Who Killed Romeo And Juliet Research Paper

Who killed Romeo and Juliet? There are many ways to answer this. I will focus on three topics of who killed them. First, the feuding families (Capulets and Montagues), the marriage to paris and third their love for each other. The Montagues and Capulets have had a feud going on for many years. Romeo and Juliet are victims of this feud. Their love for each other is “death marked”. “Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;” (Prologue 4-6) The feuding families and their hostility has an effect on everyone in the town. It extends clear down to the servants. In act 1 scene 1 prince of verona says “If ever you disturb our streets again/Your lives

“Take thou this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilling liquor drink thou all; (act 4 scene 1)
“Romeo,Romeo,Romeo! Heres drink. I drink to thee”. (act 4 scene 3) Juliet only wanted to be with her Romeo. The last reason for Romeo and Juliet's death is their love for each other. Romeo had been banished from Verona and did not receive the letter about Juliet faking her death. Romeo and Balthasar are looking for Juliet in her tomb. Romeo sees Juliet's lifeless body. “Death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath”, (act 5 scene 3) Romeo can't live without his wife Juliet so he decides to drink poison. “Here's to my love. O true apothecary,/ thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”.(act 5 scene 3) Juliet wakes up and realizes Romeo has taken poison and died. Juliet grabs Romeo's knife and stabs herself. “Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O, happy dagger,/ this is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die”. (act 5 scene 3) Romeo and Juliet could not live without each other because of their love. So, they both died for each other. In the end the Capulets and Montagues finally realized what their years of feuding had done. “ O brother Montague give me thy hand./ this is my daughter's jointure, for no more / can and demand.” (act 5 scene 3 306-308) Sir Montague told Capulet he would have a statue of Juliet made in pure gold. “ for and will ray her statue in pure gold”,