Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in the 14th century. It is a beautiful tragedy about two star-crossed lovers and their journey together despite their feuding families’ protests. As a result of said feud, both Romeo and Juliet ended their lives, as a result of thinking that the other was dead. If we take this kind of situation and put it into the modern world, someone would be blamed for these tragic deaths. The only question is who. Their parents are to blame- the Montagues and the Capulets. Of course, to craft your opinion on this topic, you must first understand the fictional background of the Montagues and the Capulets. Although the play doesn’t offer a backstory, readers can easily see how much tension there is between the two families. They acknowledge it too, but most of the evidence for my conclusion comes from characters other than the Capulet and Montague head of households. Verona, where this play takes place, has a prince that notices all the conflict going on between the families. He says, right after a fight scene from which Tybalt (a Capulet) and Mercutio (a Montague) emerge dead, “Romeo slew him; he slew Mercutio. Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe?” (3.1.175-176.) The prince is pretty much fed up with the fighting between the Montagues and the Capulets. After this scene, readers of Romeo and Juliet can safely infer that the death of a Montague and the death of a Capulet will not be the last. There did not
Firstly, some people believe that the parents of Romeo and Juliet were to blame for their deaths because of the ongoing feud between the two families. The argument between the Montague’s and Capulets is mentioned in the prologue, ‘Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break, to new mutiny, where civil hands make civil hands unclean, from
In the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare two teenagers met, fell in love, and eventually committed suicide from the pressure around them. Juliet's family, the Capulet's and Romeos family, the Montague's have a strong rivalry between each other. In my opinion, the Capulet's are to blame for Juliet's and Romeos death. The Capulet's are at fault because they played a major role in the ongoing rivalry with the Montague's, they were pressuring Juliet into marrying Count Paris, and had Romeo banished from Verona.
Romeo and Juliet, the William Shakespeare play on star-crossed lovers caught in the wrong circumstances, causing their suicidal deaths. It is supposed that the play was first performed between 1594 and 1595, and that it was first printed in 1597. This tragedy known as the death of Romeo and Juliet has been questioned to who is to blame. Let’s rewind the clock back to where this all started, the feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s. I believe Lord Capulet is to blame as he was one of the parents involved in this feud, and many of his character flaws contributed to the deaths, therefore he is to blame.
“ Romeo and Juliet “ is about two star crossed lovers who do everything to be with each other even if it means destroying the lives around them. There are numerous people to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet such as Capulets, Friar, and themselves. To start off, The Capulets are to blame. They are to blame for the family feud, for her marrying paris, and for being so strict with her. The family feud is to blame because if they would’ve ended it then Romeo and Juliet
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.
Who would be to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths? Many people have different views about who is to blame for their deaths. I believe that Romeo,Juliet, and Friar Laurence fault. I will begin by telling you why I believe that.
The play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, ends with two star-crossed lovers, along with several others, dying. The question is, who is to blame for this tragic mess? There are multiple suspects who could have been the reason for the deaths of these young people. It could have been Romeo and Juliet themselves, Friar Laurence, the Capulets and the Montagues, Fate, or a number of people could share the blame. Each of the following has different motives.
William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, follows the forbidden love of young Juliet and her Romeo. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. The Capulets and the Montagues have a long lasting feud and this is what forbids Romeo and Juliet from being together. The second Romeo sees Juliet, the love he thought he had for Rosaline vanishes and he falls in love with Juliet immediately. Unfortunately, Romeo and Juliet are forced to hide their love, and eventually their marriage because they are afraid of what their parents will think or what their parents will do. If anyone is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet, it would be Juliet’s parents, the Nurse, and Friar Laurence.
Who is to blame for the tragic death of both Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet have a complicated background. First, they fall in love, later learning that they are from opposite sides of a family feud. There could possibly be major consequences to them being in love, some even as threatening as death. Who is to blame?
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.
Although so many main characters die, could the ending of Romeo and Juliet be happy? The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a classic story that most people are aware of. The young love and suspense is an instant people pleaser. The ending makes everyone curious for more, but the amount of dead characters hangs the reader in a state of shock and sadness. I blame Romeo and Juliet, their parents, and society for the ‘tragedy’ of Romeo and Juliet.
As you can clearly already, Romeo and Juliet played huge parts in their own deaths but the one thing that pushed them to the point that they thought death was the only option was their families feud. This is because both their families never got along and they hated each other, so that made it extremely hard for Romeo and Juliet to be together. If what you have read hasn't convinced you that their families played a huge role in their deaths too, maybe this quote by the Price in this story will. “This letter doth make good the friar's words, their course of love, the tidings of her death; and here he writes that he did by a position, of a poor pothecary and therewithal came to this vault to die and lie with Juliet. Wheve be the so memies. Capulet, Montague, see what a scourge is laid upon you hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. And I, for writing at your discords too, Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished” (4.3.285-295). As you can see from this quote the Prince is telling both Capulets and Montagues that their feud has caused their children to kill themselves just so they could be together. So that is to say both Romeo’s and Juliet’s families are a part of the tragedy that happened to Romeo and
“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.”(pro.14) The Act II prologue of Romeo and Juliet uses quite a few extreme words, which, being a romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare, has many hidden meanings, many of which are demonstrated through foreshadowing. Shakespeare, a playwright from the Elizabethan era who wrote many famous plays, was well know for his play on words, which often prefigures a later event in the play. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the Act Two prologue foreshadows the extreme themes of death and blindness, love versus lust, and passion versus power, all of which will become visible in Act II.
The play starts off as a man by the name of Don Pedro and his fellow officers are returning to Messina from war. Leonato is informed that Don Pedro wishes to come to his home for a month. Before the war, Hero, Leonato 's only daughter, had been attracted to Claudio. Leonato holds a masked ball to celebrate the end of the War, and also to celebrate Claudio and Hero’s engagement. Don John, the dukes brother, plots to mess up this relationship. Alot of deceit and lies take place during the play. We are all taught to “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none” (William Shakespeare). As humans we should love and care for all our neighbors. Trusting people is a very difficult task that nobody can do easily. If you truly love someone and you know
Throughout the course of this essay I am going to discuss whether I think contemporary plays continue to experiment with form and content. Form means how we stage a play and perform it; this could be through mime, physical theatre, comedy, melodrama and many more. The playwright will suggest the best way to convey the drama to the audience but it is important to remember that directors can completely change the form of a play, and this is fairly common with stock material such as Shakespeare – done in modern dress, or with women playing men’s parts. On the other hand, content is the message the play carries through its themes and what the play is about. Form and content have always been experimented with; it isn’t something that has not