Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

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Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

I am going to write an essay stating who or what I think is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, giving my own opinion.

I personally think that many of the main prolific characters were to blame. However, I also believe that fate also influenced the outcome of Romeo and Juliet.

Firstly, I will say that although Romeo and Juliet acted stupidly by secretly marrying each other (Act ? Scene ?), committing suicide, (Act ? Scene ?) and acting thoughtlessly, they were only young lovers. Many people have acted stupidly and made mistakes when they were young, and Romeo and Juliet were no different.

At 13 years of age, Juliet was being pressurised into marrying Paris by her Father and Mother regardless of how she felt. When Capulet says to Lady Capulet “O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl” (Act 3 Scene 4) he is ever so pleased to have his daughter marrying Paris.  However he does not care how Juliet is feeling as, he thinks he has got what he wanted. Capulet’s greed could have spared Juliet’s death.

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Lady Capulet equally wanted Juliet to marry Paris. Her view on men was that if they had money to marry them, regardless of their looks, as money was more important. This is shown when Lady Capulet tells Juliet “                                                          

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