The Most Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

The Tragedy of Impetuousity and Principles Would you bear true love if it goes against your principles? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a romantic tragedy play, two families, Montagues and Capulets, participate in an ancient, long-lasting quarrel. When Romeo falls in love with young Juliet, their love is dismantled by Juliet’s father, Capulet, due to their ongoing feud. After their secretive marriage, Romeo and Juliet’s impulsive acts get them to act carelessly. Capulet and the impulsiveness of the young lovers are most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he causes the involuntary marriage of Juliet and Paris, a Capulet. The marriage leaves Juliet in estrangement from her father, which encourages her and Romeo

When Capulet discovers that Juliet disagrees with his decision, he tells her, “And you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend; / And you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets.” (3.5.192-193). Capulet selfishly decides that Paris would be the best option to be Juliet’s husband. As he finds out Juliet does not want to marry Paris, he ruthlessly threatens his daughter, showing that he is a careless father. By showing his male pride, he doesn’t realize that Juliet can make decisions for herself, therefore, he makes the decisions for her. While Juliet is furious, Capulet asks Lady Capulet rhetorical questions such as, “Doth she not give us thanks? / Is she not proud?” (3.5.142-143). Capulet expects Juliet to be thankful for his ignorant decisions. He knows he is doing wrong, but continues to do so. Capulet’s inconsiderate actions break the bond between him and Juliet. Juliet develops a sense of urgency and starts to act without thinking about others. Capulet’s mentality is male-dominantly based; he won’t allow others to have a say in decisions, so consequently, his choices lead up to the

When the star-crossed lovers fall in love at first sight, Romeo insists on kissing Juliet: “O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do:” (1.5.103). Some might say he was right to fall in love and make a move at first sight, but I think he makes an impulsively absurd decision because he just met her. This is just one example of the stupid decisions Romeo makes, as the play goes on, Romeo makes more undefining decisions, ultimately causing the tragedy between the two lovers. After a long night of discussing their love for each other, Romeo asks the Friar to marry the couple, “We met, we woo’d, and made exchange of vow, / I’ll tell thee as we pass, but this I pray, / That thou consent to marry us today.” (2.3.62-64). As Romeo foolishly asks the Friar to marry the lovers, he exemplifies the carelessness in his decisions and tremendous desire for Juliet. After the wedding, the lovers unwisely fall into deeper love, intensifying their willingness to do whatever it takes to be together. Their willingness goes a long way as they densely take their lives seeing each other dead. In to end, Romeo and Juliet’s foolish decisions were to blame for the lover’s tragedies because he ignorantly acted many times throughout the