Would you kill others and die for someone you only know for around a week? Well, in the famous tale of Romeo and Juliet, all of this happens twice at that! This is a tragic tale of love, death, and anguish. Two lovers who could never be married, not knowing that they would only spend three days together married. Now, you might ask, who is this person who kills and dies? Whose fault is it that the two lovers can't be together? Why must it be like this? Well, my friends, it is all one man's fault, a pedophile who marries a fourteen-year-old at twenty-six: Romeo Montague. It all started when Romeo was rejected by Juliet's cousin, Rosaline. Romeo, who depends on any woman's affection for validation, was heartbroken. Why, such is love's transfiguration. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, which thou wilt propagate, to have it pressed With more of thine. "(1.1.178-180) One of his friends asked him if he wanted to sneak into a party and find another shiny thing to ogle at. Romeo sees Juliet, a fourteen-year-old girl, while there. While yes, Juliet is young, she is practically gas lit into loving Romeo. She has not experienced love because her parents have kept her locked up and nave. Romeo then goes to Juliet's balcony …show more content…
He is a friend of both Romeo and Juliet. The Friar encouraged them to get married. He also had this brilliant plan to help Juliet fake her death so she could go live with Romeo after he was banished. The Friar also trusted the untrustworthy mail delivery at the time to inform Romeo of his terrible plan. While he encouraged this to proceed, it was truly Romeo who initiated it all by going after a girl too quickly after being rejected. Also, Romeo never acted his age, which may lead us to believe that he was not mentally well either. Also, Romeo used Friar Laurence as a consultant, which is a bad idea because he is just an elderly madman, who does not seem mentally well