William Shakespeare 's Romeo And Juliet

Once in our lifetimes we all go through a tragedy, but who is responsible? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, several characters are responsible for the deaths in the play. The characters; the Capulets, Friar Laurence, and Tybalt are the ones most responsible.

SAMPSON A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague’s.

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio said, “Alas, that love, so gentle in his view,/ Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!”(1.1.165-166) Benvolio suggests that love seems nice, peaceful, and innocent, but in reality it can be disastrous and even deadly. A world famous author and poet by the name of William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in 1597. Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the best love stories in history. There are many significant characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Tybalt, the Nurse to Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, Lord Capulet, and Lady Capulet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the heart-wrending love story of two people who want to be together (Romeo and Juliet), but they cannot because their families are rivals. In the end, the two star-crossed lovers do not live happily ever after. Instead, they both perish. Why did their lives end so tragically? Ultimately, the prideful and foolish actions of the Capulets and Montagues, Friar Laurence, Romeo, and Juliet caused their untimely deaths.

Young lovers defy their families’ long-established vendetta and jeopardize all they have to continue their relationship. The violent commotion between the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, finally bring peace to their feuding families, with their own death. Like with many suicide cases, there are challenges and decisions being made that lead up to this decision. Often times, we question who contributed to the suicide. Regardless, others argue that Romeo and Juliet should be held accountable for their ultimate decision. Then again, there is no definite reason to assign fault to Romeo and Juliet. Not only are their brains not fully developed, but pressures from outside forces caused such stress within the relationship.

Love is like a flame, it provides you with warmth, but too much of it can also burn you. Such is the plot of the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who unfortunately, belong to families who bear an ancient grudge against each other. In the play, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and quickly decide to marry each other. At the end, Romeo and Juliet’s decisions cause their untimely death, but in reality, there were other people who also contributed to the lover’s death. Friar Laurence, the Nurse and Lord Capulet are responsible for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

To begin Friar Lawrence marries them. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence and asks if he will marry the two of them. The Friar agrees to marry them which obviously makes Romeo and Juliet happy. However there was a feud going on between the Capulet house and the Montague

Friar Lawrence marries the naive young couple in hopes it will bring peace between the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have a violent feud that is causing chaos in the city of Verona.

A classic love story Romeo and Juliet, tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who do not live happily ever after. However, true love must first be understood in order to fully grasp the complexity, mystery, and passion involved in the play... "If he be marrièd, / my grave is like to be my wedding bed," Juliet says before she learns Romeo 's identity (Shakespeare I.v.148-149). This tragedy, written by William Shakespeare, takes place in the Renaissance era, the setting is Verona and Mantua, which are northern cities in Italy. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic dramatic play written in English in London, mid-1590’s. Throughout the play, monologues and soliloquies develop Juliet Capulet’s tone as indecisive, passionate, and violent which strengthens her immense love for Romeo so she can defy her family and accomplish the impossible to be with her lover. (III.ii.144).

The play Romeo and Juliet, had many tragic events such as the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. So many that we start to wonder what caused the deaths of these tragic lovers. I think that Friar Lawrence played a very big part in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet for these reasons. Friar Lawrence then married them in secret, he made too many promises that he could not keep and his plan is too rushed and that is why it backfired. This is why I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths Romeo and Juliet.

Friar Lawrence’s well-intended plans seemed feasible but ended up being unmanageable. Although the attempt to prevent the conflict between the two oppositions was successful, the death of Romeo and Juliet is evidently not what Friar Lawrence had intended. In the tragic play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the struggles of the two ill-fated lovers are clearly portrayed through a series of misfortunate events. Romeo and Juliet immediately express their overwhelming love towards each other, shortly after their first unexpected encounter. However, since Romeo’s family, the Montagues, and Juliet’s family, the Capulets, are in a hostile feud, they decide to consult Friar Lawrence for help and support. Ironically, due to the Friar’s ill-conceived

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence was mostly the cause for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Despite his intentions were good, a string of illogical and stupid decisions from Friar Lawrence led to the downfall of the two lovers. Throughout the play, he further shows his lack of care by constantly attempting to flee situations that seem threatening to him. Although Friar Lawrence did not physically kill Romeo and Juliet, he unwittingly contributed to their demise by marrying them without parental consent, concocting an escape plan for them, providing the means to carry out this plan, and then abandoning Juliet, while she was distraught.

When Romeo approaches Friar Lawrence for help with the conduction of the marriage, the priest agrees, creating a chain of events that eventually results in the deaths. By marrying the lovers, a hefty burden is placed on them to keep the secret, which results in tension between the two characters. Furthermore, the plan of faking Juliet’s plan is conducted in order to assure them being together. It however, backfires and kills the protagonists of the play. According to the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare states, “Tybalt, that an hour hath been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valor’s steel”( III.I; Romeo). After Mercutio gets murdered by Tybalt, Romeo complains how Tybalt had been his cousin for only one hour and there was already chaos. Also, he curses Juliet’s beautiness and the decision to marry her, which implies that the marriage conducted by Friar Lawrence was causing Romeo to experience guilt. In addition, Juliet faces the same effects as Romeo when the Nurse tempts her to marry Paris. In the text, Romeo and Juliet by

I have resided in Verona for the better part of forty years and never have I seen such a mishandled case as this. Firstly, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the tragedy of Verona. Their story comes only as a result of a deep seated hatred that in the past you have not condoned. Yet your strict attitude cost a man his life. Now three bodies have been laid to rest as a result of Romeo 's banishment. You should have allowed Romeo to remain in Verona following Mercutio and Tybalt 's deaths. The punishment may fit the crime, but not the circumstances. Romeo 's banishment was unjust.

Joy, anger, sorrow, victory, and surprise are the roller coaster of emotions we have when we watch a play. Plays have been through centuries a source of entertainment where people get attached to the characters and imagine them being reality. Theatre was the place where people could watch realistic situations and sympathize with the characters, or go into a fantasy world where the impossible is always possible. However, in the current days people do not watch plays that much and are usually satisfied with reading a written version of a play. This generation even lost interest in the concept of plays and turned into movies where sound and digital effects are the main attraction rather than the plot. Nevertheless, there is still one writer

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is centered around the tragic story of two “star-cross’d lovers”. A tragedy is a dramatic story that chronicles the downfall or death of a tragic hero. Tragedies usually depict the causes of a tragic hero’s downfall, which are most commonly a tragic choice or a tragic flaw. There is often some sort of greater power at play in tragedies, like fate. A key aspect of tragedies is both fate and free will leading to the downfall of a tragic hero. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity, the feud between the houses Capulet and Montague, and fate cause the deaths of the two young lovers.