What Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two star crossed lovers whose love

cannot part them from their two feuding families. The main themes of

the story are hatred and fate both of which contribute to the deaths

of Romeo and Juliet.

The historical hatred between two families, perpetrated a bitter feud,

this is illustrated by Tybalt from the Capulet family, Juliet's

cousin, he started the fight that resulted in Romeo getting banished,

he was always causing trouble. He himself kept the story of hatred

alive between the two families because of his violence. He never

wanted peace between the two families. Before the third brawl,

Benvolio suggested peace between them, Tybalt refused his offer.

Tybalt then lowered him to fight by offending him; "I do but keep

peace." "What, drawn and talk peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell,

all Montagues, and thee, coward." I also blame Lord and Lady Capulet,

Juliet's parents because they should have paid more attention to

Juliet's wishes when she refused to marry Paris. At first they

threatened to throw her out onto the streets. As in Act three Scene 5

Capulet says to Juliet

"Thursday is near lay hand on heart and you be mine, Ill give you to

my friend, and you to be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets."

Lady Capulet also put her daughter in the care of the Nurse who raised

Juliet as her surrogate daughter. The Nurse was also responsible for

the death of Juliet. She never acknowledged that maybe Juliet wasn't

ready for this immense step in her life. In Act two-Scene four the

Nurse warns Romeo to be true to Juliet and she explains there is

another man after her Paris, She says to Romeo that her Juliet is

sweet

"well sir my mistress is sweetest lady, lord o there is a noble man in

town Paris."

She encouraged Juliet in her romance with Romeo, she also carried the

messages of a secret meeting of where she knew that they where going