Essay Who Is Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, star crossed lovers whose forbidden love led to their untimely ends. An attraction and love so real the two risked everything to be together which ended in pain. Who is to blame for the tragedy or were they fated to be apart. After Romeo was banished from Verona due to him killing Tybalt, Juliet is left with nobody in her corner. She grieves for her husband and her parents threaten to disown her if she doesn't marry Paris. Paris is a high figure in the city whom is related to the prince. She can only trust Friar Lawrence who married the couple. That doesn’t mean he doesn't have a role in their deaths. Friar Lawrence meant well, but was reckless. He could have prevented the whole disaster.
First of all the friar sent the message to Romeo with someone who didn’t know the importance. He should have gave Benvolio or Balthazar the letter for Romeo.
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The arranged marriages and family feuds are what kept them apart. Juliet’s Parents were only trying to marry off their daughter unaware she was already married. The couple were put into a position where nobody believed in them. Everything piled on top and Juliet saw no other way out.
Some people believe that the two were fated to die. That the couple just were not meant for a happily ever ending. But, it wasn’t fate it was a string of unfortunate circumstances and recklessness of the others around them. The two could have had a wonderful love story but the friar’s idea didn’t go as planned.
In conclusion I feel that everyone one and everything helped in some way to Juliet having to drink the potion and the two later dying. I just believe Friar Lawrence could have helped the couple more. Being one of the only people to know of their marriage he could have done more, he was reckless and contributed the most to their

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