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

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In the book Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare Juliet’s death is caused by her own father Lord Capulet he has been blamed for all the massacre between Romeo and Juliet. In Verona both characters Romeo and Juliet first meet at a party that Lord Capulet throws which if you don't know is Juliet’s father. After both of them meet they are in love but since Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague they are forbidden to see each other since their families hate each other. In the book Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare the person blamed for Juliet’s death is Lord Capulet because he let Juliet meet Romeo at his party that he throw. He also started the fight between him and Montague and he also forced his daughter to marry Paris. In the book the person who should be blamed should be Lord Capulet. The first reason why Lord Capulet should be blamed is that he is forcing Juliet to marry Paris. In Act 1, Scene 2, Lord Capulet is/are talking about how Juliet is to young to get married and Paris should wait at least two more years. They are talking about this because paris wants to marry her quick but Lord Capulet does not want to rush it. Lord Capulet says, “But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is yet a stronger in the world; She hath not seen the change of …show more content…

The third reason is that Lord Capulet throw a party where everybody was welcome and Juliet fell in love with Romeo there. In Act 1, Scene 5, Tybalt is/are talking about why did Lord Capulet have to invite the sun of there great enemy the Montague and that he should be removed out of the party or a fight will happen. Tybalt says,” It fits, when such a villain is a guest/ I’ll not endure him”. (Shakespeare 1.78.76-77) My frowns are fitting when you have a villain for a guest. I will not tolerate his presence. The quote shows us that Lord Capulet is to blame because if he hadn't thrown the arty Juliet Has had not met her beloved

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The first event that would make Lord Capulet responsible is, Juliet was put in a very bad position because of Lord Capulets threats. She decided that she had to fake her death to get out of the marriage with Paris. This would benefit Juliet greatly because she would get out of town and she could live her own life with Romeo. “Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent to marry Paris.

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There are numerous clues and small details that point to Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence being accountable for the Romeo and Juliet’s death. Lord Capulet forced his daughter into marrying Paris, though she strongly dissents the idea. After she finally “agrees”, He is so thrilled that he moves up the wedding, ruining the plan. Friar Laurence is guilty due to him coming up with a cumbersome plan and leaving Juliet alone, to save himself from the watch. In Conclusion, Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence are responsible for the loss of Romeo and

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V. 180-183). He was also too over protective of her and didn't ask what she wanted for anything, because in those times that was the custom. If Capulet did not try and force the marriage, then Juliet would not of taken the potion and that means Romeo would not of died. And if Romeo didn't die neither would Juliet.

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All of the tragedy in this story is caused by the capulets. The first reason why the Capulets are to blame is that Lord Capulet was forcing Juliet to marry Paris even though she didn't want to. I think this because in the text is says,” Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thinder.” (3.5.174) This is telling me that he is threatening her, this causes tragedy by having Juliet fake her death and that causes Romeo to kill himself and for Paris to get killed by Romeo at Juliet's tomb.

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Also, if Capulet would have just waited for the wedding to happen and not take it so fast things would've worked out way better. He even says, “Do you think it's a good idea to rush it”? Now we know he would've still had his daughter if he wasn't so concerned about her love life the whole time. As he says

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was a tragic play that started with a young couple falling madly in love, but quickly turned to the death of both of them. From early on in the play, it seemed as if the fate of Romeo and Juliet was already determined, as they were referred to as “star-crossed lovers”, and the tragic fate of these lovers was unraveled through the poor decisions of many characters throughout this play. Though many people can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet and Romeo are the most responsible for the tragic ending of this play. Lord Capulet was the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First of all, one trait that puts Lord Capulet at the blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is that he was indecisive.

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On the night of the party, in response to Tybalt’s complaining about Romeo being there, Lord Capulet says, “I would not for the wealth of all this town here in my house do him disparagement. Therefore be patient. Take no note of him.” Lord Capulet was given the perfect opportunity to kick Romeo out of the party and prevent him from ever meeting Juliet. He didn’t think about his actions and, to him, taking the time to remove Romeo from the party would distract him from having fun and enjoying himself.

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This quote comes from the book Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet tells Juliet this because Juliet rejected Count Paris's proposal, Lady and Lord Capulet turn against Juliet in the most hateful and violent way imaginable. Some say that it was the capulets fault that their daughter killed herself to be with her beloved husband. Some people believe that the capulets wanted to protect their daughter and wanted to make sure that she married someone who could care and provide for her, but the capulets should've respected Juliet's wishes and listened to her when she was refusing to marry Paris.

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Romeo and Juliet died for love, but there was someone else who “pushed” them to that fate of death. There are numerous characters that could be at fault and blamed for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The one who is most to blame, however, is Lord Capulet. Lord Capulet had a lot to do with Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he was forcing Juliet to marry someone she hardly knew let alone loved. He was working on moving the wedding sooner because of Tybalt’s death, but he also gave up on his daughter when everyone thought she was dead.

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That can also be found in Act 3 scene 5. Finally, those are all my thoughts on why Lord Capulet is also responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Additionally, Paris is responsible for the death of the Juliet. She never wanted to marry him.

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Are our lives already determined by fate? Or do our choices affect our lives. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet there are many tragic events, that seeme to happen by fate, but if fate wasn’t the cause then what or who was was the cause? Lord Capulet is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he was one of the main people who kept the feud going, it was his party that Romeo crashed, and he was the one who was forcing Juliet to marry Paris, causing her to want to make rash decisions. Lord Capulet is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he was one of the main people who kept the feud going This feud has been going on for years, Lord Capulet has been keeping it going it the prologue of act one it says “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” and from what this is saying it hasn't been getting any better.

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Lord Capulet: This is preposterous! I did nothing! Why would I try to kill my own daughter?! (Mutters) That Montague scum however...

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This reason is that Lord Capulet's family has problems with Romeo's Family. If they never had problems then Juliet and Romeo would never killed there selves. I think they would have not committed suicide because Juliet could have simply told her father that she is in love with Romeo. But since they do have family feud if she told her father that he would have probably killed her. On the other hand when Romeo told his father about him marring Juliet his father wanted them to get married.

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¨For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo¨. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of two lovers who take their life all because of a misunderstanding. However, who is to blame for their tragic demise? The parents who made the two lovers feel like outcasts must be to blame. The Capulets forced Juliet to marry Paris, the constant fighting made them want to keep the marriage secret, and made Romeo and Juliet to scared to say anything.

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She is to blame because she was a messenger, so they can both still talk. She could have told them to wait for the fight to end or let them be separated. The third character to blame is Mercutio. He is to blame because he got a invitation to the Capulet party and invited Romeo to find Roseline at the

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