Today’s world, 2016, an average of 1 person every 15 minutes commits suicide a day in the United States. When someone loses a loved one they ask, why that person did such a grand action. Was it work, school, or family that caused such emotional trauma? Even with direct reasons pointing to those close to a depressed person, people always blame the one who physically did the killing, the suicidal person. But what if they were pressured to do things they didn’t want to, harassed about choices they made, or ignored for the things they liked? All of these things happened to Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, the Shakespeare play containing two star-crossed lovers, two enemy families, and two suicides that have stood the test of time and has captured the …show more content…
Out you baggage! You tallow face!” (Act 3:5:152-157) Act 3:5:152-157 is a piece of the play that captures the turning point that Capulet has caused Juliet to kill herself. With Capulet calling her ugly, selfish, unthankful and baggage she must have been hurt by those words and wanted to run away with Romeo. With this feeling, she then creates a big plan to do just that but with every big plan, it went wrong and the two ended up dying for each other. All and all, Capulets force of marriage and reaction to Juliet saying no, indirectly made Romeo and Juliet kill themselves because of the amount of pain that he caused Juliet to have. Furthermore, asides throughout the play also give insight to the fact that Capulet is responsible for the deaths. One part within the play shows Capulet leading to the death of Juliet and Romeo happens earlier in the play when Romeo is talking to himself right after he had met Juliet and realized that she was Capulet's daughter. “ (aside) Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.” (Act …show more content…
While many like to think that it is fate or other characters that caused the death of the two in the story, Shakespeare includes cause and effect, asides, and the specific character actions to inform the audience that Capulet is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet in the play. His argument eloquently tugs at our heartstrings begging the audience to consider why - shifting suicide blame from the victim (Romeo and Juliet) to Capulet’s quiet but yet still bully-like behavior that pushed these young lovers over the edge. We all must question the writing of this play and ask if there was any way to stop these tragic events and in today's society. How can we prevent and change suicide and its social
Capulet does not give her daughter any free will to make her own decisions. Therefore, it led to Juliet wanting to fake her own death and then eventually lead to the end to both Romeo and Juliet's lives. This is the reason why Capulet can be to blame for the death of the two lovers.
From the very prologue of Romeo and Juliet, we are informed by Shakespeare that these two “star-cross’d lovers” are going to “take their life”. For the rest of the play, we are left to observe how they kill themselves and who or what leads them into doing so. However, placing the blame on one person or event would be impossible, as nobody was directly responsible for their demise. Instead, everything that could possibly have gone wrong did go wrong. Although both Romeo and Juliet end up thinking it was their own decision to kill themselves, there were many other factors that unwittingly forced them into the situation they eventually found themselves.
Many have said that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. In the literary play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare created a tragedy protagonist, Juliet, whose tragic death “buries their parents’ strife” (Prologue). The eternal feud between Montague and Capulets restraints the love between Romeo and Juliet and ultimately lead to their death. Juliet’s death has many different factors, and it’s hard to determine the truly blame of Juliet’s death. In all the important characters, Lord Capulet refuses to listen to Juliet’s request, which result in Juliet’s death. In the other hand, Romeo’s immature, impulsive and Friar Lawrence’s cowardice are all generate Juliet’s tragedy.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Lord Capulet is most to blame for Juliet’s death because he is verbally abusive and fickle. Lord Capulet shows change throughout the play and proves that his actions have consequences.
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we meet the characters and how their actions led to a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet met, end up falling in love, and – since both cannot dream of living without the other – take their lives. While the play ends in a tragic death for both characters, it was their own reckless decisions; though others might believe that it was destiny that played a large role in the lovers’ downfall. However, the majority of the text evidence points to them making their own choices leading to their demise.
Young lovers defy their families’ long-established vendetta and jeopardize all they have to continue their relationship. The violent commotion between the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, finally bring peace to their feuding families, with their own death. Like with many suicide cases, there are challenges and decisions being made that lead up to this decision. Often times, we question who contributed to the suicide. Regardless, others argue that Romeo and Juliet should be held accountable for their ultimate decision. Then again, there is no definite reason to assign fault to Romeo and Juliet. Not only are their brains not fully developed, but pressures from outside forces caused such stress within the relationship.
In conclusion Romeo and Juliet had many things against their love in Shakespeare’s tragic play, but the three main characters to blame for what happened to them are the Feud, Lady Capulet, and Fate. All of these characters in some way pressured Romeo and Juliet to make the harsh choice of killing themselves. In the main characters eyes the choices that these three other characters made in the play gave them only one choice or they would have to live the rest of their lives forever unhappy without the comfort of each
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.
The third “person” that is to blame is Fate. It all started when Romeo went to Capulet’s party and saw Juliet. Fate made Romeo and Juliet fall in love, it made them go against their family names. Fate made Romeo and Juliet get married. Fate made all of these events happen leading to all of the deaths and tragedies in the story.
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The ‘star-crossed lovers’ take their own lives in the name of love. Was it their own faults that they killed themselves or someone else's? There are three main characters to blame for their deaths; Fate, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence. Starting out with Fate, with the most evidence in the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Suicide is a horrible tragedy and should never have to happen, but unfortunately, some people think there are no other options. In “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, take their own lives. They decide to do this because they feel the only way out of their current situation is to kill themselves. They were so desperate that it got to the point where they couldn’t handle the pressure. Although readers agree on how they died, an argument occurs when this question is brought up. What pushed Romeo and Juliet past the breaking point that eventually led to their desperate actions? Some readers blame internal forces such and immaturity and impulsive behavior, while others
Death comes in many forms and can be influenced by multiple factors. In the case of Romeo and Juliet, death was in the form of suicide. Their suicide was solely based upon love and the fear of leaving one another. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet’s “forbidden love” was tested through a series of events leading up to their deaths. The Capulets and the Montagues (including Romeo and Juliet) should be punished for their deaths.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is a classical play of two ill-fated lovers conflicted and obstructed by their rival families’ never ending feud. Throughout the play, ethically absent Romeo heightens tensions between the families when wooing ignorant Juliet into their disastrous destiny together. Despite having their struggles being at the fault of their own stupidity, Romeo and Juliet make the reckless decision to commit suicide together due to a love-struck mentality that their significant other is the sole basis for living. Romeo and Juliet are not the only ones who find themselves in graves; Tybalt, Paris, Mercutio, and Lady Montague subsequently die within the duration of the play. With a high mortality rate and
(act 1-5)In conclusion, these 3 people played the biggest roles in Romeo and Juliet’s death because of all the hatred between the families, the ignorance with Juliet and Romeo and bad planning with many flaws. If these things were solved, then Romeo and Juliet could have lived a happy life and not killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet could have had an amazing love and lived on, but these things caused major problems and lots of deaths. The 3 main causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death are the Capulet household, Juliet and Friar
In the tragic romance, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare displays an example of how teenage love can embrace the feelings of the young but also cause destruction, not only in their lives but also the people’s lives around them. This story shows how others opinions and thoughts can affect the people close to them. But who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The death of these star crossed lovers was not only the teenagers fault but also their family and friends such as, their parents, Friar Lawrence, and the nurse.