In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, many characters meet their tragic end as a result of a plethora of factors, from old rivalries to new love. It is a tragic story of two lovers, destined to complete each other, but also to end a bitter feud through their deaths (Prologue.3-6). However, if the blame had to be ascribed to one person in particular, that person would be Romeo Montague. Throughout the play, Shakespeare showcases Romeo’s irrationality and poor decision making, leading to the gruesome deaths of his loved ones. Romeo is most to blame for the tragic slew of deaths because he is oblivious, quick to act, and too urgent in his relationship. Throughout the play, Romeo repeatedly ignores what is completely obvious. In the beginning, he refuses to accept that there are more girls in the world than just Rosaline. This is showcased when Benvolio tells him about how there are going to be many girls at the Capulet party, but Romeo ignores him (I.ii.4-9). This behavior shows that he is blinded by love, impairing his logic. This behavior escalates when he fails to see how dangerous it might be to be involved with a Capulet as a Montague, brought front and center when he goes to Juliet’s balcony knowing that she is a Capulet. If Romeo had chosen the obvious choice of staying away, then their relationship would have ended right there and then, saving both Juliet’s life as well as his own. Romeo’s ignorance climaxes in his final moments, when he finds Juliet’s supposedly
A tragic play is incomplete without a devastating end. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers take their own lives out of love and desperation. An unfortunate chain of events leads to their passing, leaving many culprits to blame. The banishment of Romeo, the unsent letter, and the risky plan concocted by Friar Lawrence are all events that contributed, but ultimately, the blame lies with one person. Lord Capulet was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s demise because of his hatred for the Montagues and his decision to force marriage upon Juliet.
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.
Long ago in the white-walled city of Verona lived a pair of young lovers, torn between a strife held by their families, a strife that splattered the streets of the previously immaculate city with blood. The tale of Romeo and Juliet is the popular Shakespearean play chronicling the tragic events of the two beloved, including their meeting, marriage, and eventual death. Over the course of the play, a total of six characters meet their demise, whether by poison, blade, or broken heart, but who is responsible for these untimely fatalities? Some suggest that this was simply an unfortunate occurrence of happenings, however, evidence suggests Romeo is to blame for his and Juliet’s death because of his impaired judgement, measly self control, and his
During tragic times, the question is always: who deserves the blame? In Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet, their families, sworn enemies, meet and fall hopelessly in love against all odds. They must die to end the ancient feuding of their families. At the end of this tragic story, the question of who to blame for the lovers deaths is asked. While Lady and Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence are partially responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, fate is mostly to blame.
Romeo and Juliet is a story about two fated lovers who fell in love unexpectedly and faced many challenges but could not be together in the end and died next to one another. Although some people argue that Friar Lawrence is to blame, Romeo and Juliet are to blame for the tragic deaths. Their unthoughtful and rash actions create many challenges that they have to deal with and eventually lead to their downfall, causing their deaths. Romeo is a major player in his and Juliet’s deaths; his behavior and his actions are some of the main causes that lead to his and Juliet’s deaths. Romeo acts hastily, is driven by emotions, and does not consider checking in with someone trusted for complete information.
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.
Death and misery seem to be all too common in a theatre piece about love. In William Shakespeare’s tragicomic play, Romeo and Juliet, numerous characters are at fault of the calamities that occur. In total, six people died, and many are to blame. Although a case can be made for almost every character, Tybalt and Friar Laurence are indirectly or directly responsible for the death of all of those six people. Always looking for a fight, Tybalt let his aggressiveness get the best of him, and stabbed and killed Mercutio, a blood relative of Prince Escalus of Verona, Italy. This in turn caused Romeo Montague to stab and kill Tybalt, which consequently led to Romeo’s exile, sparking a vital sub-conflict. Despite of the fact that Friar Laurence was
The tragic outcome of the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’, by William Shakespeare, is not only the responsibility of the minor characters, but that of many factors collectively working together to result in the deaths of the title characters. The self-absorbed minor characters, the fate that destined Romeo and Juliet to fall in love and die and the lovers’ poor decisions made throughout the play contribute to this devastating ending that cannot be blamed on a single character alone.
In the tragic love story that everyone knows, it is shown the death of two deeply in love children, Romeo and Juliet. Two lovers that met at a ball, and instantly felt love at first sight. This story starts off as a wonderful, typical love story, that takes place in a small city called Verona. Romeo and Juliet’s one love story then takes a tragic turn as this seemingly romance novel turns into a complicated, yet thrilling and tragic ending. A time where our main stars end up dead, but still together. Many characters play a big part in all of this, but, as the Prince said, “Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished”. The only question to be asked is, “So, who do we blame?”
The story Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the most beautiful love stories ever told. Despite the tragic ending many view the famous story as romantic but sorrowful. Shakespeare takes two star-crossed lovers full of passion and rushes them in to love too quickly. This causes them to take their lives so they can be together forever. Many wonder “Who is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet?” Some believe that it was not just one person who takes the blame, but a number of people. Friar Lawerence, the two lovers, and their parents all have a part in the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet.
Romantic love stories are often ended with a tragedy, because of loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love. Unfortunately their love comes to an end, along with their lives, because of a misunderstanding and a persistent feud between their families. Although there are many characters in this play that have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death, Friar Laurence is the person most to blame.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two people from opposing families, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love and get married. Though this should have been a joyous occasion it was the complete antithesis of that. Their marriage throws gasoline on the already burning conflict of the two families and leads to a series of rash decisions. Eventually the two young lovers take their own lives ending the feud between their kinsman, however one must ask who’s fault is their unfortunate end. There is only one true answer as, despite having many influences from other characters, Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own impulsive choices that lead to their ultimate demise.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a harrowing story, one many people believe is caused by destiny, yet it is free will, the “principle that the behavior of human beings expresses personal choice and is not simply caused by divine forces,” that is the real reason behind the story’s tragic ending. It is a common misconception that Romeo and Juliet possess no control over their untimely deaths. In Verona, Italy in the 1300’s, the feud between the two families attempts to keep Romeo and Juliet apart, but instead their decisions kept them eternally together in death. The tragedy of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet is one that is ultimately caused by the choices, good or bad, of the two lovers.
The famous William Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is widely seen as being a story about fate and that the title characters were doomed to die from the beginning . However, Romeo and Juliet’s lives were not ended because of fate. The two died because of Romeo’s impulsive action, not being able to properly process loss or rejection, and his desire to keep everything a secret until the bitter end. Romeo cannot handle any forms of loss or rejection which just one part of his fractured tragic ‘hero’ character. The start of Romeo and Juliet’s ‘love’ is brought on when Romeo’s friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, take him to a party because he was sadly mopping about, claiming he was sick, then proclaiming “I have lost myself;
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, blame is revealed by the tragic death of the two lovers through the use of Juliet, the feud between the families, and the love between the two adolescents. Romeo and Juliet has been prized for centuries for being a classic, but there are many things that rebut the catalysts of the lover’s deaths; thus changing the well-known play entirely.