Romeo and Juliet question

Definitely the families because if it wasn't for the feud between the two families, the two would not of had to be so secretive and none of this would have happened. The feud is so old though that the fault may have fallen into Friar Lawrence's hands. It was his idea to make her look dead just to be able to get her to run away with Romeo. But it could have also been Romeo's fault for coming back to their home and seeing Juliet dead. Going back to Friar Lawrence, he should have told Romeo that he was going to make Juliet look dead.

I believe that it was Friar Lawrence's fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence was the one who married Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence was wise and knew of the problems that could've happened if the 2 became married, but he found hope that the 2 would end the feud. He also knew how young Romeo was and how much he loved Juliet. Knowing that about Romeo, he should have known how far Romeo would go to be with Juliet.

Q. Who is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet?
A. The families, Capulet's and Montegues, are the ones who are at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death. This because if the families never had had a rivalry and misunderstanding, Romeo and Juliet would have never had to hide in secrecy and fear from their families to take part in their suicide. Tybalt hated Romeo so much that he tried to attack him and it reflected on Romeos reactions and how he murdered Tybalt instead.

I believe that everyone is at fault, everyone contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet, even themselves. Benvolio was trying to convince Romeo to "examine other beauties" so that Romeo wouldn't be in love with Rosaline and look for someone else that Romeo actually had a chance with (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 228). It is also Juliet's fault because she got so swayed and she wasn't informed of Romeo's past. Romeo was literally in love with Rosaline seconds before, and he didn't even try to get to know her or even ask her for her name when they first met (Act 1, Scene 5). He's a womanizer, the first conversation that Romeo had with Juliet, he asked if he could kiss her (Act 1, Scene 5, Line 95). She is too naive to know that Romeo is just a hormonal teenage boy, rushing to fall in love. Friar Laurence, too, encouraged both teenagers to fall in love. He got them married, made them believe that absolutely everything would go the way they want to (Act 2, Scene 3). Not only this, but he gave Juliet the idea of death to be possible (Act 4, Scene 1). Juliet's father also threatened Juliet, yelled at her, and treated her very badly when she said she did not want to marry Count Paris (Act 3, Scene 5). He didn't care about her feelings, all he cared about was his pride as having her daughter marry someone of equal status. If he hadn't forced her to agree to marry Paris, Juliet wouldn't have come to extreme decisions. Romeo also killed Tybalt, causing him to be banished, which caused him and Juliet to have tension between them, causing stress (Act 3, Scene 1). Also, he's very hormonal and he makes very quick and extreme desicions, he doesn't think twice before doing anything. If he had waited a little more after kissing Juliet when he thought she was dead, she would've awoken and he wouldn't have died (Act 5, Scene 3).

I believe that it was Tybalt's fault for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. I say this because he was the one who asked for a fight. That fight led to Mercutio death and Romeo's exile. ." You shall find me apt. enough to that, sir, and you will give me occasion." This quote demonstrates how Tybalt was the main reason. If Tybalt never asked for this duel, no one would have died.

It may seem dark, but I believe that it shouldn't be ANYONE's fault that they died. I think their love was better of in a place different than the world that they lived in. Their love was written in the stars and that's where it belongs. For example in the prologue it says, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life." which is calling Romeo and Juliet unlucky because of their love, and their families, which led them to take their lives on accident after the again "unlucky" misunderstanding. Even if all had gone as planned and they were alive then they would still be in constant danger, and who knows, maybe after a few years, they would've realized that they didn't actually love each other. Maybe the love that brought them together in youth would fade in years to come. The future is all but certain.

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 feel that this situation is too complicated to point out one person you caused their deaths. Juliet going through with this strange plan may have started the events that lead to their deaths, who's plan was a sleeping potion "Then gave I her, so tutor'd by my art,A sleeping potion"

Although Romeo and Juliet had ended themselves, they were hardly the reason for their deaths.

They did end themselves because of their family feud. Neither of them could confess their love, much less their marriage, without being disowned by their families. The Montagues (Lord and Lady) didn't seem as strict about the feud, but the Capulets were the more at fault for everything. They turned away whenever Juliet stated what was on her mind, and forced her to marry Paris. Also, they were certainly more... aggressive... towards the Capulets, and a lot of them often said mean things along the lines of "A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I will // take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's" (Shakespeare 1.1).

