The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet

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The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair

of star-cross'd lovers take their life;" I don't agree with the

quotation above because I think the tragic deaths of both Romeo and

Juliet are caused by human decision. It is an indirect result of the

decisions and actions

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot but some have the plot revolving around them. Friar Lawrence does not have very much time on stage but the time he does have is crucial to the plot line. Romeo and Juliet Essay In Shakespeare's tragedies the main characters die in the end, and in his comedies people marry. Since Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Romeo and Juliet are going to die in the end. Some events have to lead to their deaths, and someone makes these events happen. The people who started it all and did something that led to all the other events that caused the death of the couple. The Capulets and Montagues would be the most responsible ones for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because if their families didn't start the fighting, and they didn't continue it, nothing bad would have happened. The first lines of the book tell us about the hate and envy between the two houses. The whole fight started a long time ago with really stupid little things, and then grew into huge fights involving many people. No leader of either household even thought about m...

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...Romeo was she would probably have not

fallen in love with him. Fate could not have been changed whatever was

meant to be would happen and no one could change that.

In conclusion, from the very beginning, the love of Romeo and Juliet

was destined to be destroyed. It is tragic that both these people had

to die. There were circumstances throughout the course of their lives

that led up to their deaths. If their parent's had not been feuding

and if the Nurse had not betrayed Juliet, the outcome of this story

would have been different, although fate could not be changed. This

was the most important factor in the lives of Romeo and Juliet. In my

opinion the quote that accurately summarizes this play is, "For never

was there a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo"

(Romeo & Juliet, V, iii, p. 138, ll.309-310).

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