Jack Gonzalez Mr. Knudson English 163 20 May 2024 Who is to Blame for the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Getting married should be celebrated and not kept a secret between two families, whether they like each other or not. Saying your vows and saying you will die for your partner after one day of knowing each other is a problem and should be waited on until kids are older. Romeo is to blame in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare due to Romeo's quick change of love and the lack of ability to take his relationship slowly. Kids like Romeo should wait until they are mature enough to properly handle a relationship and when they truly find the love of their life. The lack of maturity from Romeo was 1 of 2 reasons Romeo took his own life alongside Juliet after …show more content…
Romeo's friends still believe Romeo is out to see Rosaline, but Romeo ran into a distraction which would change his mind completely. After their brief kiss, they know they love each other and can't stand each other. These brief minutes and such a sudden change in love would lead them to love. This lack of maturity led to another major event in everyone's lives: getting married. Romeo and Juliet went to the Friar to get married but the only people who knew were Romeo, Juliet, Nurse, and the Friar who agreed to not say anything. Romeo makes sure the nurse doesn't say anything and she says, "What she bid me say, I will keep to myself. if you should lead her into a fool's paradise, as they say, it was a very gross kind of behavior”( Shakespeare 2.4.167-170). Romeo's inability to be mature and take his relationship slow and steady led to the tragedy of himself and Juliet. Romeo never once thought about sharing with his parents that he is getting married or asked the Lord and Lady Capulet to marry their daughter. Juliet, being just 13, never crossed the mind of Romeo and he never cared to realize that what he's doing might be