Which then leads to Juliet's thought of death, and Friar Laurence's suggestion. If Juliet hadn't taken the potion from the friar, she would have had to fallen through with the wedding OR ran away with Romeo, but they both would have been alive; wanted, but alive.

Although there is plenty of blame to go around, I believe that it was Juliet's fault that both of them died. I believe this because if she hadn't gone through Friar Laurence's plan, then the two would be alive, as stated previously. She wouldn't have been put into a temporary coma, and then Balthasar wouldn't have told Romeo that she was dead, and the drug dealer wouldn't have sold the poison, and Romeo wouldn't have poisoned (or killed in general) himself, and Juliet wouldn't have killed herself, et cetera, et cetera.

Though each person shares a a part of the blame, Their death was mostly because of Balthazar, if he were to have not rushed over to inform Romeo about Juliet's death before he could receive the proper plan from Friar John, thus playing it out and resulting in them living happily ever after. In the text "Then she is well, and nothing can be ill:
Her body sleeps in Capel's monument,
And her immortal part with angels lives." He delives the wrong news to Romeo.

Everybody is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Friar Lawrence shouldn’t have come up with the plan. Friar John should have gotten the message to Romeo. Tybalt shouldn’t have died, causing Romeo to get banished. The Prince shouldn’t have banished Romeo. The Apothecary shouldn’t have sold the poison to him. Juliet shouldn’t have taken the potion, Romeo shouldn’t have taken the poison, and Juliet shouldn’t have stabbed herself. However, if we look at it enough, the feud between the families is responsible. This whole chain of events wouldn’t have happened. Romeo and Juliet would’ve been able to happily get married, so many people wouldn’t have died in the fights, and Juliet wouldn’t have been forced to marry Paris. In the prologue, the chorus says “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes//A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life” which just further supports my blame on the feud between Capulet and Montague families (Shakespeare).

The person or people who are responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death is actually Romeo's friends because if Romeo's friends in Act 1 scene 3 never convinced him to go to the party then he would have never met Juliet, and if he never meet Juliet, and if he never meet Juliet then they wouldn't have fallen in love, and if they never fell in love then they wouldn't have gotten married, and if they never got married they would not be dead.

I believe that the although most may point to the family feud as the cause of Romeo and Juliet's death, I believe that it is their own fault. This is believed because both of them knew what they were getting into when they started this forbidden relationship. As said by Juliet, "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo//Deny thy father and refuse thy name;//Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,//And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (Shakespeare 2.2.33-36). Both were aware of the family feud and what would happen if their relationship were to be discovered by their parents. They knew that she was a Capulet and he was a Montague, but that didn't stop them. And there's the fact that no one told them to commit suicide for each other. If Romeo hadn't acted so rash at the time, he could've seen Juliet wake up and then Juliet wouldn't have seen him dead when she woke up and then stabbed herself. I believe that if he had just waited for just a little bit, the two lovers could have lived to the end and maybe the families would have seen their relationship and ended the feud. But no, their deaths were simply caused by their bad choices and somewhat immaturity.

I believe that the death of Romeo and Juliet is their own faults because they killed themselves. But other factors were connected and involved with their death as well, such as the family feud system. The feud system with the Capulets and Montagues hating each other had caused Romeo and Juliet to become more depressed and suicidal, leading to their death. But after all, Romeo and Juliet are the one who killed themselves and that was the ultimate cause of their death.

I would say multiple people would be at fault for their deaths. The first person I would say is at fault would be the Capulets. The reason for this is because Lord Capulet could've strongly said no when Paris asked to marry his thirteen year old daughter. Lord Capulet knew that 13 was too young of an age to get married but instead, her parents told their daughter to go to the party and told her to fall in love with him which is shown in the quote, "...can you love the gentleman..Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, And find delight writ there with beauty's pen" (Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 3). By forcing their young daughter to love a man who's much older than her, they're pressuring her too much which is absolutely unnecessary but the reason they did it was because Paris would help their family gain more prestige. If we were to consider it in this way, we could also say Paris is at fault because if he never even laid eyes on Juliet, her dad wouldn't have tried to get her married and she wouldn't have been pressured to make the decision to fake her death. You could also say that Romeo and Juliet themselves are at fault. If Romeo had not been seeking so desperately for love, him and Juliet would have never met and they would have never rushed so quickly into marriage. This could've added onto the pressures that Juliet was facing. With all this considered, I would probably say that if anyone is to blame, it would be Juliet's parents. As her parents, they should be with Juliet to support her instead of putting unnecessary stress. Juliet is a young thirteen year old and she should have more than just a nurse to spend time with her and help her cope with her problems. Instead, her parents weren't able to understand her when she needed them the most. If Juliet's relationship with her parents wasn't so shaky, she may have chosen to tell her parents about her love for Romeo but instead, she chose to end her life.

