Who’s Really Killed Romeo and Juliet? “For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Act V scene 3). But who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death? The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two lovers who fall in love. However, their families hate each other and their families who hate it if they found out about their love, so they get married in secret and only tell one or two people about their love. Although Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin and is banished, Juliet attempts to run away with Romeo but fails they both end up taking their for they can be together. Friar Laurence, Nurse, and the family feud are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First of all, Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he is often secretive. Friar Laurence agrees to marry the two even though they had only meet each other for a day and fell in love. This proves he is responsible for their deaths because if he hadn’t married them Juliet wouldn’t have been committing a sin if she had married Paris. Also, Friar Laurence …show more content…
The family feud caused Romeo and Juliet to keep their love a secret from their family and friends. This proves it is responsible because if the families weren’t fighting there would have been no reason to keep their love and their marriage a secret. Another example is if the deud wasn’t going on Juliet wouldn’t have had to fake her death so she could go be with Romeo. This makes it responsible because Juliet could have told her parents about her marriage to Romeo and they would have been able to be together. Finally, the feud is responsible because it causes everyone who knows about Romeo and Juliet to lie. This proves that it is responsible because if there was no secrets no would have had to die over love. Obviously, the family feud is to blame for Romeo and Juliet killing