A Comparison Of Who's To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

Who’s to Blame
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it tells us about the tragic fate the two star-crossed lovers have to experience due to their choices. As much as they hope for their love to work out, it is bound to end in turmoil, as their passion for one another is something forbidden. Despite the two being young and naive, Romeo and Juliet’s poor decisions led others and themselves to go through death. The two lovers meet at a ball and fall for each other at first sight. Later on, they come to find out that they’re supposed to be enemies, as their houses have held a long feud between them. Some evidence for this is when Juliet speaks about Romeo, saying “’Tis but thy name that is my enemy. / Thou art thyself, though not

Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, absolutely despises Montagues; after seeing him at the ball, he commands him to fight. Since Romeo has decided to marry Juliet, he doesn’t want to fight with his future family so he avoids fighting Tybalt. Tybalt is not amused, and attacks him regardless. Mercutio, one of Romeo’s best friends, fights for Romeo and asks what is wrong with him. In the end, when Romeo tries to stop their battle, he blocks Mercutio’s sight which causes him to get stabbed by Tybalt. Romeo, angered by his friend's death, attacks Tybalt and ends up killing him as well. Anyone who causes a disturbance is to be killed, but Romeo was only banished. Due to Romeo’s banishment, Lady Montague passes away from her stress. Juliet is saddened over her husband’s banishment, but her parents, Lord and Lady Capulet, think that she is crying for her cousin's death. In the end, Lord Capulet

Juliet, already married to Romeo, goes to Friar Lawrence and asks him what she should do; he gives her a concoction that he’s made which will make her look dead, despite her not actually being so. She takes it, and avoids her marriage. As Juliet was taken to the place where the Capulets go to rest, County Paris went to go say his final goodbyes. Romeo made it there at the same time, and the two fought. Paris thought that Romeo had something against Juliet and attacked him, as he was trying to protect her. In the end, Paris died at Romeo’s hand. After this, Romeo finally brings his attention to Juliet; believing that she is actually gone, he mourns for a short time and then follows on by drinking poison. He says “Here’s to my love ! [Drinks.] / O true apothecary ! / Thy drugs are quick. / Thus with a kiss I die.” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 119-120). Juliet wakes up not much longer after his death, and is distraught. After kissing him, she refuses to live without him and stabs herself. At this moment, she went “Yea, noise ? / Then I’ll be brief. / O happy dagger ! [Snatches Romeo’s dagger.] / This is