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Who Is To Blame For Juliet's Death In Romeo And Juliet

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In Romeo and Juliet both characters die in the end. The question of who is to blame for the death is very debateable. I personally believe that they, themselves are most at fault, but the Friar and the nurse are also a big part in the the deaths of these star-crossed lovers. I believe that they are both at fault for the deaths of themselves and each other as well. They both ended up taking their own lives so ultimately it’s their fault. They’re both also responsible for eachothers deaths also because, Romeo thinking Juliet was dead drove him to kill himself and when juliet woke to find that he was actually dead it drove her to stab herself causing her death. Some may say the Friar is at fault. This is a logical accusation because he married them, he helped them communicate, and he left Juliet. …show more content…

The reason as to why people say the nurse is at fault is because, she let them see each other, she delivered messages for them, and she turned her back on Juliet. The nurse was one of the two, the other being Friar Laurence that knew of Romeo and Juliet’s wedding. The nurse let them get married and let the see each other. The nurse communicates with Romeo for Juliet and tells Juliet where to go to marry Romeo. When things started to get complicated with Juliet being told she was marrying Paris the nurse turned her back on Juliet. The nurse was like a mother to Juliet, Juliet relied on the nurse for lots of things including advice. When Juliet needed the most help she turned to her, when she asked her what to do the nurses reply to her was, “ I think it best you marry with the county” (3.5 218). She is very straightforward saying marry Paris, Juliet takes this as an act of betrayal because she had been the supporter of Juliet and Romeo the whole time. Juliet was left to make some very important decisions by herself at such a young age, this is why some say the nurse is at

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