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Who Was Responsible For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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There are many people in “Romeo and Juliet” who attributed to their deaths. The first to attribute in Romeo and Juliet's death was the nurse. The second person to attribute to Romeo and Juliet’s death was Romeo. The final person to attribute to Romeo and Juliet’s death was Friar John. Therefore even though Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own deaths, The nurse, and Friar John also contributed. The first person to play a role in Romeo and Juliet’s death was the nurse. First when the nurse finds out that Romeo is exiled from Verona, she suggests that Juliet marry Paris. The nurse says in the book on page (166) “Then since the case so stands as how it doth, I think it is best you marry with the county. After the nurse tells Juliet that she shall marry Paris, Juliet says she is going to see Friar Lawrence. In the book on page (168) Juliet says “Go in; and tell my lady I am gone, Having displeased my father, to Lawrence’ cell, To make confession and to be assolv’d”. Do to this Juliet makes the plan to fake her death.Therefore the nurse contributes to their death because she urged Juliet to marry Paris. …show more content…

First Romeo goes to a party and meets Juliet and a couple hours later they were deciding to get married. Juliet asks Romeo on page (80) “What oclock tomorrow shall I send to thee? Second they get married and Romeo kills Tybalt so he gets banished from Verona. The nurse says “Tybalt is gone, and Romeo is banished; Romeo who killed him, he is banished” Page (133). After that Juliet pretends to kill herself because it is part of Friars plan and Romeo finds her and kills himself. Romeo says in the book on page (206) “let me have a dram of poison, such soon speeding year as will disperse itself through all the veins, That the life weary taker may fall dead”. Therefore Romeo played a huge part in the death by not knowing the plan and taking poison to kill

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