The Death of Romeo and Juliet The foolishness of Romeo and Juliet can almost be tasted in the classic love story “Romeo and Juliet.” It is obvious that foolishness and foolish decisions is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet because they were foolish enough that they kissed before they even got to know each other and their names and they wouldn’t stop meeting even though they knew Romeo could get killed for seeing Juliet and they knew they were moving too fast. They also chose to get married without their parents permission and without them knowing which led them to saying they were going to kill themselves multiple times which is quite childish and foolish. The most foolish decision is deciding in the end to kill themselves just because the other is dead. Foolishness can easily be put to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet Firstly, Romeo and Juliet made a terrible mistake by kissing before they had even known each other names. It was very foolish to kiss each other even though they didn’t know each other. If they had not kissed at the party, they could have made smarter decisions if they would have decided to take it a little slower and not meet every night and risk getting in trouble. Juliet knew that Romeo could be killed if he were to get caught with Juliet in lines (2.2.62-65). Where she says, “And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here.” This shows how desperate they were to see each other because they were both