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Responsible For Deaths In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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No one ever truly does wrong unless they are wronged by others. It can happen in any way shape or form. The most usual cases are if you’ve been bullied or abused. It could also be a corruption of the mind at a young age. Or maybe there was never anyone there to explain to you what was right and wrong. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows that these three people are responsible for the deaths of the titular characters: Tybalt, Friar Laurence, and Romeo himself. Tybalt was an obvious choice based on his irrational temper. Tybalt, in my opinion, is the perfect example of prejudice. From the beginning he always had a pure hate for the Montagues, more than the other Capulets. For example, in Act 1 Romeo had appeared to the masquerade party uninvited and though he did nothing wrong Tybalt became mad at him. Later on in Act three Tybalt decided to stab Mercutio while Romeo was trying to stop them. It of course angered Romeo so much so that he decided to kill Tybalt. He never wanted peace this is evident from act two where Romeo is talking nice to him yet Tybalt …show more content…

When he is first introduced (in Act 2) Romeo is talking to him about the engagement. At first he says it’s a crazy idea but he then changes his mind because he saw it as a way to end the rivalries. So if he had just said no from the beginning they probably would’ve still been alive. Then afterwards in order to help Juliet escape her marriage the Friar gives Juliet a potion that would fake her death. The plan unfortunately went wrong since he never told Romeo about the plan and then Romeo decided to kill herself next to Juliet’s tomb. Instead of leaving with Juliet he decided to run off and leave Juliet in

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