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Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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In the story Romeo and Juliet, the story had a young couple who got married and had a tragic death due to their forbidden love. The couple was Romeo and Juliet they both were from rival families. They were rivals with a love that can only be kept secret due to the rival’s hatred to each other. This led to the death of the couple due to the other characters in this story. Who was at fault for the couple’s tragic death? I believe Tybalt should be at most fault because of his unending rage towards all Montagues because he was a Capulet. It was Tybalt's doing because he provoked Mercutio who was then seized by Tybalt's blade. After tybalt slayed mercutio tybalt angered romeo who tried to stop the fray between both Mercutio and Tybalt. Romeo …show more content…

Romeo then seized all thought and dualed tybalt to a life and death situation. Benvolio then saw the finale of the dual it was Romeo who slew tybalt. Benvolio then said “Romeo , away, be gone! The citizens are up, and tybalt slain. Stand not amazed. The prince will doom thee death. If thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away!”. Romeo then says “O, i am fortune's fool”. That's when romeo heads to friar laurence's cell. Then the prince's rage is spread throughout his presence. Prince escalus then asks “where are the vile beginners of this fray?”. That's when benvolio then explains what had happened and what the commotion was about “O, noble prince i can discover all the unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. There lies the man, slain by young Romeo, that slew thy kinsman, brave Mercutio.”. Benvolio then further explains “Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo’s hand did slay. Romeo, that spoke him fair, bid him bethink how nice the quarrel was and urged withal your high displeasure. All this-with gentle breath calm look, knees humbly bowed -could not take truce with the unruly spleen of Tybalt deaf to peace…”. That's when the prince stated for Romeo to be banished or if seen verona he would be …show more content…

The reason he didn't want them to fight was because he was married to Juliet who is Tybalts cousin. In the story Tybalt is considered to be short tempered and has the most hate towards montagues. Another reason to vote was at fault was because he was always causing trouble for both families known as the Capulets and Montagues he also was the character who kept the hatred alive between both families. In the party of the capulets when he saw Romeo, son of a Montague with other Montagues who came to dance. Their arrival made Tybalt furious enough to tell lord capulet. Lord Capulet then decides to let them be but Tybalt kept on bothering Lord Capulet who then scolded him for causing his stress. Tybalt continues until he is insulted by Lord Capulet then stops and lets them

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