I believe that it was their own fault because they should have known better regardless their age. Romeo is said to be 17 to 21 and this means that he should have been old enough to realize the consequences that were to come.

I believe the people to be at fault is themselves.It is true, that Romeo didn't know that Juliet was only faking her death, but he acted too rashly about the situation.Even his servant, told him to calm down, and think before he acts."I do beseech you, sir, have patience.Your looks are pale and wild, and do import
Some misadventure."(Shakespeare).

Honestly, I think that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he played a large part in their relationship which ultimately lead to their deaths. He also helped come up with a plan to get the two back together after they were separated from each other. The Friar told Romeo "In one respect I'll thy assistant be;// For this alliance may so happy prove,// To turn your households' rancour to pure love" (Shakespeare). This quote proves that the Friar agreed to help them with their relationship and that their relationship with each other might end the family feud. Also, the Friar's plan to reunite them back together failed because of the miscommunication. Since the plan backfired, it resulted in the death of Romeo, Paris, and Juliet.

I think many people in the book are at fault for their death, though I put the blame mostly on Romeo and Juliet themselves. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse both encouraged their romance, and the Capulets and Montagues feud and pressure on their children led to Juliet trying to create the plan with Friar Lawrence in the first place. However, in the end, Juliet and Romeo did make the choice to take their own life. This is shown when Romeo says, "Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide. Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick, weary bark. Here’s to my love!!" and when Juliet says, "Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die," right before they commit suicide.

I believe that Friar John was responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. If he didn't go with another friar he wouldn't have been stuck, thus not being able to send the message to Romeo.
It says in the play,"Going to find a barefoot brother out...Sealed up the doors and would not let us forth. So that my speed to Mantua there was stayed." That means if it wasn't for him trying to find a person to go to Mantua, he would have already given the message to Romeo. Also if the friar gave the plan to Romeo, Romeo and Juliet would have been alive together without the strife of their parents.

I think that Romeo and Juliet are at fault for their deaths. both of them did stupid things for their ages, that would obviously make their parents made. They were smart enough to know that both of their parents hate each other. In the prolouge of Romeo and Juliet it states, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife"(Prolouge). This shows that they were a pair of star crossed loves who knew there love was doomed from the start.

I think it's Friar John's fault. If Frair Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion and forget to tell Romeo about it then Romeo would have never thought that Juliet actually died and he wouldn't have killed himself, which wouldn't have caused Juliet to kill herself once she woke up. "I couldn’t send it. Here it is."(Shakespeare,5.2) Friar John told this to Friar Lawrence and then Friar Lawrence goes to the grave to try and help Romeo and Juliet only to see them both dead

The main reason why Romeo and Juliet died was because of the hatred between their families and the fate that was determined by that hate. Their fate included all the people that knew about them and the path they took together.
"The fearful passage of their death-marked love
And the continuance of their parents' rage (Shakespeare Prologue)." The path that they took because of their love was greatly influenced with the two families' rage towards each other. They rebelled against the hate with love and because of their fate it didn't end well. All the people that assisted them, like Friar Lawrence and the Nurse, were part of their inevitable fate. They are not right or wrong by helping them and it is not really their fault, however, they could have done things that would have helped them both and their families.

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..."

The hatred between the two families is responsible because their feud is what prompted Romeo and Juliet to marry in secret so that their parents won'f find them. If they were not fighting each other, then Romeo and Juliet would have married and live happily ever after. It even says in the prologue that the long feud between the two families can only be buried by their children's death, which makes it the families fault.

The core reason was the title of Paris. Had Count Paris have been of lower rank socioeconomically, Juliet's parents would not have been compelled to arrange the marriage. Juliet's- lack of- love for Paris and her parents caused Juliet to fake her own death. Romeo fell for Juliet's ploy and killed himself. When Juliet found out Romeo committed suicide, she did the same.
Had Count Paris been of lower status or was out of the picture altogether, then Juliet's parents would not have forced the marriage on Juliet.

