...people ask, who is to blame. To figure out who is responsible, you have to know who helped cause the incident. But, when tragic events happen there are many to blame. It is never one person. Moving on, in the play Romeo and Juliet,by William Shakespeare,the two star crossed lovers die. ANd the one to blame for their death are a lot of characters. To add on to that,the character who caused the most commotion was the one and only Romeo. Romeo is the one to blame because,he is hotheaded and his feelings are his actions. Romeo is extremely hot headed because in the book it states,” Alive in triumph,and Mercutio slain!...And now fire-eyed fury be my conduct now”(123,3,1). This quote helps explain why Romeo is hotheaded because, when Mercutio gets slain Romeo...
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...Blame is the assigning of responsibility to another for a wrongdoing. People often blame people to keep their appearance, in others’ eyes, positive. In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, impulsiveness in their relationship and pressure from Juliet’s parents resulted in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Romeo and Juliet’s impulsion throughout their brief relationship is a big factor in the couple’s downfall. Because they had only known each other for a couple days and decided to get married, they took on a responsibility they were not prepared for. Upon meeting each other at the Capulet's’ party, Romeo and Juliet had decided that they were in love. During their encounter on Juliet's balcony, several hours after the party, they decided that they wanted...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Emily Ma In the wake of a tragedy, people place blame on others from their perspectives. Blame can be placed onto whoever is responsible for the disaster in a situation. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. By making many poor decisions, he ends the lives of two young lovers who believed that their love was stronger than anything else on earth. Friar Laurence’s dedication to his job and optimism for love lead him to make premature, negligent decisions about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship while disregarding the consequences of the family feud. Priest’s aren’t allowed to have love so when Friar Laurence sees Romeo and Juliet’s passion for each other, he puts his hopes about love into their relationship and ignores the inevitable repercussions. Friar Laurence has just married Romeo and Juliet in secret and says, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act/ That after-hours with sorrow chide us not” (II, vi, 1-2) when he has gotten a feeling that this marriage is doomed and something...
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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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...their crime is in this story. Created by the world renowned, William Shakespeare, and this story of true and undefeatable love, Romeo & Juliet. This story takes place in 1300s in the fair city of Verona, where the Montagues and Capulets have a feud that has been waging war between the two. Amidst this family feud, two lovers each from another family meet. Stricken...
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...Who is to blame? In the play ¨Romeo and Juliet¨ by Shakespeare, there are several people who hold responsibility for the lover's suicide. Although more than a few family members oppose their marriage, the real blame only belongs to a select few. No one is 100% responsible for their deaths, and a tragedy was inevitable. But if there's one person to hold most of the blame, it's Friar Laurence, due to his impulsiveness, poor leadership, and reckless planning. The very scene where the friars character is introduced, you can tell how unfit for leadership he is. Knowing Romeo and Juliet had just met he let them get married easily, hoping to end the family feud. Telling Romeo ¨In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy...
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...Benvolio is to Blame! Someone has to be blamed for all 6 deaths in Romeo and Juliet. There are many people you can blame, but who is ultimately at fault? Benvolio’s name literally means ‘Peacemaker’; however, his name does not reflect on his behavior. He is to blame for all six of the deaths in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Here’s why. In Act Three, Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin (appositive), were on the streets. Tybalt wanted to duel Romeo but Mercutio stepped in for his honor (prep. phrase). While Romeo was trying to stop the fight, “Noble Mercutio, put your sword away.”(III.i.50), what was the guy that’s name means “peacemaker” doing? Sitting back not trying to help Romeo stop the fight? This caused Mercutio’s...
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...Who or what is to blame for the tragic outcome of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet? In the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, a play written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, many new themes, concepts and ideas are explored, that range from questioning the basis of society right to the concepts of fate, love and death, and addresses everything in between. They play gravitates around a central, tragic plot—starts as simple as boy meets girl, but little do they know the one cajoling a kiss from the other is the youth of their family’s greatest adversary, and this reluctance to let go leads on to a sequential chain of ill-fated events. As much as the tragedy covers many new ideas, it also leaves room for many unanswered questions. One of which...
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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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...Blame in Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ends in the tragic deaths of star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Many feel or are believed to be responsible for their deaths, and many did contribute. However, I personally believe the Capulet family to be most at fault. The Capulet’s feud with the Montagues is one of the main conflicts within the play, and Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have to hide their affection without it. In the prologue to Act II, it is stated Juliet must “steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks,” and that Romeo’s status as a Montague may mean he will not be able to marry her. In scene II of the same Juliet says she wishes Romeo would “deny thy father and reject thy name,” or that she would reject...
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...Romeo and Juliet: Who’s To Blame Imagine you lived in Shakespeare time where law and rules were taken seriously. Not think about someone being killed by another person, now think about the reasons they died, now would you say that that person can be blamed for their own death? In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the blame for his own death. This is because Tybalt challenged the duel, Tybalt went against a law, and Tybalt couldn’t control his own anger. Tybalt challenged a duel against Romeo and wanted to start a fight. In act one, Price had set laws and other things stating ‘no fighting’. Tybalt was also the blame for his own death because he was a very hot headed person. One way Tybalt is blamed for his own death is because he wrote a letter that was used to challenge a duel against Romeo. In Act 2 scene 4 (7-8), Benvolio says “Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father’s house” This is the part where Mercutio is informed by Benvolio about the letter being sent to Romeo from Tybalt to challenge the duel. A...
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...Romeo and Juliet Blame Essay “The course of true love never did run smooth,” said William Shakespeare. While love is said to overcome all hardships, even two people who have true love will encounter challenges along the way of their love story and will not necessarily have the happy ever after ending. In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, he writes a story of two young lovers who face difficult obstacles which lead up to their untimely deaths. These tough situations that cause Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are all effects of Capulet’s actions. Capulet is most to blame for this tragedy due to his feud with the Montagues, his postponing of Juliet’s wedding, and his negligence of Juliet’s opinions. Capulet’s lasting feud with the Montagues...
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...lead to tragedy and despair. Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of the great literary tragedies. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets prohibits the love and ultimately results in the death of the “star-crossed lovers”. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy because their lives were influenced and affected by many figures. But the question is, who is most to blame for the death of the two lovers? I believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He easily could have prevented their love from being too strong by not marrying them. If he didn’t act so courageously and think that their marriage would end...
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...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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...Blame Game In the story Romeo and Juliet many characters contributed to the tragic ending; however, it’s rather difficult to choose just one of the characters to take all the blame. If I had to choose one character to place the blame on I would choose Romeo. I would choose Romeo because he is the reason that the whole catastrophe happened in the first place. The reasons I chose Romeo to be the root of the tragedy is because of his self-pity, haste, and his very thirsty character. The first reason why I believe Romeo is the cause of the tragic ending of the story is because of his self-pity. In the beginning of the story, Romeo was suffering from a broken heart due to the breakup of him and Rosaline. Even though the play does not indicate...
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