Have you ever been the reason two teenagers killed themselves? I haven’t, but I know who has. In this tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, the two love each other, even though their families are enemies. Because they couldn’t stop fighting, the Capulet and Montague parents are at fault for the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet. Since the Capulets and Montagues couldn’t stop fighting, Romeo and Juliet’s love was forbidden, which led to their children’s unfortunate ending. After meeting Juliet for the first time, Romeo says, “My life is my foe’s debt” (Shakespeare 813). By expressing his feelings this way, we can see that he is in love with his “foe”, making it forbidden. Shortly after this, we can see Juliet thinking the same way. She …show more content…
Tybalt says, “A Montague, our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite of scorn at our solemnity this night” (Shakespeare 811). We see that just because they are Montagues, the Capulets think that they are evil villains. Benvolio says that his “mad blood is stirring” because the Capulets are abroad (Shakespeare 845). It goes both ways, the Montagues get very angry just because they are Capulets. Shakespeare writes, that Lady Capulet says, ”He is a kinsman to the Montague; affection makes him false, he speaks not true.” (Shakespeare 852). It is told again and again that just because they are Montagues or Capulets, they are sworn enemies, without fully even knowing them, just their status and if they are a Montague or Capulet. Now, you may be thinking, as many people do, that it is Friar Laurence’s fault. And they have good reasons. They think that because he didn’t deliver Romeo’s letter himself, he married them, and because he gave Juliet poison, it is his fault. While these are all good reasons, it is not the Friar’s fault. None of these things would have happened if the parents weren’t