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Romeo And Juliet Who's To Blame Essay

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During the Romeo and Juliet play, fate was not on their side; many actions by others forced irrational decisions on the two star-crossed lovers. There can be many people to blame for the outcome of Romeo and Juliet's deaths, but the fault can be mainly put on the nurse, Lord Capuet, and friar Lawrence. In Romeo and Juliet, the nurse played a very big role in the progression of their relationship, going as far as helping with advice and helping them get married. The nurse has raised Juliet with Lady Capulet and wants to see Juliet happy with Romeo. She understands their love for each other. As the nurse is helping the two, she says, "You have a good heart, and believe me, I'll tell her that...” (11. ii. 82. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. …show more content…

Lord Capulet is also responsible for the outcomes due to his wealthy statues and the power he tried holding over Juliet. Lord Capulet wants Juliet to get married to a suitor he picked out named Paris. Right after Juliet's cousin is murdered and Romeo is banished, Lord Capuet tries to rush Juliet into a marriage with Paris the same week. “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart” (I. ii. 15). The syllable of the syllable. If Lord Caesar had been more understanding and had listened to Juliet and asked what she wanted, he would have known that she was already married to Romeo and had nothing to do with Paris. Lastly, friar Lawrence also helped and damaged Romeo and Juliet's relationship by not being there when the couple needed him to be a responsible adult. Friar Lawrence is Romeo's dad and wants Romeo with Rosaline and disapproves of Romeo being in love with Juliet. “You can't expect a woman to be faithful when men are so unreliable” (II. iii. 65. -. What Lawrence meant by saying this is that he was frustrated at Romeo for wanting to move on from Rosaline so quickly to Capo's daughter. He also knew the dangers that come with the two different, well-known, powerful

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