Who is most at fault for Tybalt and Mercutio’s untimely demise? Now, reader, that will be the case I will be cracking today. Perhaps the quick-witted and sarcastic Mercutio was responsible for his own death? Although, who’s to say that the powerful Lord Capulet wasn’t at fault; maybe it was the highly respected Romeo who began the unravelling of the chaotic thread which we call Romeo and Juliet? Despite being a “highly respected youth,” Romeo has done many things to tarnish his reputation. Reader, I am confident to say that you are intelligent enough to know that attending the party hosted by Capulet should have been -and was- detrimental to his polished and high standing reputation within Verona. Adding to this, Romeo not only married Juliet merely hours after he met her; he also married the daughter of a rival family. Now, if this isn’t enough to convince you, perhaps the fact that Romeo refused to fight Tybalt- which was seen as highly dishonourable at the time- caused Mercutio to step in for him. Additionally, Romeo ended up infuriating Tybalt and fueling his forest fire of rage as well as turning down the fight- “But love thee better than thou canst device.” …show more content…
At the party. Who is responsible for this party? As you may have guessed, it was Capulet. Let me take you back to the party where Capulet sent out a servant-more specifically one who was illiterate-to hand out invites to his party. Doing this is like trying to get a blind mouse to navigate a maze. As a result, Romeo, who- let me remind you- is the son of the head of a rivalling family, Lord Montague. Adding to this fact, after Tybalt had reported Romeo’s presence, Lord Capulet proceeded to let him stay due to Romeo’s polished reputation as a youth. Capulet tells Tybalt, “Content thee, gentle coz, let him