Fortune is not to Blame In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the Montagues and Capulets are two families in a century long feud. Romeo and Juliet are from opposing families and are unlikely lovers. Their love is known to have a doomed outcome from the beginning, but their fate is not entirely uncontrollable. Although their families are sworn enemies and their love for each other is forbidden, Romeo’s and Juliet’s own reckless actions are source of their doom and fortune is not to blame. Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other quickly, just days after Romeo has gotten out of a relationship with his former lover, Rosaline. Before Romeo meets Juliet, he claims his only love is for Rosaline and he still has strong feelings for her: …show more content…
Friar Lawrence tries to help Romeo and provides him words of wisdom in which he fails to listen to, “These violent delights have violent ends” (2.6.9). Friar Lawrence warns that falling in love too quickly and passionately will in turn lead to an end that is equally as sudden and violent. Romeo turns a blind ear to his advice which causes him to make reckless decisions, bringing about his and Juliet’s unfortunate ends. Likewise, the nurse tries to help Juliet when she sees her sadness and advises her to marry Paris, hoping it will bring her happiness and fulfillment: “Romeo’s a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair as an eye / As Paris hath” (3.5.232-234). The nurse tries to talk sense into Juliet as she can see what a careless decision she has made by marrying Romeo. Much like Romeo, Juliet does not listen or accept the help she receives from others and goes on to follow only her own judgment. As can be seen, Romeo and Juliet let their emotions get in the way of allowing themselves to think rationally and they let their hearts override what their mind and others are trying to tell
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.
Friar Lawrence is accustomed to having Romeo constantly pining for Rosaline and facing despair because of his love for her. Yet, after just one night he forgets all about Rosaline and wishes to marry Juliet; Friar Lawrence’s skepticism is well placed, as Romeo’s impulsive actions betrays his recklessness. After Romeo marries Juliet and consummates their marriage, Tybalt confronts Romeo and slays his best friend Mercutio. Romeo, consumed with revenge, kills Tybalt; only after killing Tybalt does he exclaim to himself, “O, I am Fortune’s fool” (3.1.142). As the result of rash murder, Romeo finds himself in mortal danger because of the Prince’s warning that if Romeo spilt blood, then his life would be the price. He does not take into consideration the consequences of fighting and killing Tybalt before acts; this leads to his banishment from Verona and in turn separation from his love, Juliet. Romeo’s rash actions, that could have easily been avoided, eventually lead him into both difficult and disastrous situations.
Many have said that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. Among the great literary tragedies, Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of them all. The eternal feud between the Montegues and Capulets prohibits the love of Romeo and Juliet and ultimately results in their unfortunate deaths. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy, because their lives had been influenced, criticized, and controlled by many figures. Among the most important characters, Friar Lawrence enables the forbidden marriage of the two lovers and devises a plan to ensure that they end up together. On the other hand, Lord and Lady Capulet feed into the rivalry between the two
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.
There are tragedies everywhere and everytime, with these tragedies you have to blame someone or something for it. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare they’d blame fate instead of themselves because they could have been responsible for the disaster they caused. Romeo was to blame for the misfortune in the city of verona. Romeo’s responsible for his hastiness, responsible for the deaths that happened in under 3 days and Convincing Friar Lawrence to get Romeo and Juliet.
The definition of blame, holding someone accountable for an action or result. In the story Romeo and Juliet, there is a lot of blame going around. The people or things deserving the most blame are the Capulet and Montague feud, Lady and Lord Capulet, and Romeo and Juliet. The feud caused the prince to issue a warning telling if the Capulets and Montagues were ever seen fighting again, death would occur. This in the end caused the death of Tybalt and Mercutio. They forced the second marriage to Paris upon Juliet, the first being to Romeo. Juliet went to Friar Laurence to seek a way out of it and got a potion. Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers mentioned in the prologue who got married just hours after knowing each other. Romeo's impulsiveness
Whenever a problem occurs, there is always someone to take the blame, whether it be a war between two countries or an argument between siblings. In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, it is no different. This story shows tragedy after tragedy and focuses on the tragic events that led the lovers to their deaths. However, there is much controversy surrounding who is to blame for the tragedies that took place. Some say that their families caused the deaths, while others say their counselor and mentor, Friar lawrence, is to blame since he married the two despite the potential consequences. Based on the facts, Romeo is to blame for all the tragedies that took place. Romeo acted infatuatedly, vengefully, and impulsively throughout this play, causing him to produce many tragedies along the way.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, there are many people to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. This is because Romeo and Juliet both committed suicide. When choosing who to blame, you have to look at who drove them the most. The best choices would be Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo. These people were picked because they play a big enough role in the deaths because of how much they were involved.
