Romeo And Juliet Conflict Essay

In literature, the main conflict and result can be directly caused by other characters. In William Shakespeare’s story of Romeo and Juliet, the Montague’s and the Capulet’s have an ongoing brawl and hate for each other. Two young members of the families, Romeo and Juliet, experience forbidden love for each other, which results in their suicides. The characters the Capulet’s, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt are the guiltiest of all, for Romeo and Juliet's death. Lady and Lord Capulet, Juliet’s parents, were unsupportive, close-minded, and uptight. The Capulet’s wanted Juliet to marry Paris because he was related to the Prince so their family would be in favor of the Prince. Juliet, however, was in love with Romeo and confessed to not wanting to

Friar Lawrence was supposed to help Romeo and Juliet escape together and live a good life. Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a potion that would put her in a deep sleep for 42 hours to fake her death. Romeo should have been informed of this before he found her looking dead: “A dateless bargain to engrossing death! Come, bitter conduct; come, unsavory guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (V: 3:115-119). Romeo committed suicide because he was unaware that Juliet was faking her death. If Friar told Romeo about the plan with Juliet, Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have killed themselves. Friar Lawrence shouldn’t have assumed Romeo would get the letter because there would be room for confusion. Another reason that Friar was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet was because he wasn’t waiting with Juliet: “Romeo! O, pale! Who else? What, Paris too? And steep’d in blood? Ah, what an unkind hour is guilty of this lamentable chance!” (V: 3: 149-151). Romeo got to the tomb before Friar and assumed she was dead, but if Friar was there he could have explained what was going on. Then, Romeo wouldn’t have drank the poison and Juliet wouldn’t have had to stab herself. Because Friar Lawrence was lazy and unwatchful, he allowed Romeo and Juliet to commit

Tybalt wanted to harm Romeo when he first saw him at the ball: “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave come hither, cover’d with an antic face, to fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, to strike him dead, I hold it not a sin” (I: 5: 56-61). Tybalt’s hot-headedness led to Romeo killing him. This got Romeo banished and led to him having to sneak into Verona and find Juliet “dead.” Another way that Tybalt caused Romeo to kill him was by trying to start a fight in the streets of Verona: “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw” (III: 1: 65-66). Tybalt is asking for trouble by hating Romeo and picking fights with him. Overall, Tylabt is guiltly for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he got Romeo banished, which made him sneak into Verona to find Juliet