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Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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The Blame of Death “Your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace” (1,1,90). This was said by Prince at the very beginning of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tragedy that ultimately foreshadowed the death the the 2 star crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet is a classic tragedy that has been enjoyed by many since it was written. The play is about a pair of young, star crossed lovers who both tragically die at the end of the play because of a family feud that has been going on in their families for decades. The play takes the reader through a journey of ups and downs of the tangled plot of their young love. Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and Price are all to blame for the the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they all contributed to the tangled plot that ended their lives. Friar Lawrence was also to blame for the …show more content…

Friar agreed to marry the star crossed lovers after saying “therefore love moderately. Long love doth so, too swift arrives as tardy as to slow.” (2,6,14-15). Friar basically told them to go slow, but then agreed to marry them after they've only known each other for a few hours and completely ignores his own advice. It could however be argued that Friar was just doing his job as a religious figure, but as an influential person in both teens lives, he should have had better judgement in the situation. Friar Lawrence also agrees to marry the teens because he thinks he can mend the family relationships. He says “to such opposed kings encamp them still, in man as well as herbs-grace and rude will. (2,3,25-26). This line shows that Friar thinks there is good and bad in everyone, and that he thinks he can fix it. He is convinced that if he marries these two teens

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Though he respects tradition, he allows Romeo and Juliet to elope. The Friar has much wisdom but decides to only give warnings, which is unrecognizable by star struck lovers. When Romeo first came to the Friar and asked him to marry them he responded with “ Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast” (scene 3 act 2 line 96). Friar Lawrence was trying to warn Romeo of this fairytale love story; but Romeo had his head so far in the clouds he would never be able to think clearly for himself. This is where the Friar should have stuck to his more traditional roots and try to talk some sense into Romeo.

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When Romeo says he wants to marry a Capulet, Friar was hesitant, but thought that if the “star cross’d lovers” got married, the feud between the opposing families will end so he agrees to marry them whilst knowing that there will be some sort of consequence(“DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame?” Doc C). Another reason Friar could be to blame is that he helps Juliet on faking her own death so she does not have to marry Paris(“DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame?” Doc C.). Friar is mentioned many times throughout the play that he will do anything to make Romeo happy but still disciplines him when

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Fate would to be blame because it keeps getting brought up in the play. Friar Lawrence would to be blame because of the medicine that he gave Juliet to sleep which Romeo thought she died. Capulet would to be blame because he kept pushing Juliet to get married to Paris. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, shows who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.

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“Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.”(B.Grylls) The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer, about a man, Odysseus, who went to serve in the Trojan war, but undergoes a very arduous travel back home to his island, Ithaca. The Most Dangerous Game is a short story on Rainsford who swam up on shore of a island, and is hunted in return to go home.

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Friar Lawrence knew that if he wedded them it would come with big consequences such as getting them hurt, they would have to get separated, and they didn't really know each other to well. All Friar Lawrence. thought about was the chance of him getting publicly thanked for ending the feud. He thought that if he wedded them there would be no choice other than to end the feud. He also never got permission from their parents. I feel as the least he could have did was to check and make sure the parents were okay with it instead of going behind their

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In the play, Romeo and Juliet, there are several significant details that help the reader understand who the blame for death was of Romeo and Juliet. First, the character Friar Laurence is to blame because he believed that it would end the feud between the Capulets and the Montages. Another important detail is that Friar Laurence gave Juliet the potion to make her family believe she was dead so she could run away with Romeo. The third detail important to the play is Friar Laurence delivering the letter that Juliet wrote for Romeo. Another important detail is because he delivered the letter wrong there was consequences.

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But, the Friar married them and he was very willing to do so. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, / For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (II.iii.97-99). Therefore, the Friar was only

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Two young lives were wasted carelessly in this tragic story. So many things could have prevented Romeo and Juliet’s young deaths. Though many people were at fault for this tragedy, including themselves, I believe that there were four people who could have easily prevented it. These people were Capulet, both of the Friars, and the Nurse.

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The nurse and the parents are accountable and should be blamed for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. Both of them make some sort of mistakes that end the play with death instead of successful love story. The Aggravation and stubbornness, between the two families, are main hidden characters in the play. To begin with, the nurse is blamed for this death incident because she hides Juliet’s marriage from her parents and helps the two lovers to meet secretly, as she also gives a lot of unwise advices to Juliet.

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Henry Nguyen Ms.Miller ELA 9th 4/12/24 The death of Juliet and Romeo. Lord Montague and Lord Capulet are adults and they should know better not to fight around their children and family members. Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are the people to blame for their children's deaths because they want the best for them but they did not consider their feelings before their children got married and died.

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William Shakespeare wrote one of the most well known romance stories in the world, ‘The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,’ in which Romeo’s family hates Juliet’s family, and Juliet’s family hates Romeo’s family, it’s been this way for quite some time. One night at a party that Juliet’s family is throwing, Romeo decides to crash it with a couple friends and that is where it all begins. Juliet and Romeo meet, of course Juliet not knowing who Romeo is because he is wearing a mask like the other gentlemen. Romeo and Juliet have only known one another for about five to seven minutes, but they are both now in love. Later that night Juliet finds out who Romeo is and they get married in secret, but that’s not where our story ends and they don’t live happily ever after.

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When a passionate romance results in death, who is to blame other than fate? Although, both Romeo and Juliet had taken their own lives, their actions had been influenced by those around them. Often, the people who care the most tend to push us to make decisions they feel are for the best. In this story, William Shakespeare portrays how good intentions could take a twisted turn and end in tragedy. With that, Juliet’s own father Lord Capulet, is most to blame for the death of not only his own daughter Juliet, but her husband Romeo too because he plays part in their meeting and also acts as an inconsiderate and unapproachable father to Juliet.

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Throughout the play, the friar always tries to do the right thing, but sometimes he needs to think about his decisions more. One of those times he had good intentions was when he married Romeo and Juliet. At this time, the friar thought that marrying Romeo and Juliet would solve their family feud, but it only made things better, but not in the way he thought it would. The friar expresses this when he says, "For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households' rancor to pure love" (2.3. 91–92). The quote states that the marriage will make the two families turn to each other and love one another like Romeo and Juliet love each other.

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There are several people that could be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet however, Friar Lawrence is the one who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths. He is most to blame out of all people for many obvious reasons. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who married the two lovers even though they weren't suppose to be married, gave Juliet this deadly potion,and he feels so guilty at the end which means he knows he's to blame. Friar Laurence was the wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet. He kept their secret and helped them be together.

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Who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s Death? In the devastating romance, Romeo and Juliet shows an illustration of how young love is able to cause destruction, not only in their lives but also the people’s lives around them. It also shows how other actor’s thoughts affected the people close to them, but the main question is, who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The death of Romeo and Juliet was not their fault but Friar Lawrence's. Friar is to blame, not only for one action that contributed to their death, but for three actions.

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