Some people say love hurts but can it kill? In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet two young lovers from feuding families are willing to risk everything to be together. However, their love story ends in a tragic manner with the death of both Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet, the adults are responsible for the deaths.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, the adults are the ones responsible for the tragic deaths of the teenagers. One person who is responsible for their deaths is Lord Monatgue. In the story, Lord Montague is feuding with the Capulets and has been for years. In the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet, it said
“Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,”
This quote reveals that Lord Montague is stubborn because instead of resolving this feud he keeps on trying to fight the Capulets. He develops the conflict in the play because he failed to put an end to this hatred, and as a result, their children suffered. This shows that the adults are mostly responsible for the deaths of Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, and Juliet because if the adults had resolved their differences, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to keep their love a secret, and they would not have had to take such drastic measures to be together.
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The Nurse encourages the relationship between Romeo and Juliet while fully knowing that they can’t be together. In Act 2, Scene 5, it said "Then hie you hence to Friar Laurence' cell. / There stays a husband to make you a wife." This quote reveals that the Nurse is short-sighted . She doesn’t think about the long-term consequences of her actions. She allowed them to get married which caused many problems in the story. If the Nurse had acted more responsibly Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have gotten married which would ultimately lead to their