Blame Paper Juliet's parents’ were the ones to blame for Romeo & Juliet's deaths’. The reason being, that, Juliet's parents pushed Juliet into doing something against her will, which led to a chain of events causing suicide. Juliet's parents should have realized something was extremely wrong when Juliet, a 14 year old girl, didn’t wish to marry an 18 year old guy she didn’t like at all. Forcing Juliet to do this wasn’t right, or just at all, and they should have looked at things from her perspective and took her feelings into consideration. It is Juliet that’s going to end up with the guy forever. Capulet, Juliet's father, knew Juliet did not like Paris, and he knew she didn’t want to marry him, but he still pushed her and threatened to
The ill-fated lovers, the ill-disposed parents and the ill-mannered prince all contribute to the deaths. Because of their decisions and because of their behaviors and characteristics they play their parts in the conflicts. The Prince is to blame because he failed to fulfill his duty to the people of Verona. The parents are to blame for the neglecting of their children and for demanding marriage. And the lovers are to blame for their rash decisions. Those are the culprits in Romeo and Juliet of the deaths and demise of all and they carry the burden of blame.
Juliet’s parents were the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death because they forced marriage onto Juliet and threatened her when she refused to marry Paris. Document B, “ Think of marriage now”, is the scene where Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet,
After Juliet explained she did not want to marry Paris and live with him, because she did not love him. Capulet was offended and took Juliet's decision as being ungrateful. By
In this scene, Juliet tries to calm Capulet’s rage. Juliet tries to reason with Capulet, but Capulet does not let her. Capulet interrupts Juliet and threatens to disown her if she would not marry Paris
Juliet has never been in a relationship before, so this is a new experience for her. Lady Capulet, Capulet, the nurse, and others thought that she is being ridiculous. They think that she is stubborn and foolish for not wanting to marry Paris. Her father gets very upset when he hears Juliet will not and does not want to marry Paris as he expresses to her.
I think that everyone is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo and Juliet’s their parents all played their own role in causing the four deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. It is not just one of them to blame every one of them did something to cause the tragedy. Some of them played a bigger role than others but everyone contributed. I think that fate had nothing to do with it and it was all the different characters faults. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence’s rash decisions where the main cause of the tragedy.
Lord Capulet, a short tempered man, is the father of young Juliet. Lord Capulet has always been nurturing towards Juliet, since she is his only child. In the beginning of the book he believes Juliet is not ready for marriage, and she should wait until she is at least fifteen or sixteen. Multiple times Paris, a prince, has approached Lord Capulet asking Juliet’s hand in marriage. Lord Capulet has always pushed it off because Juliet is only thirteen. For instance, when Lord Capulet says to Paris “But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world; She hath not seen the change of fourteen years, Let two more summers wither in their pride, Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” (1.2.7-11). Lord Capulet seems to have made up his mind, but he has not. Near the end of the book, Lord Capulet arranges the marriage between Paris and Juliet. Lord Capulet and Paris shook hands, meaning it is a done deal. When Juliet finds out about the arranged marriage, she is deeply upset. Lord Capulet did not expect Juliet to react in such a manner, so he gives her an ultimatum. To become a beggar in the streets or marry Paris, she had to make a decision quickly. For example, Lord Capulet says a cruel line to Juliet “But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next To go ...
In the passage of Romeo and Juliet they die at the end, killing themselves, But whose fault is it really that the star-crossed lovers had taken their own lives? If not their own then who is to blame? I blame both households parents. The two households had such an ancient grudge that they didn't know what would happen if they were to tell their parents of their forbidden love. They had grown to hate even though not meeting and when they had met they had grown to love. However the love they shared stayed a secret to the two households.
The story people adore; Romeo falls for Juliet and they get married. They are forced into hiding which leads to Juliet pretending to be dead. The love struck Romeo kills him self, when Juliet awakes to actually kill herself, a fantasized love story. However another side to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tragedy that fans don't look at is who is responsible. The dominant male characters, Friar Laurence, Lord Capulet, and Romeo are most at blame for the story.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is about two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, forbidden to be together because of feuding families. Countless people contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s fate and misadventures. This ultimately leads to Romeo and Juliet’s suicide. Who is more to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death? Although Juliet acts rashly, Romeo is more to blame.
“Don’t waste your love on someone who doesn’t value it.” In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare exposes the life of two young lovers in the Renaissance period fighting for something they cannot live without; each other. Although fate takes its toll, the everlasting feud between two families, conditional love by parents, and the irresponsibility’s of father and mother like figure are the main causes in the death of Romeo and Juliet. The idea of love is something that is valued in this play from many different aspects of characters, lines, and scenes. Shakespeare leaves the minds of readers soaring over not why it happened, but who was at fault.
Ally Krzeczkowski Mrs. Zupec E116-4 20 March 2014 Who's to Blame? Who is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a fake poison and when she takes it, she goes into a deep sleep that makes her appear dead. Juliet is then buried in her family's tomb and when Romeo goes to the tomb, he drinks actual poison and kills himself because he cannot bear to be without Juliet.
An ancient grudge and parents too blinded by hatred to break it, bear the ultimate blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence was just attempting to mend the rift between two households. Nurse desired to make Juliet happy. The parents were selfish and could not get over their enmity with each other, and their children suffered the repercussing consequences. Bombarded by the indecision of all, Romeo and Juliet were free-spirited, love-struck, and young. Sadly it was their deaths, not love or marriage that finally brought the two houses together and Verona peace.
In the story “ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet “ the main characters get themselves in a pickle by falling in love knowing that their families are sworn enemies. Soon Romeo kills Juliet's cousin by accident, Juliet drinks a potion, some words get twisted and at the end both of the lovebirds end up dead. At the end of the story both families are devastated that both of their children pass away, but there are also many unanswered questions. The most asked question in the story is “ Who's to blame? ” and overall I believe everyone has a little part in influencing their death, but I believe that one person is to blame for most of this and I believe that it is the mother and father of Juliet.
Often times parents try and protect their children and do what is best for them, but in some cases they can cause more bad than good. In the drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the relationship between the parents and Romeo and Juliet is the reason for the occurrence of the tragedy. Romeo and his friends were very rebellious, but Romeo’s father was never there to correct Romeo's behavior or know what was happening in his life. Juliet always did what her parents told her to and they never thought that she would disobey them. Throughout the drama the parents make many mistakes making them to blame for the tragedy.