Were Romeo and Juliet themselves entirely to blame for the tragedy of the play?

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Were Romeo and Juliet themselves entirely to blame for the tragedy of the play?

In order to decide if Romeo and Juliet were entirely responsible for the tragedy of the play there are many factors to take into consideration. The tragedy was that at the end of the play they took their own lives and, of course, they were to blame for this as they both committed suicide. Other lives were also taken throughout the play; Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris and Lady Montague, and these were part of the tragedy. However, the situation they were in was not completely of their own making, and I think that of all the factors involved in the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet were the least at fault. Fate probably played the greatest role in the tragedy, as Romeo and Juliet were 'star-crossed lovers'. They were given premonitions, but ignored them, as they did not understand what they meant. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet had a great deal of bad luck, as they were not to blame for most of the events of the play. There were also complex circumstances, which were out of their control. Individual characters were involved in the tragedy,