Romeo and Juliet question

Vicky wrote: "Who do you believe is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Hatred between the two families? Friar Lawrence? Nurse? Fate? Lust? Perhaps, the folly of youth? You decide. You can pick whatev..."
I believe that destiny is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. At the very beginning of the play, the prologue states, "A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife" (Shakespeare). The prologue states that their deaths and the way they died was due to the way destiny had planned it for them in order to resolve the feud between the two families.

The prince is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet, this is because he banished Romeo from Verona, which led to Romeo being separated from his love Juliet, consequently, causing both of them to die. One evidence to prove this statement is when the Prince says, "I hereby banish Romeo from Verona. If he is found within the city, he shall be put to death” (Shakespeare). This shows that the Prince banished Romeo from Verona and that Romeo can never return. Therefore, this indicates the Prince's involvement in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet and that he can be labeled as the man who caused their deaths.

The fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet's death was teenage stupidity. They made increasingly bizarre and apt-less decisions along with trying to escape the families by faking Juliet's death. To exemplify, "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off"(Friar IV.I). This evidence shows that she was ready to riskily fake her death to escape a marriage. She did not consider the consequences that would ensure and show her stupidity.

The fault for their death was Juliet's fault. In Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence makes a plan for Juliet to act. In the text it states “Like death, when he shuts up the day of life” (Shakespeare). She acted dead so she could avoid marrying Paris and be with Romeo when she wakes up. Though the plan goes wrong and Romeo sees Juliet dead and does not receive the plan he thinks that Juliet is dead and kills himself. This shows teenage stupidity because they aren't capable of making good decisions on their own. The fault for their death was Juliet’s fault because she had made poor decisions and that got them killed.

I believe that male stupidity is the reason for Romeo and Juliet's death. I say this because Romeo was stupid enough to not check in with Juliet's nurse to see what happened. For example, the play states, "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die" (Shakespeare, Act 5, Scene 1). Romeo didn't even think about asking the nurse or anyone how she died or anything, he just assumed shes was dead and killed himself.

I believe it is Tybalt's fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. His actions were crucial for setting up the unfortunate circumstances of their deaths. The Prince proclaims, "Immediately we do exile him hence"(Shakespeare). Due to Tybalt's actions, Romeo was exiled. This action is what caused the deaths of the two characters. If this event hadn't happened, Romeo and Juliet would have been together and could have left Verona to avoid their parents. Due to Tybalt, a tragic event occurred in which both Romeo and Juliet died.

I personally think Friar Lawrence was to blame. If Friar Lawrence had properly delivered the letter to Romeo, everything would've been changed and good. Romeo would've known that Juliet wasn't actually dead and wouldn't have died either.

In my opinion, it was Romeo's fault they both died. Their deaths could have both been avoided if he had just waited and used his common sense. In his speech that he made before taking the fatal poison, he makes an observation about Juliet's appearance, saying to her: "Thou art not conquered; beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advanced there" (Shakespeare, 5.3, 94-96). He should've realized that a person who's supposedly been dead for a while shouldn't have rosy skin and lips. In the case that during that era the knowledge wasn't particularly common, he shouldn't have killed himself. He was young, and had his whole life ahead of him. If he had waited, he would've found out about the plan, and saved both himself and Juliet from death.

Vicky wrote: "Who do you believe is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Hatred between the two families? Friar Lawrence? Nurse? Fate? Lust? Perhaps, the folly of youth? You decide. You can pick whatev..."


I believe that it is Juliet's mother, Lady Capulet's fault as well as the grudge between the two families. Starting off, Lady Capulet was forcing Juliet to get married when she didn´t want, and to someone that Juliet was not interested in. In Romeo and Juliet, as Lady Capulet said, ¨That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief:
The valiant Paris seeks you for his love¨(Shakespere). Because of this and the families rivalry, Romeo and Juliet thought as if they had to hide their love for each other. It is because of Lady Capulet wanting Juliet to marry Paris which made her take the potion, in order to avoid her marriage to Paris.

I think that Friar Lawrence is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The text shows, "But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay'd by accident, and yesternight Return'd my letter back"(Shakespeare, Act V, scene iii). The excerpt from the text explains that Friar John wasn't able to deliver the letter to Romeo in time and explain the situation. However, it was originally Friar Lawrence that placed his trust into John to deliver the letter. However, it's clear that Friar John isn't a dependable person. If anybody, it should be his brother; Friar Lawrence that knows this about him. Despite this, Lawrence faithfully placed his trust into a person who he knew could not be trusted with such an important task. Had he used someone more trustworthy, both of them would be alive right now.

