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Who Is To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

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Jack Ferris Mr. Shiflette English II March 5, 2024 Romeo’s Fault Two teenage lovers never make it to adulthood. Romeo and Juliet, a tragic love story by William Shakespeare, is the story of a young couple who are torn apart by their own families. There are many people to blame for this tragedy, but no one is more responsible than Romeo. His violent actions like killing Tybalt, killing Paris and then poisoning himself all lead to the death of Juliet. Acts 1 and 2 follow the early stages of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. They met, fell in love, and then learned that their families were enemies. The Montagues and the Capulets have been feuding for decades. In addition to their long-standing feud, the Capulets also wanted Juliet to marry Paris. …show more content…

In Act 3, Romeo and his friend Mercutio fight Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. Tybalt killed Mercutio. To get revenge, Romeo killed Tybalt. “Romeo, away be gone! The citizens are up, and Tybalt is slain" (3.1.130). Benvolio tells Romeo to hide. The citizens were coming and everyone would see what he had done. The Prince learned of Romeo killing Tybalt and banished him from Verona for this. He declared, “Immediately, we exile him hence" (3.1.184). Now that Romeo is banished, he can no longer be with his newlywed wife. This will cause more problems later. Juliet planned to fake her death to get out of marrying Paris. The Friar gave her a potion to make her appear dead for 48 hours. During this, Romeo heard of Juliet’s death and came back to Verona. Pais tried to keep him from seeing Juliet’s grave. Romeo says to him, “Will you provoke me? Then have at you, boy!" 5.3.70. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. This brought on another tragedy caused by Romeo. They duel, and in the end, Romeo kills Paris. “O, I am slain” (5.3.72). Romeo continued to be selfish and did not care about how his actions affected others. Romeo came to see Juliet’s

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