...star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, resulted in great tragedy. In my opinion, more than one character was to blame for the suicides of Romeo and Juliet. But I believe that Lord Capulet played a primary role in this great tragedy. Many people are to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. One character that stood out in the play was Lord Capulet, Juliet's father. One reason Lord Capulet is to blame is because he was not a good role model for Juliet and he did not care for her well-being. One example of his poor behavior is when Juliet's cousin, Paris, asks to marry her even though she does not want to marry him. Lord Capulet's response to Paris was to wait two summers so that Juliet would be older when she married. It is also very important to have a good relationship with your father. Juliet always went behind her father's back and never told him where she was going. This demonstrates their poor father-daughter relationship. Another...
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...The novel Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story about forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet both came from healthy families and honored their name. One night they fell in love, but they couldn't be together due to their families’ rivalry that had been going on for years. Neither one of the families wanted to surrender or make peace. Romeo and Juliet later realized that they were from opposing families, but they did not care and went forward. Many characters could have been blamed for their deaths such as Friar Lawrence. Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, was the one who is most to blame. He is to blame for the death of both Romeo and Juliet because he sent an illiterate servant to read the guest invited to the party, he didn’t remove Romeo from the party,...
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...Many people are often accountable for all kinds of outcomes. “Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare, is a darkened romantic tragedy faced by two star-crossed lovers, in which guilt is drawn from each characteristic of the play. While many reasons exist for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, such as fate, certain characters play a key role in their disappointment in love. The characters that are most to blame, for many obvious reasons, are the Capulets, the Nurse and the guiltiest of all, Tybalt, for the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly, the Capulets are partly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet’s death. As Juliet had developed love for Romeo, she refuses to marry Paris. After hearing this, Capulet...
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...Romeo and Juliet In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers take their lives. In the city of Verona, two prideful families break into mutiny. Romeo and Juliet meet through many chances which helps their forbidden love to bloom which sadly end in dead. Fate is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because the Montagues and Capulets hate each other, and a plague strikes Verona when the Friar sends a letter to Romeo. Fate is the cause of these star-crossed lover’s deaths, because the Montague and Capulet households despise each other. The prologue states, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Prologue. 5-6). If fate had not turned the Montagues and the Capulets into foes, then Romeo and Juliet’s love would have been allowed. By the fateful chance that the Montagues and Capulets are adversaries, Romeo and Juliet’s illicit love creates conflict for both houses, which ends up digging the young inamoratos graves.This is why fate is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death, but this is not the only reason to blame fate. Another reason why fate is to blame...
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...In Shakesphere's Story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are many people to blame for the death's, but there are three characters I think played a big role of the death's in the story. The people I think who made the biggest impact on the death's are Prince Escalus, Friar Lawrence, Lady and Lord Capulet. These people had the biggest impact on the star cross lovers Romeo and Juliet who were trying to escape Verona and live happily ever after. Romeo and Juliet had to escape Verona because the two families Capulet's and Montague's were in this big rivalry and were forbidden to like each other. Prince Escalus is a major person to blame because if he would have settled things between the Montague's and Capulet's none of this would have...
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...at blame. In the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo falls in love with Juliet from a family whom he is not allowed to have any contact with. Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Lawrence, and Romeo gets banished for the death of Tybalt. Juliet then fakes her death to be with Romeo, the plan falls through and Romeo thinks she is really dead and he kills himself; Juliet kills herself when she finds out Romeo is dead. The three characters who are most responsible for the tragic ending of the play are both families, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet. One group who is responsible for the deaths of the two teens are both sides of the families. At the beginning of the play, the prologue stated “from ancient drudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (pg 2). That meaning, the family has an ancient feud, which starts the play out knowing Romeo and Juliet are not supposed to be together. The first act of the play started up by a fight between the Capulets and Montagues. The Prince stated if anybody else was to fight again, they would be put to death. In the fight between Mercutio, Romeo's best friend, and Tybalt, Tybalt antagonized Mercutio and Mercutio fought him. During the fight, Tybalt stabbed Mercutio in the shoulder on accident. Romeo then kills Tybalt because the killing of Mercutio. If the two...
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...The play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, illustrates the struggle of two young lovers in Verona, Italy. Set in the Elizabethan era, Romeo and Juliet are the son and daughter of separate feuding families. Due to their love being a taboo of the Montague and Capulet families, they marry in secret. A series of events follows afterward, such as the banishment of Romeo and fake death of Juliet. In the end, lack of communication and several impetuous actions leads to the disaster where Romeo and Juliet commit suicide for one another. The story of Romeo and Juliet did not need to be a tragedy, but nonetheless is because of the hatred between the Montagues and Capulets. From start to end, Shakespeare repeatedly emphasizes to readers the existence...
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...Have you ever wondered who was the real blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet death? In William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet there is a struggle that they caused their own deaths, but in my opinion there is one more person. Therefore I think Lord Capulet is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death because of the way he forced the whole situation of Juliet marrying somebody she didn't love. Lord Capulet told Juliet who she was going to marry which was Paris. "Doth she not count her blest"(813). The quote explains Capulet saying it's a blessing to marry Paris and him only because I picked him out. "Get thee to Church a Thursday"(813). The quote explains how Lord Capulet set the date that Juliet is getting married. That date only and that day and time. "But fettle your fine joints gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to saint peters Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither"(813). The quote explains how if Juliet doesn't go to Saint Peters church on Thursday morning he will drag her there. Lord Capulet also tried to put a guilt trip on Juliet to marry Paris. "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.(Page 813) The quote is explaining how if Juliet doesn't marry Paris she will never be allowed to talk to him ever again. "Hang thee, young baggage. Disobedient wretch!!" (813). Capulet is calling her awful names in hopes she changes her mind and know her wrong. "Unworthy as she is that I've have...
