Who Is to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?
Who Is to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?
Who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo. He acted too hastily throughout the play. He shouldnt have asked Juliet to marry him so suddenly, and he should have thought more carefully before rushing back to Verona after hearing of Juliets death. He also acted violently and without thinking when he killed Tybalt and, later, Paris.
Juliet. She shouldnt have deceived and disobeyed her parents. Like Romeo, she was too hasty in rushing into marriage. She was already engaged to marry Paris at the time of the ball, and until then, had been very happy with her parents choice.
The Prince. He should have acted earlier to stop the feud between the two families. It was unjust of him to send Romeo away from Verona as a punishment for killing Tybalt when the fight was Tybalts fault.
Lord and Lady Capulet. They were partly responsible for keeping the feud going. They had authority over their household, and could have stopped the quarrelling if they wanted to. They should have paid more attention to Juliets wishes and listened to her opinions. They were too hard on her when she refused to marry Paris.
Lord and Lady Montague. Like the Capulets, they were also responsible for keeping the feud going. If they had been more understanding, Romeo would not have felt he had to keep secrets from them.
Fate. The tragedy was not the fault of any one individual – it happened because of bad luck. It was fate that Romeo