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Who Was To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death Essay

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In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he should’ve never been at the party to see Rosaline, he is also reckless. While some may argue that the Nurse is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet’s death because when she saw Romeo and Juliet kissing she decided not to tell their parents and make a plan to get together without the parents knowing. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is talking to a servant of the Capulet family. The servant doesn’t know that Romeo is a part of the Montague family that has been fighting for years. Within a scene in the play, Romeo is talking to the servant of the Capulet, he says “ Now I’ll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet, and, if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine. …show more content…

He knew he was the house of the Montague but he still decided to go to the party. If Romeo listened and had not gone to the party he would never meet Juliet. Romeo knew his wrong doing but still goes, now he has to hide this secret from everyone around him. This hasty decision to attend the party, despite knowing the danger of being caught by the Capulet family set off a chain of events that ultimately led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Although Romeo should’ve never been at the party he led himself into deeper trouble. Which caused him to be reckless. In a scene within the play Romeo is waiting for a message from the friar, but he doesn’t know what it is. Mercutio comes and tells Romeo that Juliet is dead. Without thinking or even considering the situation Romeo runs to buy poison and goes to Juliet's tomb. He says “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory

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