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Romeo And Juliet Dbq Analysis

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Romeo and Juliet the star-crossed lovers doomed by a civil feud between two families or were they? In the End, of this story, Romeo & Juliet do kill themselves because of their severe love for each other and not being able to live without another. But were Romeo & Juliet really doomed from the start of the play? As Shakespeare puts it “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;”(Doc A). The people who are reliable for Romeo & Juliet's deaths are none other than their parents a friar and themselves. Romeo & Juliet Lovers of sight that will do anything to stay together. This flaw makes it to where Juliet just by hearing her Romeo is in trouble gets her to attempt to strangle herself with a ladder. The single thought of Romeo's sweet queen …show more content…

Evidence has shown that Romeo and Juliet themselves are most to blame. Because of Romeos In Patience He Drank poison four minutes too early if he had just sat back at that tree, the grave sight or told Balthazar to come with him in the tomb he would have seen Juliet wake up. But because of Juliet's drive for him and his drive for her that made a passive policy of leaping before looking. Second most is Juliet's Overwhelming Pressure and pushiness of her parents. Now Parents Alone are Abrasive sometimes, but because of Juliet's immaturity and her lack of interest in most men. So Juliet's parents decide to push her to marry Paris. Which unwillingly unknown that she is already married to Romeo and if they do marry that would be committing a holy act. Shakespeare”So Smile the Heavens upon this holy act…”(Doc C). Lastly the Friar and Balthazar are both key kill points. When it comes to the friars decisions he makes key kill points. If he had the letter sent earlier to Romeo he might have gotten it quicker, Or if the Friar just said no I will not Marry Romeo and Juliet until your parents agree to this. After these 2 bad decisions which get summed up at the end he makes a third wrong, he gives Juliet his remedy his idea, to get her to drink a potion which simulates death. Balthazar is the least to blame all he was doing was his job get Romeo the news about Juliet's death,do this, stay outside don't follow me or I shall kill you. And after all of this Romeo and Juliet are still most to blame because it was their decisions and their unforbearing love for each other that got them

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