Romeo Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is an aged, tragic play written by William Shakespeare with characters who are cherished and adored around the world. Two young teenagers from feuding families become infatuated with each other and this ancient rivalry results in the lovers ending their own lives. However, there is blame on one of the deceased lovers. Romeo is most to blame because of his narrow-minded personality and impulsiveness, which contributes to most of the characters’ deaths—including his own. Shakespeare wants to let the audience know that people must ponder carefully about their decisions and actions because it eventually leads to tragedy for Romeo.
For example, Romeo is at fault for his and Juliet’s demise because of his narrow-minded personality.

Romeo spontaneously makes poor choices and does not reflect on any possible consequences. For instance, the minute after Tybalt is slain by Romeo, Romeo cries, “O, I am fortune’s fool!” (Shakespeare 3.1.140-142) Romeo acts on a whim and under the stress of emotion to avenge Mercutio. Romeo is too baseless and runs to fight Tybalt without thinking about his outcomes. This quotation displays his impulsivity and spontaneity because Romeo realizes his mistake of murdering his wife’s cousin, which could have damaged their relationship. In particular, after buying the poison Romeo will kill himself with, Romeo states, “I sell thee poison; thou hast sold me none / …come, cordial and not poison, o with me / To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee” (Shakespeare 5.2.88-91). Romeo buys poison before even asking for more informatio about the Juliet situation or visiting her tomb. This represents Romeo’s impulsivity because he makes a moove too speedily before reflecting. And before entering Juliet’s tomb, he offhandedly murders Paris. While everything around Romeo blurs, intense emotion dominates him. He commits suicide hastily rather than easing off to take a breath. With Romeo’s rash decision-making, his impulsivity plays a large role in the time prior to Romeo and Juliet’s

A differing opinion could say that Romeo did not know better and couldn’t take on so much responsibility, his love for Juliet being one of his first adolescent ones. Although this is a valid point, it does not change the fact that Romeo is still critically impulsive with love. Being immature and impulsive creates a dangerous, toxic mixture of one’s persona; it, unfortunately, is Romeo’s. Romeo should not be falling in love too young anyways because he loves too fiercely. He always goes the extra mile for his lust for Juliet. In short, most readers will agree that Romeo is most to blame for the horrible tragedy, but some will not. It is crucial to acknowledge that Romeo has more negative characteristics to hold him accountable to overthrow the positive ones that can excuse