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Romeo Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of death and destruction for which many people are to blame. What could have been a great love was destroyed by hate, blindness, and greed. Romeo is to blame for the destruction of his own life and Juliet's because of his haste, and because of his lack of following the rules. Romeo as a character is not a patient person. He changes his mind quickly, and jumps from person to person. He married Juliet the day after they met, not stopping to wait and think about the consequences. “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” (2.3, 1097-1100). When Romeo asks Friar …show more content…

He then sees Juliet and ignores all the rules of society at that time, and grabs Juliet's hand,and talks and kisses her, instead of the custom of the father arranging his daughter's future partner. After the ball, Romeo breaks yet another rule by jumping over the Capulet wall and walking to Juliet's balcony.This rule, however, would have more serious consequences for Romeo if he is caught by any Capulets, such as death. Romeo then ignores the danger to break yet another rule; he arranges to marry Juliet the next day.By going past Juliets father, Roemo erased any chance he had at marryin Juliet peacefully and traditionally. If he had gone to her father first, her father might have given Juliet to him because he describes him as????, and might have also seen it as a solution to the feud. Romeos failure to follow the rules also results in the direct death of Tybalt, and directly affects the two lovers deaths. Romeo killed Tybalt in a rage after Tybalt killed Romeo's best friend, Mercutio.In romeo would have followed the rules and let Tybalt go, the prince would execute Tybalt, and Juliet's father would not have moved Juliet’s and Paris’s wedding up because Juliet would not cry because her Romeo would still be here, and Romeo and Juliet would have time to devise a plan

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