Who's To Blame In The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are mostly to blame for their own deaths, despite the fact that the Capulet and Montague families are also somewhat responsible. To begin, throughout the story Romeo and Juliet are young, naive, and sometimes careless people. They made certain decisions that led to their downfall, and other people’s downfall as well. For example, the minute Romeo laid eyes on Juliet, he thought to himself, “Did my heart love you till now? Forswear it, a sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Iv.52). This shows that he immediately fell in love with Juliet before knowing her. Later, Friar Lawrence found out about Romeo’s new love for Juliet and said, “Holy Saint Francis! What a change here! Is Rosealine, that

This causes Mercutio to get mad and fight Tybalt, where Romeo steps in between them, and a mix up causes Mercucio to die, and later Tybalt to die too. If Romeo had just told Mercutio about Juliet, then he never would have died, showing Romeo’s communication skills not only led to his downfall, but the downfall of others as well. Plus, they should have had better contact with one another when creating the plans to get married, and then the plan of Juliet faking her death to later run away with Romeo. Although Friar Lawrence was a vital part of them not fully knowing each other’s plan, they could have been responsible for their own lives, instead of having Friar and the nurse running around to tell the lovers everything. Although Romeo and Juliet seem to be most at fault for their deaths, one could argue that their families are also responsible. An example of the family feud is when there is yet another fight in the streets, and Tybalt states, “What, draw, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee”