In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the play takes place in the city of Verona where two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues, live. Romeo and Juliet come from these discorded families, Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. The two young adults meet and fall in love at a Capulet party. However, their fate is not the most ideal ending. The two lovers take their own life, but who is responsible for their deaths is a question one might ask. Romeo is ultimately responsible for his own death and for the death of his wife Juliet due to his naive and reckless decisions. Although there were many factors that led to the deaths of the star-crossed lovers, many of the the key factors were indeed decisions made by Romeo himself. …show more content…
Insert quote from the text about when romeo decides to go to the Capulet party. His daring decision caused him to meet Juliet in the first place which then led to him falling in love with her even though they only knew each other for less than a day. While at the party, Romeo also encounters Tybalt and he tries to tell his uncle, Juliet’s father, that a Montague is att their party and that he should be thrown out. However, this does not stop Romeo from staying at the party. Insert quote from text about tybalt trying to get romeo kicked