In my opinion, there were multiple reasons for the death of Romeo and Juliet, but I feel that the direct cause for it was that Friar John was unable to give Romeo the message that would tell him that Juliet was still alive. In the play it says "I could not send it,--here it is again,--..."(Shakespeare, Act V Scene II). If Friar John was able to give Romeo the news, he would not have poisoned himself.

I believe that Friar Lawrence was responsible for the death of Romeo & Juliet because he's the one who gave the potion to Juliet for faking her death. "Romeo and Juliet" states, "No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest; The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes, thy eyes' windows fall.." (Shakespeare). In this quote, Friar Lawrence is describing what will happen to Juliet when she drinks the potion. As a grown man, he should offer teenagers strong advice and not encourage them to do risky things, which he did. Giving her the potion was what led to Romeo's death, due to him thinking she was dead. Because of her seeing Romeo kill himself, she also killed herself

I believe that Friar John is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death. This is because he didn't do his part of the plan which caused Romeo to believe that Juliet was dead when she was sleeping. As stated in the play "But he which bore my letter, Friar John,
Was stay'd by accident, and yesternight Return'd my letter back"
(Shakespeare). This shows how even though Friar Laurance had a working plan, it didn't work due to one mistake. It also shows how Friar John instead of delivering the mail to Romeo came back after a day, giving no time for Frair Laurance to deliver it. Therefore in conclusion it was all Frair John's fault.

I believe hate is the reason for the death of Romeo and Juliet. In the text a Capulet says, "As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee"(Shakespeare). This absolute hold on hate for eachother, falling in love with the other side should be out of the question. Knowing love can't be controlled, the hate could've been. The two kids died knowing their backgrounds absolutely despised each other. If such hate had not existed, no doubt this love story wouldn't have failed.

Between everyone the one at fault is Tybalt. The Capulet's are snobby, and act like they always have power over the Montague's, but after Tybalt gets killed for getting too bold Romeo is the one who has to leave. In the text, it states, "Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence." This quote explains and shows that Tybalt is just a mean and impolite Capulet, and if it wasn't for his death Romeo wouldn't have died.

The friar is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. According to the text, "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilling liquor drink thou off” (Shakespeare). The friar is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. Even though he intended to get Romeo and Juliet back together, his plan was horrible. Not only did he give a questionable potion for Juliet to drink, but he also sent an unreliable messenger to give an important letter to Romeo. As someone who agreed to marry both of them in secret, the Friar should have known that Romeo and Juliet were very in love with each other. To the point where they couldn't live without each other. He could have advised Juliet about any other plan than faking her death. A plan that wouldn't have caused Romeo to think about suicide. His incompetence was the reason both of them died.

Friar Lawrence's well-meaning actions ultimately pave the path for Romeo and Juliet's tragic demise. "These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume: the sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness" (Act 2, Scene 6). This quote foreshadows the potential disaster of Friar's plan, highlighting the inherent danger of such volatile substances and emotions. While Friar's desire to see peace between the families is admirable, his choices throughout the play show recklessness. Marrying the young lovers secretly, fueled by their impulsive emotions, only fuels the fire. His good intentions cannot erase the poor judgment and impulsive actions that ultimately lead to the lovers' heartbreaking deaths.

Friar John is at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death. This is because when he was "hired" to tell Romeo that Juliet was taking a sleep potion. "But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay'd by accident, and yesternight Return'd my letter back"(Shakespeare, Act V Scene III). If it weren't for his ignorance and clumsiness, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have happened. Although this may seem like both Romeo and Juliet's fault for causing mayhem first, their deaths could have been avoided if Friar John had made it to Romeo.

I believe that the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death is fate. For example, the text states, “'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague” (Shakespeare). The main factor against their relationship is their families’ fued. Considering this feud had been alive for years, a situation like this was bound to happen. The moment those two fell in love, they were destined for this fate.

In my opinion the hatred between the two families is the cause for Romeo and Juliet. If it never were for the hatred between the families, Romeo and Juliet would have been able to love each other freely. Romeo would never had to kill Tybalt and Mercutio would never had to die. Romeo and Juliet couldv'e had a peaceful marriage.

