Montague And Juliet In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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.

Do parents make teens act they way they act? The Capulet’s over parent their children. Juliet at the beginning of the play is obedient and it seems afraid and it she seems afraid of her parents. Lady Capulet does this because she wants her daughter to be proper and raised good where she knows right from wrong. Capulet is hard on Juliet for the same reason but he wants her to live her life how he wants her to live it.

Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespeare play written about two star crossed lovers. The forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet resulted in a great tragedy. There is one question that is asked now; who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence is to blame Romeo and Juliet’s death. The Friar had good intentions, but sometimes the right decision is not always the best.

This does not allow Juliet to make her own decision. An example of this is when Lady Capulet reinforces the plan in which Paris would be Juliet's husband, rather than letting Juliet choose who she marries. Lady Capulet speaks for Juliet when she says “marry, my child, early next Thursday morn.” Having little to no knowledge aforetime about this news, Juliet is utterly astonished. Lady Capulet continues by saying “[the] young and noble gentleman, the county Paris... shall happily make thee there a joyful bride” (III.v.112-115). After having already prepared her life with Romeo, Juliet is in disbelief that her mother would not attempt to step into her father's plan. Juliet lashes back at her mother by saying “I will not marry yet” and threatening that she would marry Romeo “whom you know I hate” rather than Paris (III.v.115-122). The lack of communication between the two characters makes them distant from one another, and the little effort provided by Lady Capulet to approach her daughter is the main reason for this occurrence. The control Lady Capulet has over different characters and her

Juliet’s parents’ lack of knowledge of their daughter’s love life contributes to her death. In Act 3 Scene 5 Lady Capulet walks in on Juliet crying and assumes the tears are for her deceased cousin Tybalt. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony while Lady Capulet and Juliet speak about Romeo. Juliet says to her mother “Indeed, I shall never be satisfied / With Romeo, till I behold him –dead” The reader knows, while Lady Capulet is unaware, that Juliet is speaking about him in a loving way rather than wishing him dead. Also in this scene Lady and Lord Capulet tell Juliet that they have arranged for her to marry Paris. When Juliet refuses her father yells at her and accuses her of being ungrateful. The Capulets are not aware that Juliet is already married therefore are not understanding of her wishes to

The blame of the problems on the parents and adults is shown through the adults forcing the children into unideal circumstances. Lady Capulet tells Juliet her plan, “ Marry, my child, early next thursday morn, the gallant, young and noble gentlemen, the County Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church, shall happily make thee there a joyful bride!” Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet force Juliet to marry Paris, against her will and when Juliet retaliates informing them of her love for Romeo they act intensely immature. Lord Capulet loses his temper and acts extremely juvenile, telling Juliet that he will disown her as a daughter if she doesn’t marry Paris. This action leads to many of the paramount conflicts within the play. Juliet, after being informed of her mother’s plan, goes to Friar Lawrence to find the solution. Friar Lawrence then comes up with a solution to Juliet’s dilemma, “ A thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to ‘scape from it: And if thou

In Act 1, scene ii. Capulet appeared to be a kind hearted man and he defers to Juliet’s ability to choose for herself, “My will to her concent is but a part” (I.ii.15). Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet also has an influence over Juliet and her life and puts pressure on Juliet to marry Paris (the suitor that her father picked for her to marry). Juliet admits the power of the influence of her parents when she says of Paris, “I look to like, looking liking move; / But no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to fly” (I.iii.100-101). The specter of parental influence is very evident in this scene and it shows the influence of the society that they lived in.

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

Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet take some of the blame for Romeo and Juliet's death,but there fate takes most of the blame for their death. Fate takes the blame because he gave them the fate that they would meet and die and they could not change their fate. There might be other people or characters that take the blame for their death, but fate is the reason why they died.("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame". Doc.

