Those Who Killed Romeo and Juliet The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play are both tragic and romantic. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides, these “star-crossed” lovers ultimately are unable to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster and even though many people can be blamed for their deaths, Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Lord Capulet play particularly integral roles. Friar Lawrence can be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet an elixir that allows her to fake her death which ultimately led to the suicide of both Romeo and Juliet. In the play, Friar Lawrence says to Juliet, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off; when presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse shall keep his native progress, but surcease” (Act. 4 S. 1 L. 95). This quote shows that Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a vial that would hide her pulse and make her unconscious to fake her death. This fooled Romeo and made him commit suicide since he believed Juliet had died. Juliet did the same after Romeo died, killing herself out of …show more content…
Tybalt killed Mercutio even after Romeo warned him to cease fighting which led to Romeo’s banishment. According to the text, Romeo states, “The prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio! Romeo attempts to beat down their rapiers. Tybalt stabs Mercutio” (Act. 3 S. 1 L. 89). In this quote, Tybalt stabs Mercutio which angers Romeo and leads Romeo to kill Tybalt in a battle shortly after. The Prince exiles Romeo to Mantua for fighting in the streets of Verona, sparing him death only because it was self-defense. This splits Romeo and Juliet apart which led to Juliet’s plan of faking her death being miscommunicated to Romeo, leading him to think she truly
Friar Lawrence is to blame because his plan backfired. In the tragic play romeo and juliet, by william shakespear, romeo montague and juliet capulet Commit suicide. In fair verona they died because their families never got along. Friar Lawrence is the most responsible for the tragic death of juliet.
Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Two “star-crossed lovers” killed themselves because they couldn’t be without each other, but there is more to their deaths than meets the eye. In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, two teenagers from different families that hate each other fall in love and get married in secret. After Romeo was exiled, Juliet went to the Friar for help. However, his actions and decisions ultimately lead to both Romeo and Juliet, tragically dying.
Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were not just one person’s fault; many people contributed to how they ended up dying. Even though these people did not kill them physically, they are still a part of the reason they died. The person who contributed to this matter but still did not have much effect was the nurse; she talked badly about Romeo, which set off Juliet. The next person who was most at fault but not the most was Tybalt; he caused a scene with Romeo, which started the whole Romeo leaving situation. The person who was most at fault was Friar Lawrence; even though he married them and wanted the best for them, he was still a big part of the reason they died.
Eventually, Friar told Juliet he has a solution to prevent her from marrying Paris and reunite her and Romeo. Friar Lawrence also makes a somewhat persuasion to Juliet about the vial before she makes the decision. Another reason Friar Lawrence is to be blamed leading to the death of Romeo and Juliet is because Lawrence is the one who gave Juliet the potion to fake her death and send a letter to Romeo about their pluck the mangled Tybalt from his shroud / And, in this rage, with some great kinsmans bone / As with a club, dash out my desp’rate brains'' (Shakespeare 4.1-53-55)
There are many people in “ Romeo and Juliet” who attributed to their deaths First, friar Lawrence was the mastermind who made all the plans, but didn’t work, the second person was Juliet because she made wrong choices, the third person was Lord Capulet by making Juliet make mistakes. Therefore Friar Lawrence, Juliet, and Lord Capulet all attributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them, gave Juliet the potion, and promised Juliet that he and Romeo would be there when she awakes from her “death.” One good reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he is the one who married Romeo and Juliet when he knew their families were enemies.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is perhaps the most-known romantic tragedy of all time. Everyone knows the inevitable fate of the star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, but who is truly to blame for their deaths? Many feel that the responsibility is with the two families, as they carry an ongoing feud. Instead of telling their families about their love and marriage, Romeo and Juliet are forced to keep it a secret. Even though this is the case, Friar Laurence and the Nurse are most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet for numerous reasons.
Furthermore, Tybalt's deep loathe towards Romeo leads to a street fight, which resulted in Mercutio and Tybalt's tragic deaths. Tybalt says, "Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me./ Therefore turn and draw.” (3.1.67-68). Tybalt's actions subsequently led to Romeo's banishment from Verona which led to the long distance from Juliet therefore, ending the young lover’s relationship. In summary, Tybalt's pugnacious behavior ultimately led to events that resulted in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, making him crucial in causing the tragic
Who is to blame for the tragic deaths of the unforbidden lovers? In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence are ultimately to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Many actions that these two characters took led to the death of the lovers. There was many inconsiderate and disastrous decisions that altered the story. Many characters led to the death of Romeo and Juliet.
In the tale, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the two characters Romeo and Juliet die, and today we will be going over who is responsible for their demise. I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet as no matter the role he played whether it being small or significant he played a role leading up to the two's demise. Friar Lawrence is a recurring side character throughout the book he has helped Romeo and Juliet leading them a step closer to their demise. His first way of helping them is by marrying the two; as a way for the feud to end, he agreed to marry the two even though Juliet's parents had agreed for her to marry somebody else ( act 2.
A question that we have been all trying to answer is, who caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Well, I believe that Friar Lawrence, the parents of Juliet( capulet and lady capulet), and the family feud in general caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is one of the causes of Romeo and Juliet's death. Friar Lawrence can be considered as wise, trustworthy, caring, and well-intentioned.
As your advisor, you wanted me to find and tell you who is most in fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence agreed to perform the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, despite knowing their family’s rivalry. Friar Lawrence though that him marrying Romeo and Juliet would lead to the end of the family’s tension. Friar Lawrence knew Lord and Lady Capulet did not want Juliet to get married to Romeo but he insisted on helping them getting married in help if ending the family’s feud.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two star-crossed lovers that come from feuding families and secretly get married, but ultimately meet their tragic end due to a series of devastating events. Some might blame Romeo for killing Tybalt which led to his banishment or the family feud for making it impossible for the couple to be together openly, which led to their secret marriage and their deaths. Others could point out that Juliet's parents controlling behavior led to her death. While all of those may have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, ultimately the most blame for the tragic ending should go to Friar Lawrence because he abandoned Juliet in her time of need after her husband's death and he suggested a very dangerous plan to fake Juliet's death and risk her life, which led to the young couple’s deaths. Friar Lawrence bears the most responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet due to his abandonment of her after her husband’s sudden death.
Many characters contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet although, Friar Lawrence is most at fault for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence made many careless mistakes that could have been avoided considering he knew the consequences. Friar Lawrence states to Romeo “These Violent delights have violent ends” (II. vi. 9-10). Friar Lawrence knew the dangers and potential consequences of marrying Romeo
Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel and he declines the challenge and insists that he won’t fight Tybalt. Mercutio is angered by Romeo’s “cowardice” and takes on Tybalt himself. Romeo wants Mercutio to stop fighting Tybalt so he decides that it’d be a good idea to block his arm in mid combat and Tybalt stabs Mercutio from under Romeo’s arm and Mercutio falls dead after rambling about plagues and a pun or two. Romeo doesn’t realize that it is his own fault that Mercutio died after Mercutio even blamed his wound on him. Romeo lets his emotions decide his actions and becomes enraged and ignores that Tybalt is now his family and fails to see that he was the reason Mercutio was killed.