Capulet: The Indirect Murderer of Juliet, and Her Love, Romeo As said in the story itself, “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” ( Shakespeare 5.3.320-321). Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. It takes place in Verona, Italy, following two wealthy families: the Capulets and the Montagues. At a party one night, Romeo Montague sees Juliet Capulet, and they immediately fall in love. Unfortunately, their two families had had a fued for generations. Because of this, they must meet and secret whenever they want to see each other. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, and is exiled to Mantua by the Prince. This causes them to come up with a plan to be together. Juliet would pretend to be dead to avoid marriage to Paris, and then would escape to Mantua with Romeo. Next, Capulet moved the wedding up, so when Romeo got word that Juliet was dead, he believed it to be true. Romeo poisons himself out of sorrow, and …show more content…
Juliet returns home after a visit to Friar Laurence for advice. She tells her father that she is sorry for not being overjoyed to marry Paris in the first place. Hearing the good news, Capulet decides that he should, “have this knot knit up tomorrow morning” (Shakespeare 4.2.25). This foils Romeo and Juliet’s plan to escape to Mantua. Because the wedding was moved up, Juliet is forced to take the sleeping potion early. Not knowing this, when news gets out that Juliet has died, Romeo believes it. He travels back to Verona and, with a poison he bought from an apothecary on the way, kills himself. Romeo no longer wished to live if he could not do so with Juliet. When Juliet wakes to find a dead Romeo, she felt the same way and kills herself too. Because Capulet moved up the wedding date, Romeo and Juliet died, no matter if the Apothecary sold Romeo the poison or