Who Is Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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Two homes full of rancor for each other; two souls from each home fall for each other despite the odds. Perhaps in another world, the outcome could have been a happily ever after with less blood and loss and instead with love and joy. Unfortunately, it all took place in this world where it all ended in blood, loss, and tears. The murder of many lives is not human but lies, secrets, pain, rancor, and stupidity that blinded its victims, driving them to their downfall. William Shakespeare’s chaotic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, ends with With the demise of many characters among them, Romeo and Juliet are found. One might argue that many characters, including Tybalt and Friar Lawrence, contributed to this tragic ending, but three characters have …show more content…

For instance, the script, states,” Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite; And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world”( 2. 2 .142-148). In other words, Juliet has asked Romeo to marry her the next day. This indicates that Romeo and Juliet do things just because of a strong impulse without thinking things through. Furthermore, In the script, we also find, "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio has slain? Away to heaven respective lenity And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him”(3. 1.115-122).To reiterate, Romeo is telling us how he plans on getting revenge on Tybalt for the death of Mercutio: killing him. Proving that Romeo acts on impulse instead of thinking things through like how murdering someone could cause problems for him and many others. Romeo didn’t think about the seriousness of the situation. Murdering Tybalt led to a chain of catastrophic events because Romeo seemed incapable of analyzing the situation more