Why Did Romeo And Juliet Kill Themselves

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Question 6:
Of all the minor characters in the play, who was the most responsible for contributing to the death of romeo and juliet? was it the nurse? friar laurence, capulet, tybalt, mercutio or the apothecary?

In the play Romeo and Juliet the two main character ended up killing themselves, the reason why they both killed themself was because a series of unfortunate events, The problems started when was when Romeo was banished for killing Tybalt but the reason why he killed him was because Mercutio and Tybalt got into a fight but Romeo tried to break it up but then Tybalt killed Mercutio and Romeo got enraged and killed Tybalt for revenge. After being banished from Verona, Romeo flees to Mantua after saying his last goodbye to Juliet, As he was hiding there he waits from the Friar Laurence to get the message of the …show more content…

However, at that time, the black plague was major threat to population of that time, so Friar John was not allowed to go to mantua to deliver the message of the plan.However his servant Balthasar managed to sneak out of Mantua despite the fact of the plague containment and went to go tell Romeo that Juliet died because he saw her getting buried at the Capulet family tomb, but of course Balthasar doesnt know about the potion Juliet has taken and then so Romeo believe that in what he has said. After hearing the news, Romeo devises the plan, then leaves Mantua and went back straight to Verona to see her at her tomb, but before heading to the tomb Romeo bought himself a vial of poison from a the Apothecary so he can kill himself too. After get the tomb open, telling Balthasar to leave him alone