Lady Capulet Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is well-known as one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. Written in mostly an English sonnet format, this particular play is categorized as a tragedy. The story is of two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, who have been in an endless family feud. Romeo of the Montague family and Juliet of the Capulets fall in love, marking the beginning of their end. After disaster by disaster, the play finally ends with the two lovers committing suicide. Of course, there are other deaths along the storyline which drive the two into choosing this dark decision. There are many other characters in this play that can also be to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. However, one can conclude that Tybalt, Lady Capulet’s nephew and Romeo himself are to blame for the tragedy taking place at the end of the play.

He seems to prefer to continue the violent feud rather than end it. He carries one of the more well-known lines in the story, “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee” (1.1.65-66). Another example of his murderous tendencies is at the Capulet party, where he spots Romeo, “It fits when such a villain is a guest: / I’ll not endure him” (1.5.77-78). This aggressive characteristic of his caused the death of Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend. The death of Mercutio then led to the furious rage of Romeo, which eventually ended up in the death of Tybalt himself, slain by Romeo. Romeo’s actions towards Tybalt are what caused his banishment from Verona. If Tybalt hadn’t been so violent, much like Benvolio, Mercutio, Romeo and himself would’ve