Neither the Capulets or Montagues were very involved with their child’s lives because they were either too wrapped up in their feuding or their personal lives. The absence of a positive parent to child relationship results in a lack of connection and understanding for both families as we see in this quote said by Lord Capulet, “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”(III.v.113-116). Capulet blatantly disregards the fact that Juliet said she did not dream of being married. This little understanding between the two results in Capulet believing her happiness lies with her being married to a wealthy man which is the families wish, not Juliet’s. Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden marriage is a direct correlation to the Montagues and Capulets not guiding them along the way and giving them insufficient instruction. Likewise in West Side Story, neither group has strong authoritative figures present in their lives, exclaiming their behavior is an outcome of little guidance. The importance of the little structure these characters have in their lives is because it connects to the poor decision making skills they possess, and due to the lack of parental involvement in their lives, it allows for these teens to behave immorally. They are forced to look to their surroundings for direction,

Blame is a word used to describe those who have some type of fault in a situation. Love can cause great emotions, yet it can also cause tragedies. When your love is strong enough it can also be dangerous, Romeo and Juliet caused the death of six people in a course of three days just so they can be together. In Romeo and Juliet there are many to blame for the cause of each death, but the most responsible for this situation are those who follow: Juliet, Nurse, and Friar Lawrence. Juliet could have stopped the death of six people if she only told the truth. The Nurse, also one to blame, could have spoke out and helped out in the situation. At last, Friar Lawrence, he could have made the choice not to marry Romeo and Juliet, yet all he wanted was for the Capulets and Montagues to be in peace.

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.

What is blame? Blame is being assigned for a fault or wrong. Many have different opinions about who is the one to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. One can say that Friar Lawrence, Capulet, and Juliet have a part to do with the deaths. Friar Lawrence is guilty because he agrees to marry them because he thought it would be good to end the feud between the two families. Capulet is forcing Juliet to do something she does not want to. Juliet had many chances to tell her family that she married Romeo.

Lord Capulet is forcing Juliet to get married and doesn’t take into consideration that Juliet doesn’t desire to get married. Lord Capulet conversed to Paris, “ . . . Thursday tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl” (Shakespeare 198). Lord Capulet is indubitable for wanting Juliet ot get married, and arranges the wedding, as she is unaware of this. He plans the wedding thinking it will assist her from her grief of Tybalt dying, but he doesn’t know that for certain, and is planning something that will greatly affect her future, without her consent. Furthermore, this quote shows that when Juliet gave an ixnay on why she did not aspire to marry Paris, Capulet belabored her until she was on the ground crying asking for the nurses aid. Lord Capulet explains to Juliet, “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next, go with Paris to Saint Peters Church or I will drag thee on a hurdle*” (Shakespeare 214). This proves Capulet wants nothing more for his daughter than to get married to Paris, and it shows the extent he will go to, to receive his wish. Overall, Lord and Lady Capulet want Juliet to get married to Paris more than she wants to. This shows they don’t mind if she’s happy or not, as long as they get what they want. This goes deeper into the accusation that Juliet’s parents are at fault for the adolescents

Capulet, Juliet’s father, flexes his authority over Juliet often. Juliet usually disagrees with her father’s opinion and she often tries to get around what he tells her to do or even gives him attitude. An example is, Capulet wants Juliet to marry a wealthy bachelor named Paris. Juliet on the other hand doesn’t want to marry this man so she tells her father that he isn’t the right one for her. The words that she used were “he shall not make me there a joyful bride” (III.V.117).When Capulet insisted on the marriage Juliet pushed back. She said that he will never be what she wants and he won’t keep her happy. Capulet was not brought to shock by this, but to anger. While Juliet pushed back, Capulet did not give up. He continued to push her and command her to marry this man named Paris using his control over Juliet.After she said that he will never make her a happy wife, he got mad. When he was mad, he threatened her. He said “to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither” (III.V.154). Even though Juliet tried to use her words and rebel to say that she shouldn’t marry Paris, he still is forcing her to do as he instructed. He keeps pushing harder, having more control. He is a parent who is controlling his kid. This could lead to serious consequences,