Who’s to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet? In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, it’s Romeo’s fault that him and Juliet killed themselves. If he hadn’t killed himself simply because he thought she was dead, then she would have awakened and they could both could have lived happily ever after together. But instead she woke up to the news of Romeo’s death and she couldn't live her life without him, so she killed herself with his dagger.
Today, people will generally blame everyone around them, except themselves, when a bad event happens to them in their lives. This is the same concept happening in Romeo and Juliet. Many people can be blamed for the varying violent events, even if it is not their fault entirely. However, in Romeo and Juliet a great amount of evidence has pointed toward the Friar. He is responsible for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers because of his secrecy and following through with the couple's plans, but there still can be reasons of why one could argue against this and back the Friar up.
Gracie Fox Ms. Tingley Language Arts 1, Period 2 28 March 2024 The Cause of Romeo and Juliet's Death Teenagers across the globe are notoriously known for their poor impulse control and inability to control their emotions and actions. This is because a teenagers prefrontal cortex, which controls emotional regulation and impulse control as well as other actions, is still developing which causes them to "think with their feelings", because they tend to use their amygdala, which makes us feel emotions, rather than their prefrontal cortex to understand emotions they see in daily life (Lessienko). "In other words, they are using their emotions to try and understand emotion" (Lissienko). This causes teens to be more likely to act on impulse, misread
As for who to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death I think it was mainly friar Lawrence’s fault for three main reasons one he agreed to marry them young with little to no resistance, two he kept the marriage and Juliet’s fake passing secret from everyone including the families and most of all he failed to deliver the message to Romeo that would of told him that Juliet’s death was fake. Where to start, ok firstly its friar Lawrences fault for Romeo and Juliets death is that he married them when they were too young at the very youthful age of 13 and
Some people may think that the Nurse and Friar Lawrence are ultimately to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. They might think that because Friar Lawrence gave Juliet the sleeping potion to make her look dead. They also might think that the Nurse is to blame because the Nurse does not like Romeo after he kills Tybolt. After Romeo kills Tybolt, the Nurse betrays Juliet
In William Shakespeare's play of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the character most to blame for the death of Juliet and his own. The reason that I believe Romeo is to blame is because he started it all by thinking he was in love and by talking to Juliet. The first words he said to her was, "if I'm profaning a holy shrine with my most unworthy hand, the lesser sin is this: my lips, like two blushing pilgrims, are ready with a tender kiss to smooth away roughness of my touch" (1.5.91-94). Romeo doesn't even start a smooth conversation, he went straight to flirting. He could have tried getting to know Juliet and see if she was the right girl for him, after all, he didn't even know Juliet and was in love by the image of her.
In dramatic literature, the characters are often responsible for the outcome. In Romeo and Juliet, guilt is drawn from every part of the play and affects the entire outcome of the play. Several characters are responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death. Those characters are the Capulets, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt are all to blame for their deaths.
Maxwell Anopolsky Mrs. Koss Global Literature/Honors - 1 (3) 11 March 2024 Who Killed Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet is a reminder of the impact that people of power have on one another. Throughout the play, it is clear that Romeo and Juliet’s infatuation with each other was propagated by the unrealistic standards and societal pressures put on them at a young age. In interpreting their deaths, it is clear that the major parties at fault were the parents of both Romeo and Juliet and Friar Lawrence. The largest influence on the plot of Romeo and Juliet is the feud between their families. Both Capulet and Montague attempt to separate themselves from each other, however,
Romeo and Juliet Literary Analysis The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet are tragic. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides, these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and even though many people could be to blame for their deaths, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence play a particularly important role. To start off, I believe that Lord Capulet is one of the main characters that I believe are at fault for Romeo and Juliet’s death.
The question of who is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet can be complicated. Almost everybody in the play can be blamed because everybody has pitched in a little. There are many characters in the play by William Shakespeare who wronged Romeo and Juliet. The characters that contributed the most to Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths are Friar Laurence, Lord Capulet and Paris. First of all, Friar Laurence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he has done some stuff that Romeo didn’t know about.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has a tragic ending of love, “see what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love”. (5-3-292-293) Romeo convinces Juliet to marry him even though they are “enemies” and their parents have a feud. Paris and Juliet are forced to get married after the banishment of Romeo from the city. Juliet drinks a potion and “dies” and so Romeo drinks poison because of Juliet's “death” and when Juliet wakes up and finds him dead she stabs herself. Romeo is to blame for the tragic ending of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.
There are several people that could be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet however, Friar Lawrence is the one who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths. He is most to blame out of all people for many obvious reasons. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who married the two lovers even though they weren't suppose to be married, gave Juliet this deadly potion,and he feels so guilty at the end which means he knows he's to blame. Friar Laurence was the wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet. He kept their secret and helped them be together.
Who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s Death? In the devastating romance, Romeo and Juliet shows an illustration of how young love is able to cause destruction, not only in their lives but also the people’s lives around them. It also shows how other actor’s thoughts affected the people close to them, but the main question is, who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The death of Romeo and Juliet was not their fault but Friar Lawrence's. Friar is to blame, not only for one action that contributed to their death, but for three actions.
The characters that are the most guiltiest of the death of Romeo and Juliet are the Capulets and Friar Laurence and Tybalt. The Capulets are to blame because they weren 't supportive, uptight, and not caring. Lord Capulet was going to disown Juliet for admitting that she didn 't wanna marry Paris. For example: "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!
In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the three characters to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Romeo’s and Juliet’s parents, Juliet’s Maid, and Mercutio. The first characters to blame are Romeo’s and Juliet’s parents. They are to blame because instead of stopping the fight between them they join the fight. So, for this both Romeo and Juliet kill themselves so they be together. The second character to blame is Juliet’s Maid.
