Romeo And Juliet Who's To Blame

Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame? Romeo and Juliet has been revered as one of the classic, most heartbreaking tragedies for centuries. Part of what makes these young lovers’ relationship so tragic, is that it is destined to fail. As foretold in the prologue, Romeo and Juliet are star crossed; their love does not align with fate. Therefore, one cannot blame a singular character for this play’s tragic end. It did not matter how many desperate attempts each character made to salvage their situation. Because of their fate, the outcome would always be the same. However, there are some characters that make Romeo and Juliet’s journey through the play more unpleasant and messy, the first one being Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence, although supposedly

First of all, it was his fault that Romeo did not know that Juliet was not actually dead. Friar Lawrence should not have trusted such important information to be delivered in a letter. He should have went to Mantua and delivered this information to Romeo face to face, to erase the possibility of any confusion. Knowing that this was his fault, he especially should have stayed to comfort Juliet instead of cowardly running away. He knew that Juliet would kill herself if he left her alone, yet in his selfishness he still left her. Friar Lawrence should have accepted responsibility for the outcome of his failed plan, and taken whatever punishment that might’ve landed on him if he had been seen by the

The feud between the Montagues and Capulets had existed for decades before Romeo and Juliet. It had been ingrained into Juliet’s head to hate every Montague, and into Romeo’s head to hate every Capulet. So of course, when these two fall in love they see no other option but to keep it a secret from their parents. However, the heavy burden of this secret is what causes them to make so many irrational and desperate decisions. First of all, if it weren’t for the family feud, Tybalt wouldn’t have been angry with Romeo for showing up to the Capulet party. Tybalt would never have fought and killed Mercutio, which caused Romeo to avenge Mercutio by killing Tybalt, of course leading to his banishment. With this, there would have been no need for the Friar’s plan, which ultimately killed the two lovers. If there had been no feud, Romeo and Juliet easily could have gotten married and lived