I do agree with you but the hatred between these two families is what started the whole situation. If it weren't for the hatred between the two families the two couples wouldv'e been able to love freely, and they wouldn't have to worry about others judging them.

No one is truly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. While they themselves are partially at fault, due to their ways of jumping to conclusions and not thinking things through (since they are teenagers). Romeo was too quick to assume that Juliet was dead and wanted to die to be with her as soon as possible. However, they were likely doomed to die in some way or another because of their names. With their names and their families, even if they didn't die the way they did (Romeo drinking poison and Juliet stabbing herself), they wouldn't be able to comfortably be in a relationship with each other. Their families wouldn't like it. For one thing, Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, says, "What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, Ashate hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!" He very likely isn't going to change his views for Juliet's happiness if he knew about their marriage and he would instead believe that what he is doing is because he strongly believes that Romeo isn't meant to be with her. After Tybalt's death, Lady Capulet says to the prince, "He is a kinsman to the Montague; Affection makes him false; he speaks not true..." She is quick to believe that Romeo is at fault for her nephew's death. She also doesn't even consider that it could be Tybalt's fault that he had died (which it was). Due to the families' (especially the Capulets) actions, the two were destined to be unhappy about their relationship and marriage, which had ultimately caused their deaths.

Romeo and Juliet's death is Romeo's fault. Although some people might think that it's sweet that Romeo wanted to be with Juliet so badly that he killed himself as soon as he heard Juliet was dead, this is just an impulsive decision with no self-preservation. Also, when he decided to kill himself, he knew it was a bad decision. He acknowledges it by saying, "Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide" (Act 5 Scene 3). In this quote, he's talking about the poison he picked up at the apothecary shop right after hearing about Juliet's death. He calls it "bitter conduct" and "unsavory guide", showing that he knows that is not the right decision. If he had been more patient and listened to his gut, Juliet would have woken up and they could have really been together for the rest of their lives. Instead, Romeo's lack of patience led to his own death, ultimately leading to Juliet's.

I think it was no one's fault in Romeo and Juliet as it was just a play and it was all imaginary. For example, the play states, " Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient ears attend" (Shakespeare). We must remember that this was all from Shakespeare's imagination and with that there is no true villain in the story. With this, we can also say that there was also no true love between Romeo and Juliet as it was just the imagination of Shakespeare.

I believe that it is star-crossed lovers themselves fault. Romeo and Juliet instead of trying to unite the families together or forsake their love, decided faking their deaths was the best way to go at it. Near the end of the story Prince Escalus states, "For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo"(Shakespeare).Prince Escalus shows how pointless their death was. They didn't have to die. All they did to their families is unite them through their sadness they should have trued to anything else, but decided death was the best option.

It's not fair to blame just one character for Romeo and Juliet's death. Many characters were involved in the tragic ending. Friar Lawrence secretly marries Romeo and Juliet, which makes things worse. In Act 4, Scene 1, he even admits, "These violent delights have violent ends." The Capulet family insists on Juliet marrying Paris, which forces Juliet to seek help from Friar Lawrence. Romeo's impulsive behavior also contributes to the tragedy when he kills Tybalt in anger. Therefore, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet were caused by the actions of multiple characters, as Friar Lawrence himself states.

I don't think anyone would be at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. However, the family feud did play a big part in the plot and could have caused their deaths. This is shown at the beginning of the play as the prologue states, "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean" (Shakespeare, Prologue). Romeo and Juliet didn't disclose their relationship to their parents as the knew this would spark another conflict. Instead, they kept it a secret, but not all secrets can be hidden forever and eventually the two families found out. The prologue already foreshadowed that the family feud would hinder them from being with each other.

Vicky wrote: "Who do you believe is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Hatred between the two families? Friar Lawrence? Nurse? Fate? Lust? Perhaps, the folly of youth? You decide. You can pick whatev..."

I think the death of Romeo and Juliet was not because of any one character or abstract principle but rather everything. Their families, hate, love, stupidity, and naiive youth. In the text when Romeo tells Friar lawrence that he is in Love with Juliet and Friar Lawrence says, "Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (Shakespeare). This shows how part of Romeo and Juliets downfall was because of stupidity and Romeo's willingness to completely give himself to a new lover and replace an old one. Friar Lawrence points this out is Romeo's character but this is only one of the many facters that conrtibuted to their downfall.

