Capulet's Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

There can’t ever be a party without someone crying in the bathroom. Life can be a party and it doesn’t always go as planned. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a party at the Capulet household leads to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet, with his pressure about marriage, is the most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death by not letting Juliet make her own decisions. The pressure to marry Paris starts when Capulet first speaks with Paris and learns of his interest in Juliet. Without even consulting Juliet, Capulet tries to set up a marriage. Capulet argues that although Paris has his blessing to marry Juliet, she is far too young to be married. Capulet states, “My child is yet a stranger in the world, she hath not seen the

After Romeo kills Paris (Romeo killed Paris because Paris tried to kill Romeo) Romeo then kills himself because he doesn’t know Juliet is actually just sleeping. Romeo’s last words were, “Here’s to my love (drinks). O true apothecary! The drugs are quick, thus with a kiss I die” (V.iii.119-120). If Capulet and the Montagues never started to fight between the families Romeo wouldn’t feel the pressure to keep his marriage to Juliet a secret, and he wouldn’t feel the need to kill himself for her. (FANBOYS) Shortly after Romeo drank the poison, Juliet woke up and rose from her bed. She, of course, saw that Romeo was dead and then felt the need she also needed to kill herself. Juliet’s final words were, “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is the thy sheath; there rust, and let me die,” (V.iii.169-170). Along with Romeo, Juliet has killed herself. She had the same motive as Romeo with having to keep their marriage a secret, but Juliet mainly killed herself because Romeo died. If Capulet didn’t try to force her into marriage with Paris, someone she didn’t want to be with, Juliet maybe wouldn’t have lead herself to