Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

Some things just aren't meant to be. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers tragically take their lives for each other. Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, but as quickly as they fell in love, they died. In just 3 days after the day the two met, fate had already taken over. So who’s to blame for their deaths? As well as, Tybalt and the parents are at fault, blaming the greater power, fate, is the move. First to blame, are the parents. Mainly the Capulet parents, not so the Montague. Capulet's parents force Juliet to marry Paris. The parents think they could solve Juliet’s crying problem about the death of Tybalt, with marriage. But the reader knew she was really crying for the banishment of Romeo, her husband! Of course, Lord and Lady Capulet had no idea she was already married, and would obviously not support it. Romeo was a Montague, who the Capulets hate deeply. But It's not right to force someone into an unwanted marriage. Lord Capulet continues to say that if Juliet doesn't marry Paris, he’ll disown her and leave her in the streets to die. In Act 3 Scene 5, lines 170-172, Capulet says, “My fingers itch.—Wife, we scarce thought us blest

As Friar Lawrence says in 5.3.171, 172 “A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents.” This basically says, a power far beyond ours, has ruined our plans. That greater power is fate. Another time where fate was brought up in the tragedy is when Romeo finds out Juliet is dead. Romeo continues and says, “I defy you stars” Saying this, Romeo explains that he is ready to take his life the way he wants it, and not let fate take control. But fate is set in stone, nothing is going to change. Fate is mostly at fault because of the sequence and timing of it all. The fact that Friar John was caught in quarantine while passing through to deliver the plan to Romeo is astonishing. Also how Juliet wakes up moments before Romeo takes his