In Shakespeare play, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet", I believe that it is both of the families faults for Romeo and Juliet's death. I believe this because if they wouldn’t have had the feud in the first place, this wouldn't have all happened. They also could've raised their kids in a different environment instead of being involved in the feud their whole lives.
My first claim is that if the families didn’t have the feud in the first place, then Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have had to hide their marriage from their families, meaning they wouldn’t have to make a plan with Friar Laurence, meaning that everything wouldn’t be so secretive and risky. In Act II, scene 2, line 99-100 Friar Laurence states, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." So what Friar Laurence is saying is that if Romeo and Juliet get married, their relationship could fix the feud between the two families. This quote relates to my original statement because it shows that Friar Laurence was creating a plan,
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In Act three, scene one, line 124, Benvolio returns and says, "O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio's dead!" In Act three, scene one, line 141-142, Benvolio also states, "Romeo, away, be gone! The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain." Friar Laurence states in Act 3, scene 3, line 175, "Romeo is coming." The nurse then responds in line 176-178, "O Lord, I could have stayed here all the night to hear good counsel. O, what learning is! My lord, I'll tell my lady you will come." This quote relates to my original statement because it shows that each example in my claim was mentioned in the book at some point within act