Romeo and Juliet Who is to blame for their deaths
I think Romeo and Juliet themselves were partly to blame for their deaths. ... This is Juliet’s first relationship, so she has had no other experiences with love. ... Romeo has fallen in love many times before. ... Friar Lawrence thinks Romeo hasn’t had a long enough gap between his two lovers, “ What a change is here! ... Juliet does feel her relationship is going too fast at times. ... Maybe it was partly to test whether Romeo was dedicated to their relationship or whether he was just having some fun. ... Once Romeo had been exiled from Verona, they couldn’t live without each other so death seamed like the only option. Capulet had arranged Juliet’s marriage to Paris and now she had loved and lost Romeo, she was prepared to die rather than marry again. ... When Romeo hears of Juliet’s “death” he says “I defy you, stars” and talks of killing himself. He goes and buys a bottle of poison from the apothecary and drinks it next to Juliet’s tomb. Shortly after, Juliet awakens from her sleep and finds Romeo dead beside her. ... If Romeo hadn’t been as headlong in taking his life. ... If Romeo was alive when Juliet woke up, neither would be dead; but other problems would still be lingering, such as Paris and the wedding. I think the feud was the main culprit to blame for the tragic losses. ... When Romeo finds out Juliet is his enemy, he says, “O Brawling love. ... ” When Juliet finds out Romeo is her foe, she says, “My only love sprung from my only hate.” The feud carries on throughout the entire play, putting a lot of stress and difficulty into Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. ... There would be no problem with Capulet and Romeo, Capulet would have accepted Romeo as a son-in-law because in Act 1 at the Capulet Ball; he seams to like Romeo, before he finds out he is a Montague. ... Therefore, Romeo wouldn’t have been banished. ... He helped along the secret meetings and wedded Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet on the part that it might fix the family’s feud. Again he wanted what was best for everyone; although sometimes it may have seemed like he was on Romeo and Juliet’s side. He thought up the plan for Juliet to escape her marriage to Paris. ... Then when she woke she would be reunited with Romeo, had Friar’s letter reached him on time.