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Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet makes a fatal decision after seeing her husband, Romeo, dead. Evidence from the play suggests that Lady Capulet, Romeo, and the feud between both families are to blame for her death. The first suspect, responsible for Juliet's death would be Juliet's mother. In Act 3, scene 5, previous to what Lady Capulet says to Juliet, Lord Capulet scolds Juliet harshly for disagreeing to wed Paris. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face." After Juliet breaks down, she begs her mother to help and listen to her. Her response? "Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word. Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee." This may suggest that she was not willing to listen to Juliet's point of view of her getting married. Prior to this quote, Lord Capulet scolds Juliet harshly for disagreeing to wed Paris. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face." Although Lord Capulet's answer is …show more content…

Their feud is quite evident since the opening scene. Nevertheless, if the feud were to be nonexistent, Juliet and Romeo wouldn't have had to be secretive about their relationship and wouldn't have had to risk anything to be together. When the play opens up, Sampson and Gregory, both Capulet servants, talk about what they would do to the Montagues. When walking in the streets, Sampson says to Gregory - "Tis all one. I will show myself a tyrant. When I have fought with the men, I will be civil with the maids. I will cut off their heads." In other words, Sampson will fight with the men and then cut the heads of the women. How harsh, cruel and inhuman! It's sad to see that the hatred between both families caused the death of their own

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