Within every tragic ending, lies at least one or more accomplice. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, many things happen that involve many different people, so it could be hard to pinpoint one person to blame for the deaths of the two young lovers Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Benvolio, and the Capulet and Montague ancestors are to blame. Romeo is to blame because he acts rashly and does not think things through. Benvolio is at fault because he encourages Romeo to go to a Capulet party where he meets the love of his life. Romeo and Juliet's ancestors are also to blame because they created the feud that resulted in the lover’s tragic end. With so many people playing a part in the relationship, putting the blame on one person is difficult.
‘From forth the loin of these two foes/ A pair of star crossed lovers take their life’ 1.2.chorus. Romeo and Juliet, a very famous play written by William Shakespeare, is filled with nearly every powerful emotion imaginable, love, lust, hate, desire, spite, joy, happiness, depression, adoration, anger, vengeance and so many more. The tragic deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were brought about by how the people around them and they themselves dealt with these emotions.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is the best tragedy ever to be written. The tale of two adolescents taking their lives because of their love for one another has inspired a lot of controversy as to whether the adults surrounding these adolescents could have done something to prevent this tragedy. The truth is the adults in the situation are ultimately to blame for the deaths of their love struck teens. This essay will explain why Friar Laurence, Nurse and to a lesser extent Mercutio, caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Who to Blame for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet The deaths of Romeo and Juliet didn't really need to happen, as it wasn't them, but the people around them that were fighting and disagreeing. Romeo and Juliet did their best to keep out of the violence but the people around them such as family friends and the local community that were making them unhappy. Romeo is a young teenager of the Montague Household, who falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet whose family are ancient enemies of the Montagues. He likes to blame misfortune for everything that goes wrong after he kills Tybalt, he then realises how serious his actions were but prefers to blame fate rather than himself.
Juliet is to be married as “The valiant Paris seeks [her] for his love”(686) and Romeo feels depressed. Juliet doesn’t truly want to be married to Paris and when Romeo comes along and says he loves her, Juliet uses this as an excuse to be ineligible to Paris. At their young ages of 13 and 16 both, don’t truly know love and can’t effectively associate their feelings. The friar feels that"[Romeo’s] love did read by rote, that could not spell'"(707). Romeo is only repeating what he has heard about love, not genuinely understanding what he is saying. He acts impatient and brash, quickly jumping at any chance to say he is in love thinking it will bring him happiness. Moments before he saw Juliet, Romeo claimed that he was deeply in love with Rosaline, although when presented with someone who he deemed as more beautiful he’s questions if, "[his] heart [did] love till now?...For [he feels he has] ne'er saw true beauty till this night" (pg 692). If he had truly been in love with Rosaline then seeing another girl wouldn't have changed his mind, but as he is so young he isn't able to understand that what he felt for both, Juliet and Rosaline was lust. Teenagers act irrationally, based solely on emotion, Romeo and Juliet are too caught up in their feelings to take a step back and consider their
Two teenagers of rival families both fall and love and commit suicide in a matter of only five days. But who is to be blamed in this extreme situation? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet experience love at first sight, but come to quite a few bumps in the road. The families of Romeo and Juliet hold a seemingly ceaseless grudge towards each other and would never support their relationship. They try to keep their love a secret, but it starts to seem impossible when Juliet’s unsuspecting father arranges a marriage with another man.
When faced with banishment, Romeo’s imaturity resurfaced as he cried and wanted to die, Friar Lawrence reminded him of Juliet and to consider the consequence. Despair makes him turn to suicide when he find out about the death of his beloved wife"Well Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight" “The time and my intents are savage-wild.. Romeo feels remorse and takes pity on Paris after killing him. Romeo and Paris are both victims of fate. "One writ with me in sour misfortune's book". Romeo can relate to Paris because they both loved someone who didn't love them back, Romeo feels compassion when coming to realizing that Paris never experienced the love Romeo and Juliet shared.