Romeo And Juliet Dbq Essay

One of the most asked questions about the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is “Who is to blame for the untimely deaths of these young lovers?”. The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is filled with very influential emotions. The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet were brought about by many characters such as Lord Capulet, fate and a feud between two families. One of the most substantial characters in Romeo and Juliet is fate.There are many times where Shakespeare leads us to believe that fate is involved with the hapless deaths of Juliet and Romeo. For example, Shakespeare writes “The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love,” (DBQ: Project, 2013).- Through this short line from the prologue, Shakespeare is leading the reader to believe that the death of Juliet and Romeo was unstoppable, consequently caused by an acting force. Another example that fate was the cause of their inauspicious death was when Balthasar, Romeo’s messenger and servant, explains to Romeo that Juliet is in her final resting place. Romeo responds by saying, “Is it even so? then I defy you, stars!”(DBQ: Project, 2013). When Romeo receives this incorrect information from his servant, he blames the “stars” who represents fate.

The feud, which was formed by their ancestors, should have been stopped a long time ago, it is unclear to why they loathed each other. In the prologue of the play, Shakespeare writes, “Two household both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.”(DBQ: Project, 2013). Through the prologue Shakespeare lays the foreground about the two families and how much they dislike each other. When Romeo and Juliet first meet they instantly fall in love. They know that their parents will never understand their love and nevertheless they decide to get married and not let the feud come between