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

Romeo and Juliet are at Fault For Their Deaths
“Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare 5.3.120). In the play, Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers who in the end killed themselves because of the other's death. They were from rival families, the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo and Juliet met at a Capulet party and shortly after they declared their love for each other they made plans to be married. Romeo was banished for killing Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Friar Lawrence came up with a plan for Juliet to escape an unwanted arranged marriage and go to Romeo. Juliet followed that plan and drank a potion that would make her appear dead for forty-eight hours. When letters informing Romeo of the plan did not reach him, Romeo heard that Juliet had actually

An example of this was when Romeo learned that Rosaline did not love him and she refused to marry. This made Romeo depressed which resulted in him seeking out Juliet in an attempt to be happy and find love. Friar Lawrence suggests this when he talked to Romeo and said “Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!/ Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,/ So soon forsaken? Young men’s love, then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” (Shakespeare 2.3.67-70). Another example of this was when Juliet had an emotional argument with her father. She let her emotions take control, not allowing her to think rationally and explain why she did not want to marry Paris. When Juliet woke up in the tomb and realized that Romeo had killed himself, she was so overwhelmed with grief that said “O happy dagger./ This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die” (Shakespeare 5.3.68-69) as she stabbed herself. When Romeo and Juliet let their emotions control them. They ended up making bad decisions that led to their

An example of this was when Romeo and Juliet went behind their parent's backs and got married. “Then hie you hence to Friar Lawrence’ cell./ There stays a husband to make you a wife.” (Shakespeare 2.5.68-69). When Juliet told the Nurse “I pray thee leave me to myself tonight” (Shakespeare 4.3.2) she wanted to be left alone so she could take the fake death potion. Because she lied to the Nurse and did not tell her about the plan, the Nurse could not help make sure Romeo was aware of the plan. The ultimate act of dishonesty was when Juliet took the potion and faked her death because they were hiding things from their parents and lying to people who could have helped them. It made death seem like their only option in the