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

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

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play about two star-crossed lovers who rush into a marriage when they hardly even know each other. It goes kind of like this… At the start there is fighting between two families who hate each other the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. The prince finds out and tells the two families that it has gone far enough and that if it carries on the people fighting will be put to death. Romeo is a Montague who at the start of the play is deeply in love with a girl. He later gate crashes the Capulet’s party and meets Juliet he falls out of love with this girl and in love with Juliet. He goes back to her house later and meets her, he asks her to marry him. At first she says no because they are rushing and then in minutes contradicts herself by saying yes and that it is great. Romeo goes to see Friar Lawrence and asks him to marry Romeo and Juliet as fast as he can. He marries them the next day without Romeo and Juliet’s parents knowing. When they are married Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo is angry. Romeo finds Tybalt and kills him. The prince gives Romeo a chance to live and banishes him. Romeo is never allowed back. The County Paris asks permission of Capulet to marry his daughter Juliet. Capulet agrees to this and says yes. The nurse finds out and warns Juliet. Juliet goes to see the Friar Lawrence and tells him. The Friar gives Juliet a potion that will make her look dead for a certain amount of time. He tells her a crazy plan he (“Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent to marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow: Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone, Let not thy Nurse lie with thee in thy chamber. Take thou this vial, being then in bed… If no inconstant toy nor womanish fear abate thy valour in the acting it.”) He basically tells her that she can take this potion and pretend to die. They will find her in her chamber in the morning and think she is dead, they will put her in the tomb. Friar Lawrence will let Romeo no and Romeo will come and get her and they will run away together. Friar Lawrence sends Romeo a letter but Romeo does not get the letter. When they find Juliet dead they put her in the tomb. Romeos friend thinks she is really dead so he goes to tell Romeo. When Romeo finds out he is really upset and angry. He goes to the tomb to see Juliet and to kill himself and lie next to her. On his way to the tomb he kills The County Paris. He kills himself and soon after Juliet wakes up. She takes Romeos dagger and kills herself after seeing that Romeo is dead. I am going to discuss who I think is partly to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths and why:

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I will begin with Romeo, I think he acted too fast and suddenly throughout the play. He asked Juliet to marry him to soon. This is probably because he is a very emotional person. I think he should of thought more carefully before rushing back after hearing about Juliet’s death. “Is it e’en so? Then I defy you, stars! Thou know’st my lodging: get me ink and paper, And hire post-horses. I will hence to-night.” Romeo is saying he will not wait for the stars to dictate what he should do now. He will act in defiance. I also think ...

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