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...Who’s To Blame “ The course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare). These are the famous words of what some would call one of the most iconic and influential writers in history. William Shakespeare is the author of many quality pieces of literature and though he has perished, his works continue to affect quantities of people around the world. Notably, one such masterpiece is that of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The epic story of two “star crossed lovers” who find out that true love does not run smoothly but in fact, quite the opposite. Victims of a family feud, the pair are forced to love in secret and run the risk of being persecuted. Consequently, this brings about their demise in a very unique way. Several characters are responsible...
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...difficult to pinpoint an exact incident that is to blame. Most often, it is a series of events that lead up to one’s breaking point. This is the case in William Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are met with countless opposition, from feuding families to failed plans, and it seems they are doomed by fate. What began as an innocent romance between two young lovers slowly turns towards a bitter ending and both of their deaths’. Although Fate and Friar Lawrence are partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because the families cause the initial conflict, they deserve the most blame for the deaths of the star crossed lovers, Romeo...
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...somebody you love. In Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”, the two lovers ended their own lives because they refused to live forever without one another. However, Prince Escalus wants to know who the real cause of their death was. While both Friar Lawrence and Capulet are somewhat responsible, the Capulet-Montegue feud deserves the most blame. Friar Lawrence devised a desperate plan to get Romeo and Juliet back together, but it fails horribly. Romeo never gets the letter and is informed by Balthasar that Juliet is dead. He kills himself soon before Friar Lawrence Arrives, Juliet waking up soon after and stabbing herself with a dagger. Juliet proves to the Friar that she loves Romeo so...
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...Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame? What started as one of the greatest love stories, turned into a tragic struggle, in Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet realize that being together wont be auk with their feuding families, but they are selfish with their love and have no idea the consequences that will unfold. Romeo and Juliet had help with their tragic demise. Tybalt, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence also played a part in their lives. Juliet;s haughty cousin Tybalt is largely to blame for the lover’s untimely parting. Tybalt is always trying to start fights with Romeo or anybody who shares the last name Montague, and at last one of these fights goes to far and he ends up killing Mercutio. Also Tybalt hates Romeo, and would to anything to have him be gone, and while this doesn’t have immediate effect on Romeo and Juliet, in the end Tybalt dies by Romeo’s hand which in turn gets Romeo banished. Tybalt shows his hate for Romeo when at the ball he says, “I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall/Now seeming sweet, convert to bitter gall” (I.v.100-101). What Tybalt means by this is that he wont kill Romeo then, at the ball, but he will in the end kill him. Tybalt plays a major part in why Romeo and Juliet kill themselves in the end, he unintentionally, but would have liked it, separated them with his death. Lord Capulet also indirectly caused Romeo and his daughters pain, and eventual death. Lord Capulet tries to marry juliet to Paris when she is already married...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay (Character Analysis) Have you ever wondered why Romeo and Juliet ended it like they did? Romeo and Juliet each killed themselves over sadness of not being able to live with each other. Maybe it was irrational or immature, but that’s not what I blame for their deaths. I blame the feud between both families to be the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. If Juliet’s family hadn’t continued the feud this wouldn’t have happened. If Lord Capulet had given Romeo a chance to be with Juliet rather than dismissing the idea right away or instead of automatically giving her to Paris Juliet wouldn’t have died. Also, if Juliet’s cousin hadn’t attacked Romeo and Mercutio, Romeo wouldn’t have been pushed to kill him and by doing so get banished. For instance, Romeo refused to fight Juliet’s cousin, but he did not care, he kept attacking Romeo and even stabbed Mercutio for stepping in at Romeo’s defense. Finally, if Lady Capulet had given Juliet more choices outside of the Capulets family and friends then she wouldn’t have been driven to faking her own death....
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...Romeo and Juliet argumentative essay Romeo and Juliet had many things that caused them to take their own lives. Romeo and Juliet is about a young couple that loves each other not because of money or power but for the shear feeling of love. Who is really at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? There are many things or people that people think could be at fault but the true cause of their death was Tybalt and Lord Capulet. The blame is all on Tybalt and Lord Capulet for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They are to blame because Tybalt started the fight with Mercutio and Romeo and Mercutio got killed. When Tybalt said “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence”, he was talking about how he was going to kill...
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...In Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many characters led up to the death of Romeo and Juliet. The three main characters were Fate, Lady Capulet, and Juliet. Fate could have been blamed because Shakespeare wrote the the story so Romeo and Juliet could be a ideal love story. Lady Capulet led to the death because she had a very poor relationship with Juliet, she encourages Juliet to get married to Paris. Finally, Juliet led to her own death. As soon as she sees Romeo she falls in love with him, she says “so the heavens smile upon this act” (DBQ: Project, 2013) A II Siiiiii Juliet thinks that they are mean for each other even though their family has a feud. Fate played a part in the two lovers death because Shakespeare wrote the story so that people would strive to have a love like Romeo and Juliets. Shakespeare says “ a greater power than we can contradict” (DBQ: Project, 2013) A V S iii. Then quote says the love they had for each other was greater than we expected and nothing can separate them. When Romeo saw Juliet he immediately fell in love with her. due to the fact that one was a Montage and one was a Capulet it was hard for...
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