Who Is Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

" Two households, both alike in dignity,/ In fair Verona where we lay our scene,/ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,/ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

This is a play about two families and their hatred for each other and how it killed Romeo and Juliet.

The power of hatred was more of an influence on Romeo and Juliet's death.

The fighting and hatred the two families have for each other is the reason why Romeo and Juliet died. This is why fate killed them with the love they had for each other.

hatred is the reason why Romeo and Juliet died because their family's fighting made fate kill them with their love for each other for example in the text it states " Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. And I for winking at your discords too Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punish’d. " (3.3.300-304). which means that the two family's fighting made the prince of Verona turn a blind eye and fate used Romeo's and Juliet's love for eachother and their parent's hate to kill themselves.

They have made worms’ meat of me. I have it, And soundly too. Your houses!" ( 3.1.66-68). according to the text it is saying that Mercutio is cursing both the Capulet and Montague families because their fighting caused him to die which later on makes romeo tell Tybalt that either he or Tybalt needs to die along with him to keep him company in heaven, for example in the text it states " Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back