Who Was Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

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In the story “Romeo and Juliet” there are many suspects responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The first person responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is The Nurse. Another person responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet who played an integral part is Friar John. The final person responsible who was the mastermind of the whole death is Friar Lawrence. The first responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet is The Nurse. The nurse is responsible by keeping secrets from the capulets. As its states on page 62 “ His name is romeo and he is a Montague, the only son of your greatest enemy”. This shows that The Nurse wants Juliet to be happy, so she decides to keep Juliet's lover a secret from the rest of the family. After the death of Tybalt The Nurse was sick of all the chaos, so she tells Juliet to marry Paris to end it all. As it states on page 166 “ I think it best you marry County Paris”. This proves that with the banishment of Romeo, Juliet's lover she would never want to remarry which foreshadows the death of Juliet. In conclusion, the nurse is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet by Keeping Secrets, and telling Juliet to Marry Paris. …show more content…

As it states on page 206 “ I could not send it”. Therefore John has ruined the plan to bring the couple together. Friar John was not able to send the letter because he went to visit a person with an illness causing the entire house to close making no one able to leave including Friar John. John not being able to tell Romeo the news Romeo assumed the information he received from balthazar about Juliet to be true killing himself in the process. In conclusion, Friar John not delivering the letter to Mantua causes Romeo and Juliet to