The deaths of Romeo and Juliet could so have easily been avoided, how does each character in the play contribute to their tragic demise?

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The deaths of Romeo and Juliet could so have easily been avoided, how does each character in the play contribute to their tragic demise?

My essay is about Romeo and Juliet; this is a play written by Shakespeare about 400 years ago and is still played and watched today. It is my task to find out who was most to blame for their deaths, in the order of highest to lowest.

1. Fate

Fate was the tragedy, not the fault of any one individual, it happened because of bad luck. It was fate that Romeo and Juliet met and fell in love, and it was bad luck that the letter did not get to Romeo saying that Juliet was not really dead; also it was bad luck that Friar Lawrence did not get to tell Balthazar about Juliet, before he ran off to Romeo.

Fate is undecideable but does not control people; it starts with a decision, but people are still to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

2. Mercutio

Mercutio was partly to blame as he persuaded Romeo to go to the Capulet ball when Romeo knew he shouldn’t have, Also Mercutio knew that he was putting Romeo in great danger by knowing that the enemy would be there as it was their ball.

Mercutio tells Romeo “Nay gently Romeo, we must have you a dance”. Romeo lurks around and stumbles upon a girl named Juliet and falls in love with her. Mercutio tells Romeo later that she is a Capulet.

After the ball Romeo climbed the walls of the Capulet mansion to see Juliet, this was because of Mercutio and would never have happened if he had not taken him to the ball. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin disliked Romeo and his family just like the rest of the Capulets did, and wanted to kill Romeo for turning up at their family ball. Therefore Tybalt tries to find him, and when he does he starts an argument. “Romeo the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this thou art a villain”, Romeo responded but could not explain why, as it was because of Juliet.

Tybalt disagreed with Romeo’s kindness and could not make him change his mind, so he killed Mercutio. Mercutio said “A plague o both your houses” even though he was a really good friend of Romeo’s, this made matters worse and lead to killing Tybalt.

3. Benvolio

Benvolio tried to stop the Montague and Capulet servants from fighting against each other, also Benvolio forced Romeo to go to the Capulet ball as well as Mercutio.

“Go thither, and with unattained eye compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow”. All Benvolio was trying to do was to help Romeo find a lady wishing to have a relationship with him.

4. Romeo

Romeo acted too hastily throughout the play. He should not have gone to the Capulet ball. As he later fell in love with Juliet, and only later did he start to wonder if she was a Capulet. “O dear my account, my life is my foe’s debt”. Romeo had indeed fallen in love with the enemy’s daughter.

After the ball he should not have snuck back into the Capulet’s Mansion and asked Juliet to marry him so suddenly, he should have thought more carefully before he did so.

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Romeo arranged their wedding in secret mainly because he knew that neither sides of the families would agree to it, and it would have most definitely caused an argument between the two families.

Later after Romeo was banished from Verona, he heard that Juliet was dead; he rushed back to Verona, without considering anything else. Romeo did not even ask Friar Lawrence to see if it was a plan.

Romeo also wanted revenge for Tybalt, as Tybalt killed Mercutio. Romeo explained to him “I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise till ...

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