Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Downfall

The latest research on brain development indicates that the adolescent brain is not fully mature until around the age of 25. This is interesting considering how in some important works of literature, such as William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, young people such as Juliet in the play are pressured by adults to make very important and impactful decisions that they are not capable of evaluating the outcomes of. Some people would argue that Juliet and Romeo (both young and in love) are at fault for the unfortunate outcome of the story because of their reckless and impulsive choices that ended up leading each other to their own demise. However, others say that the adults like Juliet’s father Lord Capulet, the wise priest Friar,

Eventually, this led to them deciding to fake Juliet’s death so they could later flee their homes. There are many different reasons that different characters in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet could be blamed for the reckless and impulsive actions leading to Juliet’s having to fake her own death in the play, but although some people believe that Juliet was at fault for her own “death” because she was reckless in love and it was her independent decision, I believe the most to blame is Friar because he failed to give good advice to Romeo and Juliet and encouraged them to make dangerous choices that would have major repercussions in the long run. After analyzing Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many people think that Juliet is responsible for her own “death” because she was reckless and wildly in love and committed to drinking the vial of her own choice. In act four of the tragedy, Juliet first goes to Friar for counseling about Romeo, and runs into Paris on the way who tells her how excited he is to get married with her the next

L 52-54. This statement from Juliet shows how she was not thinking plausibly and was threatening to do reckless things with major effects on herself and the people she loved. It also supports the claim that Juliet is at fault for her own “death” because of her wild and impulsive decision-making in this statement to the extent where she would have ended her own life right there, and that she didn’t think ahead of what would happen as a result. The other reason that people believe Juliet is to blame for her fake death is because she was given the vial as an option from Friar and she had full power in deciding if she wanted to drink it or not. Juliet also had the power to leave it or come up with another plan, but she decided to commit to drinking the sleeping potion by her own independent choice, showing that it was fully her responsibility for her “death”. In the play, Juliet has a soliloquy when she contemplates drinking the potion and reflecting on her fears and hopes after taking it. After some thought, Juliet proclaims to herself that she is doing it for the sake of her marriage to