Who Is Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

In the beautifully written play, “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare writes of two lovers that end their lives in the name of love. Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family, the Montagues and the Capulets, have a family feud between them but the lovers try to make their relationship work. The couple, however, do not make the best choices and that is why their tragic ending is the way it is. Romeo and Juliet’s immature choices and devotion to their relationship directly resulted in their deaths. The first action that led to Romeo and Juliet’s death is the choice Romeo made of going to the Capulet’s feast. Shakespeare Navigators states, “to keep Tybalt from attacking Romeo, Capulet resorts to threats and insults. Tybalt's only choice is to shut up and leave, which he does, but not before making a promise to himself that Romeo will pay.” (Foreshadowing) Romeo caused Juliet's family members to be more angry with him and they probably got even more angry when he fell in love with Juliet. Also, if Romeo had decided to not attend the feast at all, he would have possibly never met Juliet and Romeo and Juliet’s ending may not have been as tragic.

Romeo went to ask his priest, Friar Laurence, if he would marry Romeo and Juliet in a ceremony. Friar Laurence was very concerned for the couple because of “how quickly Romeo switched from Rosaline to Juliet,” (Video Sparknotes) but Friar Laurence still commits to conducting a ceremony because he believes “it will bring peace to the families.” (Video Sparknotes) Romeo and Juliet were rushing to get married and it was not very mature of them to not consider the consequences the marriage may have due to the family