Trying to stop the fight between the servants of Capulet and Montague, Benvolio draws his sword to beat down the servants' swords, but Benvolio has scarcely gotten his sword out of its scabbard before Tybalt shows up and calls out, "What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death" (1.1.66-67). "Heartless hinds" are cowardly servants, and Tybalt thinks that Benvolio should be ashamed to draw his sword among such lowly creatures. Benvolio asks Tybalt to help him keep the peace, but Tybalt answers, "What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!" (1.1.70-72). "Have at thee" is what you say as you attack, and Tybalt attacks Benvolio. As you only encounter Tybalt numerous times in the play, each one of those ends with him on the offensive and provoking all to brawl and under go the act of hate among the families. Tybalt seems to be the main reason the ancient grudge is upheld. If not for that Romeo and Juliet would have married publicly and with no worries of family disputes over their actions. My conclusion for Tybalt is that his presence emits an aura of hate, anger and deceit. There fore if Tybalt were no more, life between the two families would be of a less violent nature and of a more peaceful one. Giving Romeo and Juliet a chance of a more successful future. Further more I believe Tybalt was one of the main culprits in the tragic downfall of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet’s nurse, she was more of a mother to Juliet than lady Capulet ever was, shown in the sheer amount of more dialogue shared between the Nurse and Juliet. So Nurse tried to take advantage of this privilege by taking Juliet’s love for Romeo into her own hands, the only reasons being because she could (young women had limited liberty during this time and would be a custom to be seen outside her property rarely), she treated the events as an activity. She tended to get excited and carried away with, what she thought was a mere crush and underdetermined Romeo and Juliet’s true love for one another. Despite her ignorance she still had good intentions for Juliet, although all the hype got to her head. On the morn of the day Juliet is due to marry Paris Nurse makes the impression she is in for a good time even after the emotionally distressing events Juliet has gone through with Romeo, "O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day!" (4.5.49). But as Lord Capulet gets agitated about Juliet not wanting to marry Paris, “Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.” (3.5.53-55). Capulet says to Juliet. After these words are spoken Nurse seems scared and hastily changes her mind into believing Paris is Juliet’s groom to be. She doubts Romeo’s ability to love her as he is banished, “Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing that dares ne’er come back to challenge you;” (3.5.212-214). She thinks it is now a good idea to marry Paris, even after all the praise she has given Romeo. She says, “I think it best you married with the County. O, he’s a lovely gentleman: Romeo’s a dishclout to him.” (3.5.217-219). I conclude that Nurse plays a vital part in the demise of Romeo and Juliet, due to her slightly erratic behaviour and her general disability to think before she acts. If she had been more thoughtful about long-term effects on other people let alone herself Romeo and Juliet may have had a different existence with each other and experienced an alternate end.
After evaluating the two people I believe who had mostly been the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because of their personalities and choice of actions that take direct effect on the course in life, which Romeo and Juliet take. After collating my findings I conclude that no one solely was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s fall. But it was the works of all participants (the two families, friends, servants and the Princes family) who directly and indirectly influence the course of events which are be felled upon Romeo and Juliet, which inevitably destroys them both, but as lovers, as bride and as groom.
