Who Was To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a tragic and dramatic play written by William Shakespeare that was originally published in 1597. This play is iconic, as it is commonly known centuries after it was written. Romeo and Juliet is best known for its romance and bittersweet ending, which depicts the two main characters committing suicide after attempting everything they could to be together, despite their families being rivals. A question most people ask themselves after reading the ending is, ‘What’s to blame for this big of an escalation?’. There are many different reasons one could blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, such as the feud between the Capulets and Montagues or even the ‘aid’ of Frair Lawrence, however, the one that stands out most would be Romeo himself. Evidently, Friar

With this kind of attitude, Romeo and Juliet may have never been able to be together unless it was in secret, which is what led to their deaths. Moreover, it is undeniable that Romeo himself played a huge part in his own and Juliet's suicide. This may appear as insensitive to the art of love and tragedy the story depicts, and that love is what drove him most, however Romeo made a series of questionable decisions that led up to both deaths. One of those questionable decisions would be his going to a Capulet party as a Montague (Shakespeare 1.1.238). He agrees to go only because he will see Rosaline there, who is indeed a Capulet. This shows that he does not take the rivalry as seriously as it truly was, and that he was reckless even in his hesitant decisions. The decision of going to the party would spring the rest of the book into action, escalating into Tybalts death and his own expulsion from Verona, which would then escalate to his and Juliets death. Romeo is depicted as highly impulsive during the majority of the