Romeo Is To Blame For The Death Of Mercutio Essay

Who was at fault for the death of Mercutio? “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, is one of the most influential works created by William Shakespeare in which the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are two star crossed lovers destined to fall in love, but fated to take that love to the grave as both of them end up killing themselves believing they could no longer be with the other. In this tragedy a character by the name of Mercutio is introduced in act l,scene iv where he is shown to be a good friend of Romeo and quite the humorous character. But this friendship with Romeo is what would ultimately lead to his untimely demise, as it is clear Romeo is the one who is to blame for Mercutio's death. My first reason as to why the blame for Mercutio's death falls on Romeo is that in the text he is directly responsible for making Mercutio let his guard down, giving Tybalt a window of opportunity to strike. This is demonstrated in the old movie version of Romeo and Juliet, where it looks as though Tybalt and Mercutio aren’t seriously fighting. But as they are engaging in these theatrics, Romeo decides he should

I believe this due to the fact that if Romeo had simply fought back against Tybalt, then Mercutio wouldn’t have come to Romeo’s aid. And if Mercutio hadn’t come to his aid then he wouldn't have quarreled with Tybalt, this quarrel ultimately leading to Mercutio's demise. Those with opposing views may push the agenda that Mercutio may have died either way, as Mercutio may still have come to Romeo's aid even if he fought but this simply would not hold up as with Mercutio’s last breath he cursed both the Montague and Capulet houses, clearly indicating that he had desire to be involved in the two houses feud, and I find this as sufficient evidence that Mercutio would not have came to Romeo's aid if he had simply fought