Romeo And Juliet Downfall

Sometimes, accidents happen. When one trips and falls, it’s an accident. There is no perpetrator, and nobody could have reasonably been expected to modify their behavior to prevent the incident. However, this type of situation is rare. Whether we realize it or not, there is almost always someone who is responsible to some extent. Today, we are here to identify the responsible parties in the case of the deaths of Romeo Montague, Juliet Capulet, and County Paris. Prevented from revealing their relationship publically due to animosity between their families, Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers, were secretly married by Friar Lawrence, a monk at the local monastery, less than a day after meeting one another at a Capulet party. However, trouble

Although Tybalt cannot be held accountable for his actions in court today, as he is no longer alive, he did contribute to the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. As has already been addressed, the reason Juliet killed herself was that she saw the corpse of Romeo, who had killed himself believing that Juliet was dead, when in reality, she had faked her death to be with Romeo. Romeo believed that Juliet was dead because he was staying in Mantua due to his exile and did not receive the letter from Friar Lawrence explaining the situation, directly leading to his suicide and that of Juliet. So, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you might be thinking, why was Romeo exiled? The answer is simple: Tybalt Capulet. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt, then he would not have been banished. This was shown after Tybalt’s death when the Prince said , “Let Romeo hence in haste,/ Else, when he is found, that hour is his last./ Bear hence this body and attend our will./ Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.” (III.i.204-207) So, let us ask the question: why did Romeo kill Tybalt? Romeo killed Tybalt because Tybalt killed Romeo’s friend, Mercutio. This was shown when Romeo declared to Tybalt, “Now, Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again/ That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul/ Is but little way above our heads,/ Staying for thine to keep him company./ Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.”

By perpetuating the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, Lord Capulet forced Romeo and Juliet to keep their relationship a secret, eventually leading to their deaths. By marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence created cause for Juliet to avoid her marriage to Paris by feigning her own death, leading to the demise of the two lovers. In addition, by abandoning Juliet when she was clearly suicidal after Romeo died, Friar Lawrence allowed Juliet to kill herself. Finally, by killing Mercutio and provoking Romeo, Tybalt Capulet directly led to Romeo’s exile, which led to him believing that Juliet was dead, which led to both of their suicides. With this evidence in mind, jury, I can see no verdict in this case but guilty for each of the living