The demise of Romeo and Juliet can be directly blamed upon society ideas and ideals of individuals surrounding them. While Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, this could have been prevented if not for others' morals. The idea of dueling to preserve one's image or family's image with one’s own life is an old idea present through Romeo and Juliet. This was presented when Mercutio was slain because he stood in for a duel of honor between Tybalt and Romeo. Ideals such as Honor Culture are a small part of what society can do with the dominant cultural expectations and political authority. If not for different ideals, Romeo and Juliet could have been a comedy, love story, a family feud, and many other genres.
This story isn’t shaped out of the necessity of choice and is based more upon the desire of people in it. When Tybalt had killed Mercutio in a duel Romeo wasn’t in any danger with Tybalt fleeing the scene. Romeo’s morals/ideals showed his desire for revenge
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Some may argue that “Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, it's their fault they are dead.”. Friar Lawrence went through with the secret wedding but his intention was to help both families settle their feud by making them one family. The nurse also played the role of helping both Romeo and Juliet meet in secret and get married in secret without the family's knowledge ruining their chances with Paris wanting to marry Juliet. Benvolio and Mercutio played a role in the meeting of the two lovers by allowing Romeo to sneak into the Capulet's party which also led to the death of Mercutio. All of the actions taken by Romeo and Juliet could have been prevented if the others surrounding them didn't help. Such as the death of Romeo and Juliet could have been prevented if Friar Lawrence didn't suggest this idea, The family didn't force arranged marriage on Juliet, or The Nurse didn't make Juliet not want to be a part of the
By also assisting Romeo with a plan when he is banished from Verona, as well as continuing to help the two lovers meet when separated, Friar Lawrence is risking the spotting of the banned Romeo in Verona. However more importantly, they also help by creating a diversion to keep Juliet from marrying Paris, her parent’s choice of groom. By creating a plan in which Juliet fakes her own death by drinking a liquid provided by the Friar from his garden, more problems are eventually caused and faced. If this act (engineered by Friar Lawrence and the Nurse) had not happened, along with Friar John had not being able to successfully delivering the message for this plan, Romeo would not be shocked when given the news that his newly wedded wife has been found dead on her bed. This then causes Romeo to go to Juliet’s grave, where she lays unconscious.
Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were caused by Tybalt, who was Juliet’s cousin, and Mercutio who was Romeo’s cousin. The sides of the family not getting along was the reason Mercutio and Tybalt fought, and they both ended up dead,and Romeo was banished. Tybalt was the instigator of most of the fights that happened in the story, in lines 35 through 140 in the story Tybalt is encouraging the brawl that killed both himself and Mercutio. He was also the reason the Prince passed the law of banishment in lines 185 through 195.
In "Romeo and Juliet," star crossed lovers, through obstacles and haste caused the ironic deaths. Their deaths are caused by haste, poor planning, and deficiency of patience. Their deaths were caused by Friar Lawrence, Romeo Montague, and Juliet Capulet. They were ready to die for each other, and they were ready to do just that for love. Their lack in restraint and thought ended up being each of their own demise.
Over time, there has been much controversy about Shakespeare’s work, Romeo and Juliet, over who or what was the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. As we can clearly see, Friar Laurence is ultimately the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The Friar was very rash in marrying Romeo and Juliet and should’ve seen the complications in marrying them in secret. The Friar’s plan was also very faulty and he made many mistakes. Also, the Friar failed in his spiritual guidance and gave into his cowardice in the end.
Who’s to Blame? How would you feel if your child was in an arranged marriage and then found out they are in love with someone else, then killed themselves because they love someone else? How would you feel if you knew someone had assisted them in the process of killing themself? Romeo and Juliet's parents probably have good answers to those questions.
The Friar sent a man with a message of Juliet’s “death” but he did not think of the possibilities of what could go wrong. There was a disease running through the town the man had to pass through to get to Romeo. The town was under quarantine, so the messenger could not leave to give Romeo the message. If the message had been delivered to Romeo, then he would have known that she would soon awake. The Friar also gave Juliet the potion to fake her death.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two young people fall inlove, six people including Romeo and Juliet die. Couple people are to blame forit, but who is the ones that I think that did most trouble. well I think it wasJuliet's Nurse, Friar Lawrence, and Friar John. Because of these people sixpeople die, trying to get one family together. Well, the Nurse had a big part in how the people died, She allowed Romeo and Juliet to be together, didn't say no when they got married, and didn't have to put up the ladder for Romeo to get in.
Love is a powerful force that can bring people together, but it can also have devastating consequences if misguided. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers go to great lengths to be with each other. They fall in love, get married, and die all within a week. Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he married them on a whim and a flawed plan. Friar Lawrence gave little to no thought about marrying Romeo and Juliet, which led to secrets, questionable advice, and ultimately their death.
In the middle of the play, Romeo kills Tybalt after Tybalt kills Mercutio. This leads to the family's feud becoming more hostile and even leading to the banishment of Romeo. “Immediately we do exile him hence” (III.i.183). This reveals that Romeo’s decision to kill Tybalt not only escalates the feud between the two families but also leads to his own banishment, and this reckless decision highlights Romeo’s inability to control his emotions and think about the consequences for his actions. Therefore, Romeo’s impulsive and reckless decision to kill Tybalt ultimately sets off a tragic chain of events that leads to the deaths of the pair of star-crossed
Despite the popular belief in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet shared by both characters and readers that fate kills Romeo and Juliet, the real villain of the play is Friar Laurence. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the devastating love story of two children whose irrational decisions and lack of trustworthy mentors lead to their unnecessary deaths. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Friar Laurence causes Romeo and Juliet to die an untimely death because he acts solely for his own benefit, and he is reckless and irresponsible with how he handles the prevention of the young lover’s intense feelings leading to something drastic. Friar Laurence is a major contributor to Romeo and Juliet’s ultimate demise because of how his actions while masked under
Their fight wouldn’t have happened if Romeo hadn’t said, “That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him”(Shakespeare). This quote shows that Tybalt and Romeo’s fight, which ultimately led to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, was not Tybalt’s fault like Radlicz said, but purely because Romeo let his rash anger get the best of
Have you ever seen two people so in love, they quite literally kill people for each other? In a tragic story, two star crossed lovers have a failed attempt at marriage, even after going behind their feuding families. Juliet, Romeo, and Friar Lawrence are all a part of causing the tragedy in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. Some people may say that Old Man Capulet, Juliet’s dad, was another big reason for this tragedy, and I agree. I disagree with the idea that he was one of the three main people to contribute.
Friar Lawrence also contributed by marrying the lovers, giving the potion to Juliet, and failing to deliver the letter to Romeo. Juliet’s parents also contribute because of the rushed marriage of Paris and Juliet. In addition, Tybalt and Mercutio’s violence also are rash. In conclusion, all the characters in some form or another ultimately play a major role in the
Romeo and Juliet, widely known as star crossed lovers, took their own lives and evidently restored peace between the once feuding families of the Montagues and Capulets. Throughout the play written by William Shakespeare, there are many opposing characters and forces acting against Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Their love story ended in their deaths, and it was Friar Laurence’s mistakes that led them to do so. The events that led to their death was when the Friar gave a sleeping potion to Juliet, entrusted someone else with a very important letter, and ran and hid during the tomb scene. Thus unintentionally, Friar Laurence was the one responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s love story. The author of Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare, he wrote a play about two teens that had fallen in love. These teens’ family’s had a feud so they had to hide there love for each other. Even though Romeo and Juliet committed suicide, their untimely deaths are ultimately caused by the fate and family feud.