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Who Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare about the children of enemies falling in love, dying tragically and stopping the conflict between their houses. Though the story is beautifully written, the question still remains: who is the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Considering the evidence from the play, the blame would fall on the teens themselves.
In scene 4 of act 1, the audience is informed Romeo had a dream the night before. This dream is not described other than it told him going to the Capulet feast "tis no wit" (1.4). In many cultures, dreams are something to be superstitious of because they are believed to be messages. Mercutio simply brushes off the dream, thinking Romeo made it up as to not go to the

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