I believe Friar John is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. If the Friar had told Romeo Juliet's plan, neither Romeo nor Juliet would have died. Friar John says to Friar Laurence, "Seal'd up the doors, and would not let us forth. I could not send it..." (Shakespeare). Friar John's inability to convey Juliet's plan to fake her death caused Romeo to believe she was truly dead when he found her. After Romeo drank poison and died, Juliet awoke and stabbed herself with a dagger as she couldn't live without Romeo. If Friar John had made Romeo aware of the plan, this wouldn't have happened.

A series of mis-communications fueled by the heightened passion only the young can feel exacerbated by the inevitable preponderance of immeasurably hostile conditions enhanced by hotheaded feuding adults.

In other words, all of the above.

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the blame is on the houses, montague and capulet. after all mercutio foreshadowed,"plague on both your houses". fate is a force that cannot be manipulated so you cannot call it a cause of death rather that it was destiny that romeo and juliet would die because they are going against what was supposed to be and both know it. romeo did say,"then i defy you stars" so fate plays a role. friar lawrence was the man of action. he married them for the sole purpose of ending the families feud but they are too young and no one can fall in love that fast friar said to romeo that only yesterday did he weep for rosaline and now next day he wants to marry juliet. young stupid love is uh stupid.the friar gave juliet the sleeping potion and wanted a letter sent to romeo of the plan but he didnt get it oh darn fat eagain. the apothecary should not have sold the poison to romeo either. all of these are factors to the tragic death or juliet and her romeo. "there is no story of more woe than this of juliet and her romeo"

THE POISON! THE DAGGER! And their own stupidity for not letting each other in on their plan. Shakespeare, you're great and all, but pure stupidity should NOT be considered "romantic."

I believe that Juliet is responsible for the death of both Romeo and Juliet. She is responsible because if she did not fake her death, Romeo would have not taken his own life. If Romeo had not taken his own life, Juliet would have not taken hers. It was a chain reaction, that Juliet started. Direct evidence that supports my claim that Juliet started the chain reaction that killed them both and it is her fault is, "Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee. [She drinks then falls in bed within the curtains]" This direct quote means that she drank the potion which aided her in feigning her death.

I believe that Friar Lawrence is at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death. Although I personally believe that everyone took part in Romeo and Juliet's death, including themselves, but I think Friar is at fault the most. Friar was a wide advisor to Romeo and Juliet, yet he gave Juliet a potion that puts her in a coma-like state and thinks it will be okay if he wrote a letter to Romeo explaining everything, without knowing the risks. Friar quoted, "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distillèd liquor drink thou off, When presently through all thy veins shall run A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse" (Romeo and Juliet 4.1. 95-100). He also said "In the meantime, against thou shalt awake,Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, And hither shall he come, and he and I Will watch thy waking, and that very night Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua. And this shall free thee from this present shame, If no inconstant toy, nor womanish fear, Abate thy valor in the acting it" (Romeo and Juliet 4.1. 116-123). Friar just did not know the risks of this plan which is why I think it is mostly Friar's fault.

Rosaline is at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death. Without Rosaline not loving Romeo back, Romeo would never have gone to the party and met Juliet where they fall in love, get married, and die for each other. According to the story, "From love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd. She will not stay the siege of loving terms." In this quote, it shows how Romeo is in love with Rosaline, but she doesn't have the same feelings for him, making him depressed. This event occurs in the beginning of the story making it Rosaline's fault since the whole story is a chain reaction beginning with Romeo trying to get over Rosaline by attending a party where he meets and falls in love with Juliet.

The thing responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death is the feud and rivalry between the Montague and Capulet. The anger that they had towards each other led to Romeo and Juliet taking drastic measures. The thing they had to do because of their family feud is what ultimately lead to their death. If their families had not had a rivalry, they could have easily gotten together without taking any drastic measures. Their love was very great but they could not be happy and marry each other without causing problems. According to Romeo and Juliet, “These violent delights have violent ends”(Shakespeare, William). Romeo and Juliet knew that their love would make them happy, however, it would not end well because of their family feud.

I think that the families are at fault of their kids' death because if there was no feud, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have to hide their marriage. If there was no feud, Tybalt wouldn't have died while trying to fight Romeo, and Romeo wouldn't be vanished. This would lead to him happily being able to marry Juliet. The story said "As if that name, shot from the deadly level of a gun,
did murder her; as that name's cursed hand murder'd her kinsman", which is what Romeo thought when he killed Tybalt for killing his friend. He wouldn't have killed him if they didn't have a war going on.

Obviously that bi!@# Juliet.


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