Who Was Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

In the kingdom of Verona, there is a generational feud between the reigning families, the Capulets and Montagues. When their children end up in love, unexpected things happen. In this play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, it’s a tragic love story between the namesakes of this play. People, actions, and things don’t give them a happy ending. Specific actions and people that contribute to their demise.

The starting point for things to go wrong is when Tybalt dies. Tybalt was a part of the Capulet family, and unfortunately, his temper and hatred for the Montagues contributed towards his death. He died at the hands of Romeo. Benvolio, one of Romeo’s closest friends, said, “The citizens are around, and Tybalt is dead.” Shakespeare

As a result of not being with Juliet, her troubles increased. “And for that crime, Romeo is hereby banished from Verona.” (Shakespeare 3.1. 184) At this point, Romeo and Juliet were married, and being killed or banished is not very helpful to keep the love strong in a marriage. When Juliet found out about Romeo’s banishment, she started to scramble for a way to have Romeo. As Juliet began to scramble, she was failed by the people around her, forcing marriages and death-filled solutions as ways out. These people are the same people who surrounded her tomb at her death, realizing their mistakes too late. She was hitting rock bottom when her only possible way out was to kill herself. Luckily, but also unfortunately for her, Friar Lawrence had a

So his close relationship with Juliet allowed for this plan to take place. “When you’re in bed, take this vial, mix its contents with liquor, and drink. Then, a cold sleep-inducing drug will run through your veins and your pulse will stop.” (Shakespeare 4.1. 95-98) This plan is awful. Friar Lawrence essentially killed Romeo and Juliet by allowing Juliet to drink the potion. The potion would stop her heart temporarily, just so that she would not marry Paris. The twist to this potion was that it would “kill” Juliet for a short-lived amount of time, but about two days later, she would be alive again. This was so that Romeo would come back and run away with Juliet. This shows that by giving Juliet the vial, Friar Lawrence opens up the window for Juliet to “die.” This causes chaos in the Capulet family and sets a plan in motion for Romeo to come back and see Juliet in her final moments. This is the major action that doesn’t allow Romeo and Juliet to have a happy ending. Friar Lawrence was a person whose actions directly resulted in the deaths of the two. With Romeo under the impression that Juliet is dead, Romeo has no choice other than to take some drastic