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Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has a tragic ending of love, “see what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love”. (5-3-292-293) Romeo convinces Juliet to marry him even though they are “enemies” and their parents have a feud. Paris and Juliet are forced to get married after the banishment of Romeo from the city. Juliet drinks a potion and “dies” and so Romeo drinks poison because of Juliet's “death” and when Juliet wakes up and finds him dead she stabs herself. Romeo is to blame for the tragic ending of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. He was manipulative, had no gratification, and overall did many things out of impulse. With Romeo and zero pride, he had no pride …show more content…

He says this after Tyblat accidentally stabs him because of the duel with Romeo as he intervenes, and again he blames Juliet for that death. He says Juliet's beauty and the thought of her blinded him so he couldn't have protected Mercutios from Tybalt. The next death was also caused by Romeo, it was Tybalts as a form of revenge. Romeo says, “O, I am fortune’s fool,”(3.1.129). Romeo says this as a way to show that Tybalt has made a fool outta him so that caused his death. If Romeo hadnt killed Tybalt he wouldve still been here and not banished and their story couldve ended …show more content…

Romeo acts out on impulse throughout the story, Romeo and Juliet's love was an impulse from their first kiss, their lust for each other has caused them both their lives and many others. In the story, Romeo pronounces “By holy marriage When, and where and how/we met.”(2.3.61-62). Romeo describes his new undying love to this girl he met at this party that he met less than 24 hours ago. His desperation to get married to Juliet was secret; very few people knew about it, not even their parents knew about it. His impulsive behavior would lead to the fateful night spent in the tomb of the Capulets. The couple ruined each other's lives and they perished together in the end. Before Romeo kisses Juliet, Romeo states, “Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged”. (2.2.105) This statement shows the abundance of devotion they had for one another, as Romeo finds himself so fond of Juliet that he feels a kiss from her will send him to heaven as a guiltless man. Despite their passion being oh-so lasting and powerful, their codependency and emotional immaturity prove to be stronger. Once separated from her love, Romeo, Juliet

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