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Who Was Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Romeo and Juliet is a story about two star-crossed lovers who were doomed by fate. There were many tragedies in this story leading to the death of Romeo and Juliet. But, who was the person responsible for both of their deaths? There were multiple reasons that led them, but the main reason was Lord Capulet, Juliet’s Father. His actions caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning, Paris asks Capulet for permission to marry his daughter in which in response he says that if his daughter consents, he would maybe let him marry her. But, after the death of Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, Capulet decides that in order to cure his daughter’s grief over her cousin she should marry Paris later next week. Capulet thinks that she would be happy in marrying Paris but that’s not the case. She tells him that she refuses to marry him but can’t give an explanation why. Capulet then gets furious and says to her, “Hang thee young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what get thee to church a Thursday or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer!” (Shakespeare, 3.5. 160-164) He is telling her that she can either obey him and marry Paris, or she can leave and …show more content…

The plan is for her to drink a potion to fake kill herself the night before the wedding. The wedding was supposed to be held for Juliet and Paris but when the Nurse went to go find her in her room she was found dead. The wedding then became a funeral where Juliet was placed into the Capulet tomb. Romeo then finds out that she is dead and goes to visit her. He doesn’t know about the plan so he kills himself because he can’t live without Juliet. Juliet then wakes up and sees Romeo dead and tries to kiss him to kill herself but fails. She gets a dagger and says, “O happy dagger! This thy sheath; their rust, and let me die” then kills herself. Romeo and Juliet have both died. This all has happened because of

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