Who is Truly to Blame?
“Romeo and Juliet” is a very well put together piece of literature and is a world known play with many different versions. There's a lot of action, romance, death and compliment’s to Shakespeare for not only a creative imagination, but putting good quality literature at a whole new standard. A lot went on in “Rome and Juliet” that contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s suicidal actions, but who is truly to blame? After pondering for quite some time a reasonable conclusion was made. The three characters who are most at fault for the protagonists’ deaths are Mercutio, Friar Laurence, and Juliet’s Father.
First, Mercutio. Friend to Romeo and kinsman to the prince, he was around Romeo for over half of the book thus he must be
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The Friar is supposed to be some wise guy that everyone goes to for advice but he also gives lousy advice and even worse ideas. The first reason the Friar is the top most responsible person to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are because he married them in the first place knowing it was a bad idea without their parent’s consent. The Friar even says himself “ These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume.” Basically saying marriage is a beautiful thing but between these two families things like this don’t end too well. The second reason to blame the Friar is he told Juliet to drink the potion without even knowing if the letter got to Romeo or not. He could have told Romeo to write him back within a time frame, but he didn’t, he just sent it and told Juliet to drink the potion not even having a back up plan prepared. The third reason to blame the Friar is because he didn’t even bother telling Juliet and Romeo the dangers of being married. Romeo practically said I like this girl and we want to be married and didn’t question it. The Friar should have told them the consequences like in Act 3 Scene 3 when he says “The law that threatened death becomes thy friend And turns it to exile.” It’s not like he didn’t know the law he knew Romeo could have possibly died and the Friar didn’t even warn him of the punishment
While he thought that it was a good idea to let Juliet fake her death she wrote a letter to Romeo, that friar was supposed to go give to Romeo because in act 5 scenes 2 it says that. “friar was unable to deliver the letter informing Romeo that Juliet that is not actually dead”. So the blame should mostly go to friar cause if he would of just sent the letter to Romeo than Romeo and Juliet would have go married and no one would have died and they live happily ever after. Although he didn’t get time to go deliver than Romeo wouldn’t have killed
As the old saying goes, young love is blind. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers defying their families’ ancient grudge to be with each other, even if that means in death. The question is who is to blame? Romeo, even in death should be held responsible. If it weren’t for his series of misguided actions the outcome would have been very different. The situations he created for himself showed his fickle nature, impulsive behavior and impatient demeanor towards everything that occurred.
Despite all of these actions which ultimately ended in chaos, I don't think that the Friar or the Nurse were to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. On some level their actions did partake in what eventuated in the tragedy, but they came with the best intentions, with high hopes that they would be able to save a young couple's love and end a bitter feud. Friar Laurence did bring the families together, but it was with death rather than marriage. O brother Montague, give me thy hand. (V, 3, 232)
The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has written multiple other tragic plays such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Many people still have one question, and that is who is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? The play is filled with many characters and every character plays a different role. But, in my opinion, Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet deaths. The reason behind this is because he was the one to suggest their marriage to create peace between the two families. Friar Lawrence was also the one to provide Juliet with the poison and the message didn't get through to Romeo correctly making him kill himself. The play Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers that fell in love and if one does something the other will do.
Some believe that Friar Lawrence is the main blame for all the tragedies. They say Friar started it all when he married Romeo and Juliet and sold Juliet the potion and encouraged her irrational thoughts on how to avoid her marriage between Juliet and Paris. “These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and power”(Shakespeare, 418). This exemplifies the fact that Friar was aware of the events that could follow if he were to marry Romeo and Juliet. However, Friars intent was not to kill six people throughout the tragedies, and his intent was not to encourage Juliet to make irrational decisions. As a Friar, he is simply trying to make peace between the two families. He wanted peace among Verona and he hoped that marrying a member of each family would help him succeed this
To conclude, many people can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The main ones, in opinion, are Romeo and Juliet, themselves, and Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet are obvious ones to blame. This is because they are the ones that thought they were in love. They are also the ones that killed themselves. It was their decision to die, so it is their fault. Friar Lawrence only played a part because they trusted him and he had a cause, so he also contributed to the tragedy when he could have stopped
Firstly, Romeo, Juliet’s lover, is to blame for the tragic end of the play. Romeo
He was the person who married them and respected their wishes about keeping it a secret and the person who both Romeo and Juliet seeked advice from after the Prince declared that Romeo be banished, and who laid out the plan to fake Juliets death so her and Romeo could be together again. But could he really be trusted?
Mercutio is what his name stands to be, Mercurial. Though known as a joyful and intense character, he is in fact partially to blame for the tragic death of the two young lovers. It is in fact Mercutio who convinces a young Romeo to forget about
Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Be sure to use the text to prove your point.
Blame is to put someone else at fault for something he or she did. In life people resort to blame, because it’s easier on the person who’s at fault to relieve some of that fault on another person. Blame plays a factor in Romeo and Juliet when both Tybalt and Mercutio were fighting and they both ended up dying and the Prince ends up putting the blame of their deaths on Romeo to make sure both sides come to a stand point. The factors to blame for both Romeo and Juliet's death was Friar Lawrence. The quote by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend ties in with this, because Friar Lawrence was the main reason they ended up killing themselves.
Less Than One Minute Late Two teenaged lovers, with almost no say on whether they can be with each other, disobey their parents and get married no matter consequences. But the real question is who to blame the tragic accident in the end? The author to the story of Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare. The main characters involved in the story is Romeo, Juliet, Capulets, Montagues, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Prince, Benvolio, and Mercutio. There were a plethora amount of people who were involved on the tragic accident of Romeo and Juliet.
Blame is to find fault with or to hold responsible. Habitually, people resort to holding responsibilities over others in order to eliminate the blame off of themselves. With a conclusion as tragic as the one in Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet, the factors to blame for their death are countless, but the most remarkable factors to blame for the young couple’s deaths are the Capulet family and Romeo and Juliet themselves. In a way, Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their own death.
Romeo and Juliet, one of the most known plays in the history of playwriting. William Shakespeare, a playwright and poet, wrote Romeo and Juliet. Two “star crossed lovers” and their fate when they fall in love with each other. The story line encompasses two young lovers who belong to feuding families. Depictions of the story depend on the reader and consequently, many have their opinions on who to blame for the suicide of the two young lovers.
Disapproval of one’s love provoked the death of two youthful companions. So… Who is to Blame? The reader may ponder upon the word Blame, Blame is the responsibility of a wrong. The ancestors and parents of both feuding families are at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Both of the families ancestors began the mutiny several years before. Additionally, the parents pressured the lovers of choosing a partner on “ their side” without being courteous of the lovers thoughts and actions. Although the ancestors and parents caused all this chaos, nonetheless they possibly had the duo’s best interest at heart.