Who Killed Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Why Romeo Killed Everyone Who is held most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? To that, the answer is Romeo. The reasoning behind that solution is if Romeo never came into the play, Juliet would have married Paris (instead of him being dead), Tybalt would not have been killed by Romeo, Juliet would not have commited suicide over Romeo’s death, and Lady Montague would not have died over a broken heart. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, There were many deaths, but they all could have been avoided if Romeo was not the impulsive, and irrational man. In the beginning of the play, Romeo was rejected by Rosaline, which caused a whole in his heart that he attempted to fill. The same night, he met Juliet. He moved too fast in a dismal effort to find true love. He kissed her in the first few words they talked, which showed his impulsiveness. He then met her outside her balcony, spying, to speak a word with her. In that …show more content…

If Romeo never “fell in love” with Juliet, Tybalt never would have gotten into a fight with Romeo, and Mercutio would have still been alive. Then shortly after Mercutio’s death, Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge.
Throughout the play, Romeo threatens multiple times to commit suicide if he does not get what he wants which makes him look like a spoiled brat. Romeo’s idiocy then transferred to Juliet. Romeo causes the issue with Juliet taking the potion to make it look like she is dead so she does not have to marry Paris. When Romeo hears word of Juliet’s “death” he impetuously gets a potion to kill himself later and sneaks back into Verona to see Juliet. By Juliet’s chamber where she was kept, Romeo kills Paris to get through. He was driven by love or some could say stupidity, to do things he would not have done if he was in his right mind. When Romeo sees Juliet “dead,” he drinks the poison to die. But when Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead, she stabs herself to death as

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