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Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Is there truly a price to love? Is loving someone worth taking your own life? In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, two " star -crossed lovers" took their lives in the name of love. But did it have to end that way? There were many conflicting events that occurred through manipulation and miscommunication that led to the deaths. But Romeo was truly to blame for the death of himself and Juliet because he fell in love with a family enemy, murdered Tybalt, and committed suicide. The story of their loves, life, and death was truly a tragedy. However, had he been less impulsive, this tragedy could have been avoided.

Firstly, Romeo was a dynamic, round character, always changing with events. He was also a very sensitive, impulsive, and foolish. In the beginning of the story, Romeo was sulking because he fell in love with a girl that did not want him. "Out of her favor where I am in love....I have lost myself; I am not here, this is not Romeo; He is some other where" (The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ). This shows how infatuated he was with the girl …show more content…

And due to the conflict between the families, he always had to choose between being loyal to his family and being loyal to his wife. For example, during a common unfriendly encounter between the Montagues and Capulets, Mercutio- Romeo's best friend- got into a physical altercation with Tybalt-Juliet's cousin. Tybalt had attempted to engage in a sword fight with Romeo, but loyalty to Juliet prevented Romeo from fighting Tybalt. In turn, Mercutio fought with Tybalt and was killed. . Romeo believed that his love for Juliet made him effeminate and that he should have fought Tybalt. This led an angered and grieving Romeo to chase and kill Tybalt. When the Capulets, found out, they wanted Romeo to be killed. however the Prince was loyal to the Montagues, so he banished Romeo instead of killing him. Now banished, Romeo could not be with Juliet. At this point, it would all go down

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