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Romeo And Juliet Who Is To Blame

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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the character the Prince plays a big role in the events of the story. Romeo and Juliet’s story is one of many misfortunes, with the two star-crossed lovers struggling to be together between the Feud of the two families, with the Prince’s actions ultimately leading to Romeo and Juliet’s end. A lot of people believe that the Prince is the person to blame for the outcomes that occur throughout the story because he never took action. His decisions and actions ultimately lead to the unfortunate fate of Romeo and Juliet. This story could not have happened without the prince banishing Romeo. The Prince is most to blame for the fate of Romeo and Juliet because he didn’t punish the families, he waited …show more content…

Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word by thee old capsule, and montague, have thrice the quiet of our streets.” Yells the Prince as he gives a Warning (Shakespeare 1.1. 75-95) and the. The quote shows that the Prince gave a warning to the families near the beginning of the story. Throughout the story, the Prince never gave out the punishment that he promised the families. However, one could say that banishing Romeo was the punishment, but it was stated that this punishment was for killing Tybalt and not for the overall warning between the two families. With the Prince giving no other punishment, he didn’t carry out the warning he gave at the very start of the story. Second, the Prince was not in the majority of the story and even when he was he did not arrive until an event occurred. The biggest place where this happened was at the end of the story where he arrived to see Romeo and Juliet dead in the tomb. “A glooming peace this morning with it brings the sun for sorrow will not show head go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardoned, some punished; for never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” The Prince says mournfully (Shakespeare

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The reason I say the Prince was the blame because he was the one that sent Romeo away. The reason he had sent Romeo away because it was a brawl between both of the families. When Romeo got sent away he found out that Juliet was dead so he ran away to try and go see if it actually happened. Romeo heard that Juliet got poisoned, so Romeo went to man that he thought gave Juliet the poison so he asked for some, and then he went to Juliet chamber where she was fake laying at then he cranked the poison, then suddenly fell to the ground. Juliet woke up out her chamber and seen Romeo laying on the ground, and then she killed herself, and I say that would've never happened if everyone told the

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Romeo is to blame because he could have evaded his death. Romeo could have chosen to not be with Juliet no more instead of being stuck on her even when she was his enemy and when he knew things would not work out between the two of them. “Heres to my love! O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick.

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In William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet both the Capulets and the Montagues make several mistakes, but there is one person most responsible. Juliet 's father, Lord Capulet, is most to blame for the events that occurred and for his daughter 's death. Romeo would have never met Juliet if Lord Capulet had kicked him out of the party. In scene 5 of act 1 Tybalt recognized Romeo and instead of dueling him, Lord Capulet said to leave Romeo alone. Even if Lord Capulet thought that Romeo was not going to cause any problems he should have still kicked Romeo out, because he was not invited.

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“Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets” (Shakespeare 1.1.80-83). Before this, a fight broke out between a couple of Montagues and Capulets

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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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Romeo is to blame because when Romeo kills Tybalt, Romeo gets banished and causes other people to be affected. Romeo’s mother dies from grief, Juliet becomes depressed and has suicidal thoughts, and causes Friar Laurence to come up with the plan to fake Juliet's death.

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Star crossed lovers or lustful teenagers? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare two teens from feuding families meet their untimely demise. But who is to blame? I believe that the people to blame are the victims themselves. One reason I blame Romeo for his and Juliet’s death is his dishonesty.

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“On pain of torture, from those bloody hands. Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground, And hear the sentence of your moved prince.” (Shakespeare 1.1.84-86). The quote, spoken by The Prince in the scene where two rival families are fighting, encapsulates the idea of rebellion and the consequences it carries in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakesphere. The quote shows that when rebellion is done there are consequences that will be paid without a doubt.

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(p. 127) “ Prince- Seal up the mouth of outrage for a while, till we can clear these ambiguities and know their spring, their head, their true descents; and then will I be general of your woes and lead you even to death”. In this quote the prince is speaking to the Capulet and Montague families and telling them that they led their kids to death because of their own personal problems. The Capulet family wanted Juliet to get married to a man much older than her when she was just 14. The Montague family just wanted a perfect son to take over and be king.

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The Capulets and Montagues were not on good terms with each other. Unfortunately though, Romeo and Juliet fell in love with each other regardless if they are from opposing families. Because of these families bad relationship, Romeo and Juliet were forced to marry in secret instead of publicizing it. These two lovers could have been straight-forward to their parents about their marriage, but they choose not to. The Friar is also guilty to these lovers death, but he only thought that this relationship between Romeo and Juliet be the cure to their families grudge for each other.

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Who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Is it the prince or is it the feud between the families? Could it be Romeo and Juliet themselves? The prince, Romeo and Juliet, and the families are all partly responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and juliet.

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In the prologue, the readers find out that the reason for the feud was because “civil blood [made] civil hands unclean.” This means that a fight had already broken out between the two houses. If there had been a fight before but the issue was still there, then the Prince either did not know about the problem or didn’t do very much to try and help the subjects work through it. It is most likely the latter, which shows that the Prince has dealt with the two families before but hasn’t truly tried to resolve the conflict. At the end of the play, when the Prince finds Romeo and Juliet dead, he says that “some shall be pardoned, and some punishèd.”

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Romeo was put in a position where he was forced to kill Tybalt, and due to this the prince decided to banish him “And for that offense/ Immediately we do exile him hence” (Act 3, Scene 1). Tybalt's death directly influences Romeo being banished, and that causes Juliet’s marriage to Paris. Tybalt’s character heavily influences the main character’s fate at the end. Lord Capulet is another character that is heavily responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s fate.

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After he made his speech everyone started to fight again. The prince shows up and tells everyone to stop fighting and makes a rule stating that if anyone starts a fight again, they will pay with there lives. “If ever you disturb our street again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” (Shakespeare

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On the other hand, the Prince is neglectful regarding the whole conflict as he rarely takes action to resolve it or seek peaceful resolution. At the end of the play after discovering the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, he states: “And I for winking at your discords too/ Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punsh’d” (5.3.294-295). He states here that he should be punished as well, as his eyes were “closed” the whole time, referring to his careless and neglectful behaviour regarding the feud. In conclusion, the actions and behaviour of the Prince was a significant adult influence as he reacted very rashly to the feud and did provide the necessary safety and support to his

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