While it can be debated over whether who actually cause Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, but based on textual evidence, I believe Friar Laurence is more directly involved with the deaths. In the play Romeo and Juliet, it is written so you decide who you think caused the two lovers deaths. Based on looking at the text, many people choose Capulet as the person who is most responsible for romeo and juliet’s deaths. I think that Capulet was definitely a factor involved in the Deaths of romeo and juliet because he wanted juliet to marry paris , however it’s Friar Laurence who has the responsibility of getting Juliet out of that situation. Consequently his ultimate failure was the final blow that pushed the events that led to their deaths into action.
The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair
Romeo and Juliet, the Shakespearean playwright of two star crossed lovers, ends in two tragic deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Who can be hold responsible for their deaths, when so many things went wrong along the way? Many could be held responsible for the deaths of the two lovers, but Romeo himself deserves to carry the heavier load of responsible for not only his death, but the death of his lover, Juliet as well. The young boy’s acts of irresponsibility, impulse, belligerence, immaturity, and streak of bad decisions only brought definite consequences to both himself and Juliet.
Even though there are many different views on who was most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, through information in the text it is clear to see that Friar Laurence was most responsible. The Friar took it upon himself to marry the two in secret making them inseparable. The Friar came up with the plan that was doomed from the start and ultimately lead to the death of the two teens. William Shakespeare’s work was very controversial, Romeo and Juliet was no exception, it involved the death of many people and two suicides of teens just for
1.Shakespeare uses the image of the death in this particular scene to foreshadow the predicted death of Romeo and Juliet. “Hadst thou no poison mixed.No sharp-ground knife” this quotation illustrates that Romeo and Juliet die from Poison and a knife, which we know as a audience from the prologue. The use of dramatic irony makes the audience feel involved with the story and makes us react more emotionally, as we can’t aid the characters. In addition, the use of the element of religion emphasizes Romeo’s overwhelming love for Juliet. As he says “ Heaven is here” inferring that Romeo considers heaven as a place where Juliet lives.In reference to this scene, its shows how Romeo is heartbroken to find out that he is banished and is required to stay
I think the one most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths is Tybalt. The main reason I think that Tybalt is the cause of their deaths is that if Tybalt would have listened to Romeo. ‘Tybalt- “Boy, your words can’t excuse the harm you’ve done to me. So now turn and draw your sword.”’ ‘Romeo- “I disagree. I’ve never done you harm. I love you more than you can understand until you know the reason why I love you. And so, good Capulet-which is a name I love like my own-you should be satisfied with what I say”’
The tragic story of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, Montagues and the Capulets. The death of Romeo and Juliet, who is to blame? I believe Friar Laurence was indeed the one to blame for this catastrophic event. He plays a major role throughout. He made careless decisions and put himself before anyone else. Many examples show this selfless behaviour.
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet die, but who is really responsible for their deaths? In this play, Romeo and Juliet’s families hate each other, but, in spite of their families’ rivalry, they get married. The Nurse, Juliet’s caretaker, Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s mentor, and Balthasar, Romeo’s page, encouraged the marriage between the star-crossed lovers and even helped them. Their friends and family, however, were kept in the dark about this development. Lord Capulet didn’t know of Juliet’s marriage to Romeo, so he forced her to marry Paris. Juliet faked her death to get out of this marriage, which led Romeo to buy poison and kill himself. Juliet soon followed Romeo in committing
Who would you blame for an epic tragedy? Do you think 2 feuding families could be the cause of 2 suicides? We knew Romeo and Juliet would end in an epic tragedy, so we knew they had a slim chance of surviving. What we didn't know was how or why they would die. A series of unfortunate events would lead up to their demise. Romeo and Juliet’s love was epic and ended ironically. Romeo and Juliet's parents are responsible for their deaths.
There are two paths that both individually could have been the cause of Romeo and Juliet's demise in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. One, being the uncontrollable road of fate, and the other being sheer human reaction. Though all of the gargantuan decisions made the facade of of destiny controlling their lives, It was mostly the lovers impulsive decisions that would lead to their inevitable end.The first of these decisions was after Romeo sorrowfully decided to crash the Capulet's party, he decided that he was going to waltz up to Juliet and kiss her upon her lips. Though a fantastic idea in is imaginative mind at the time, he did not realize that the furious Tybalt had recognized him before. This tragic mistake leads to Tybalt having even worse blood with Romeo than he did before. This would inevitably lead to Romeo's next impulsive decision that practically destroys his life. Romeo meets Tybalt on the blood-stained streets of
Love is the only force capable of turning enemies into friends(Martin Luther King Jr.).The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet was the combination of bad actions and mad love. Although there was many other characters that could be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet the three that have clear evidence are Lord Capulet, Tybalt, and finally Friar Lawrence.
The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare's Play Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 for an Elizabethan audience. It was set in Verona and Mantua in Italy. People of Shakespeare's time thought of Italy as immoral and famous for it sexual affairs and crime. The audience would have expected Romeo and Juliet to include affairs and violence but would still react shocked to the actions going on in the play, as even though it would be normal, because of the notorious rumours of Italy, the audience would be used to have a happy ending. When fate and inevitability are present in a storyline the audience feels pity for the characters and fear for what is going to happen.
David was not the only artist to be fascinated and inspired by historic suicides. Suicide is not an uncommon subject of paintings, or any of the arts for that matter. On the contrary, suicide can be glorified to a certain extent, in the way that a novel or film can romanticize the act without the brutality or consequences being addressed. Suicide can appear heroic in the face of a evil. It can appear to be a triumphant escape from a cruel world. Suicide can even look romantic when portrayed as the conclusion to a love story, like in Romeo and Juliet, a masterpiece by the beloved William Shakespeare. Death itself is dramatic, but there is something more to beyond the gruesome or romantic aspects of death, particularly when it comes to suicide. The Death of Socrates manages to grip the viewer with its dramatic climax to death, yet saying something more with it 's imagery.
However, there were some people who supported and helped them, which also aided in their death. For example, Friar Lawrence and his plan aided in the fate of the two star-crossed lovers. Because Friar Lawrence brought up the idea of faking her death, which would cause problems anyways, Romeo died. The message did not get to him and he went to investigate for himself and he thought he was too late. But had the message gone through anyways, the family would most likely be irate with all three of them, Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Juliet. Juliet’s fate was to love Romeo but she was destined to kill herself, which ended the feud between Montagues and Capulets. Fate is something out of one’s hands while destiny is what you are meant to do. Another
Romeo was a young man who lived in Verona, Italy. He was an intelligent, good-looking, and sensitive boy. Also, Romeo was the son and heir of the Montague family. As a young boy, Romeo fell in love with a noble girl named Rosaline that did not love him back. Romeo was sad about it, but decided to go to the Capulet Party with Mercutio. Romeo meet Juliet at the Capulet Party. After that, Romeo fell deeply in love with Juliet, but could not be together since their families were enemies. However, Romeo and Juliet decided to run away to be together with the help of Friar Lawrence. Because of a letter, failed to get to Romeo about Juliet’s plan, he believed that Juliet was really dead as he saw her in her casket, not able to believe she died. Romeo
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes. / A pair of star cross’d lovers take their life” (Shakespeare 509). This tragic story of Romeo and Juliet is one that’ll never be forgotten. These star crossed lover had a fate like no other. Their story is often called “The Greatest Love Story of All Time” but at their last breath; their fates intertwined and they went through series of events Romeo and Juliet both went to a person who seemed trustworthy because of the fact he was the one who got them married. This particular person was the only one who could’ve prevented the ill fate of Romeo and Juliet from happening: it was the holy man of the church-Friar Lawrence.