Could both love and hate cause Romeo’s death? I believe bothe love and hate drives Romeo to his death bed. In Act 1 Scene 5,lines 1-11 Shakespeare talks about how the two families hate each other. In Act 3,Scene 1, line 31 Tybalt says to Romeo “ No better term than this: thou art a villain. Mercutio also tells Romeo in Act 3, Scene 43-47 of how cruel Romeo is and how he is a rat -catcher. In Act 3, Scene 1, lines 79-80 Romeo says “ This day’s black fate on more days doth depend, This but begins the woe others must end.” I say hate because if the parents never hated each other Romeo and Juliet could have happily been married. Love also caused Romeo's death. Act1, Scene5,lines 6-101 Romeo tells Juliet he would die without her. Act 2, Scene