The devastating death of Romeo and Juliet in “ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, written by Shakespeare, should be blamed on more than one person. This includes Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet’s parents, and the two lovers themselves. Their deaths happened due to Romeo killing himself since he believed Juliet was dead, she was not. She drank a potion given to her to put her to sleep, but when she awoke to see Romeo dead, she too, killed herself. This was all caused by the forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet. Let’s go more in-depth to see how all of these people caused the death of the two lovers. First off, Friar Laurence played a huge role in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in many ways. For instance, Friar Laurence explains how “I married …show more content…
The reason is that their families kept the feud between each other even after the prince told both families, “If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. (Shakespeare 1.1.96-97)” Both families should have recognized that their fighting had gone overboard. For example, both Tybalt and Mercutio lost their lives fighting the opposing family. Not only is it the parents' fault for not ending the feud, but also Capulet's since he declared “And you will not wed, I’ll pardon you. Graze where you will, you shall not house me. (Shakespeare 3.5.186-188)” forcing the marriage of Paris on to Juliet although she is married to Romeo. He gave her no other choice and explained that if she did not marry Paris, then she would go to the streets. Juliet later tells Friar Laurence that she would rather die than marry Paris, which is the reason why he gave her the sleeping potion in the first place that caused Romeo and Juliet’s death. Overall, if the families ended the feud earlier and if Capulet did not push Juliet’s marriage with Paris, then both Romeo and Juliet would not have killed themselves. That concludes why Romeo and Juliet’s parents should be blamed for the