The Cause Of Death In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In everyone’s life they experience a true, pure love, but sometimes this love is destroyed by death do to the actions of others. These tragic events took place in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. There was an ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues that caused several innocent characters to die. Young love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet was also destroyed. After reading the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet, several readers would concur that the parents of the star-crossed lovers should be punished. In Act I, Scene I a small disagreement breaks out into a fray between Capulets and Montagues. When Prince Escalus arrives on the scene he says, “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”

There were constant frays between the families that caused more deaths. The quarrel between Mercutio and Tybalt caused Mercutio to die. As a result, Romeo killed Tybalt. Then, Paris is killed by Romeo for standing in the way of Juliet’s tomb. Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. In the end, readers are informed that Lady Montague also takes her life. At the end of the play Lord Capulet admits, “Poor sacrifices of our enmity” (5. 3. 315). Lord Capulet means that Romeo and Juliet were the consequences/sacrifices of their rivalry. In the end, readers can infer that by Lord Capulet saying this he agrees that without their rivalry these people would still be alive.

The parents of the star-crossed lovers should be the ones that are punished for the several deaths throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. The rivalry between these two families caused several tragic events. Romeo and Juliet died fight to be happily together. Several other deaths were also caused on both sides of the feud. Judging by the evidence produced in this play Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Lord Montague should be punished for the death of their children and