4). This feud the Capulets and Montagues have not only affected their children but the citizens of Verona. When two relatives of the different families start fighting against one another, the citizens start fighting against them and soon everyone is pulling out swords until the Prince comes to break up the quarrel in his city. If the Capulets and Montagues were not openly