Mean wile Juliet’s family are planning the wedding of her and Paris. Juliet visited Friar Lawrence and he provides her with a sleeping drug that will make her look dead for 24 hours, this means that Juliet will miss the arranged marriage with Paris.
Friar Lawrence is then responsible to get the news to Romeo but the news never got to Romeo.
When Romeo found out about the death of Juliet he rushed back to Verona and got some medicine that would kill him then went and found Juliet. When Romeo found Juliet he spent a last few minuets with her before taking the medicine. While the medicine was working Juliet woke up but it was to late Romeo had already took the medicine. They shared there last kiss then Romeo dropped dead. Juliet decided that she couldn’t cope without Romeo and took his gun to her mouth and killed her self.
Who is to blame for the death of Juliet?
Romeo
He acted to harsh throughout the play. Romeo shouldn’t have proposed to Juliet as quick as he did. Romeo didn’t even get to know Juliet very well before his proposal.
When Romeo found out about Juliet’s death he should have gone to see the nurse or somebody that he could talk to, to make sure what he had heard was true rather then rushing back to Verona.
Romeo should have thought about his actions throughout the play as he acted to violently. Romeo lets his anger get the better of him; this shows when he kills Tybalt and then later Paris.
Juliet
Juliet shouldn’t have gone against what her parents had said. Juliet was just as hasty at rushing into things like Romeo.
Before the ball Juliet had been very happy with Paris and the fact that she was going to be wed to him.
If Romeo had never gone to the ball Juliet would be very happy.
The Prince
The prince should have stopped the hatred between the two families much earlier. It was very wrong of him to send Romeo away from Verona to punish him for the killing of Tybalt when Tybalt started the fight in the first place.
Lord and Lady Capulet
They were also responsible for the keeping of the feud. If there weren’t a feud then Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have to keep their relationship a secret.
They should have talked to Juliet about the marriage and asked her opinions. They wasn’t very understanding parents the only person that really understood Juliet was the nurse that had brought her up all her life.
Juliet’s parents were very cross when she didn’t want to marry Paris; the only thing they wanted was money not the happiness of their daughter.
Lord and Lady Montague
They were also very responsible for keeping the feud going.
If they had been more understanding then Romeo would have been able to tell his parents about Juliet and maybe they could have helped. If they were there for him Romeo and Juliet may not have done what they did.
Tybalt
His attitude was awful the only thing that he lived for was the fighting between the two households. Tybalt started the fight with Romeo that lead to his death. The killing of Tybalt started Romeos problems.
His prejudice destroyed him and his people.
Mercutio
His attitude was the same as Tybalt’s. He thought that the feud was a game and that game he was playing lead to his death and Romeos banishment.
Friar Lawrence
Friar agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet in the first place, which he should have never agreed to do it.
He also gave Juliet the sleeping drug if she hadn’t taken that then Romeo wouldn’t have thought she was dead and they would both probably still be alive.
Friar didn’t get the news that Juliet had only taken sleeping pills witch also caused the death of the couple.
The nurse
She encouraged Romeo and Juliet with her romantic ideas. The nurse carried messages from one to another and helped them meet secretly. She knew about their plans to get married and was exited for their marriage.
The fact that she was exited made Juliet more ambitious this hurried up their plans and if time was taken then the deaths may not have happened.
The nurse should have told Juliet’s parents about her plans. If they knew they wouldn’t have let her continue to get married but she wouldn’t be dead.
She messed Juliet head around by also encouraging her to marry Paris, knowing that she was already married to Romeo.
I think that Friar Lawrence was most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet as he was the one that provided Juliet with the sleeping pills, not delivering the plans to Romeo and agreeing to marry them in the first place.
If Friar Lawrence didn’t get involved in the first place then I don’t think that Romeo and Juliet would be dead.