I believe in a very basic solution. Their ignorance led to their own deaths. First off, I think that love at such a young age is non-existent. I am 15. so being around Juliet's age group shows me a few things. Every single relationship I have seen my age that included the couple professing has shown later on that their relationship was not based on love, but the desire to have what adults have. She was just having a young girl's fantasy for a knight in shining armor. That is what I got out of Juliet's situation. As for Romeo, he is just a boy prancing around for woman to marry simply because of his hormones. I must admit, though, that there is a possibility that their feelings for each other may have been something considerable, but I do not believe that they could have reached the point where it is to be considered love. Having said that, I believe their suicides were simply out of loyalty, obligation, and a false sense of love.

I believe that Paris is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He was the one that wanted Juliet to marry him and without that Juliet would've never drank the sleeping potion making everyone think she died. Romeo would've never killed himself leading to her death and they are fine. While Romeo's banishment would still affect their relationship it wouldn't result in their deaths.

In my opinion I think that it is both of the families fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. If there wasn't a rivalry between the families, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have to sneak around. Then again in a way it is Romeo and Juliet's fault because they both took their own lives.

In my opinion the fault of Romeo and Juliet's death is caused by various people. For example, the Montagues and Capulets, their feud was the reason that caused the whole thing. If everyone just got along there would've been no feud no deaths, and life would be normal. Its also Romeo and Juliet's fault as well, even if there was no feud, Juliet would've been married off to an older man, her family would've never accepted marriage to Romeo due to the time period they lived in. They were also never thinking about the consequences of their actions. Also falling in love and getting married without barely knowing each other wasn't the greatest decision. Another person's fault is the Friar's, when Juliet told him her plan, why didn't he oppose it and tell her otherwise. He wasn't really helping her. "Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That copest with death himself to scape from it: And, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy. (Shakespeare, 4.1. 74-78.) There were various ways to stop a marriage, and "killing" Juliet is the best they could do?

Personally, I believe that it's Juliet's fault for their deaths. There were many other solutions that were available rather than just blatantly faking your death. Not only this, but she was already showing signs of suicidal behavior. When speaking with Friar about her problem, she explained how she, "Turn to another, this shall slay them both," (Romeo and Juliet 4.1) while presenting a knife. This is her clearly expressing her will to die, even before her fake death. It would have been much smarter to just run away with Romeo, or at the very least, inform him about her plan. If she had just thought more about Friar's suggestion, they would probably still be alive and happy together.

In my opinion, I think Juliet is at fault for the death of the two lovers. She decided to drink the potion without telling Romeo that she would appear to be dead. This led to Romeo killing himself, and then Juliet's own death. The quote, "How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo Come to redeem me? there's a fearful point!" shows that Juliet was only curious about herself suffocating in the tomb (Romeo and Juliet 4:3). Instead, Juliet could have considered the possibility of Romeo not understanding what was wrong with her; she could have thought things through more, with better communication to Romeo about her plans.

There are many opinions on who's fault it is that Romeo and Juliet died, but in my own opinion I believe that both Romeo and Juliet's deaths are merely of their own faults. Although there was an internal war between the two families, Capulets and Montagues, Romeo and Juliet was fate to meet each other, but due to their families high social status, this caused their own deaths. Both Romeo and Juliet jumped into series of actions without thinking it through, such as when Juliet was about to drink the potion, she would've realized there were so many other ways to live with Romeo. They also were not able to communicate with each other, which made Romeo think that Juliet hasn't died, making him depressed and actually commit suicide. This scene is honestly the most famous because of how complicated it is because when Romeo died, Juliet wakes up and she becomes depressed she kills herself after seeing that Romeo died. Truly, this was their own decision to make. In order to back up my claim I found some evidence from the text,

"Come hither, man. I see that thou art poor:
Hold, there is forty ducats: let me have
A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear
As will disperse itself through all the veins
That the life-weary taker may fall dead
And that the trunk may be discharged of breath
As violently as hasty powder fired
Doth hurry from the fatal cannon's womb." (Shakespeare)

"What's here? a cup, closed in my true love's hand?
Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end:
O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop
To help me after? I will kiss thy lips;
Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,
To make die with a restorative." (Shakespeare)

I believe that the servants from both families are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths’. If the servants never fought in the first place, the families wouldn’t hate each other. Romeo and Juliet would have gotten married with no problem. Considering that they could’ve gotten married, Juliet would have never pretended to kill herself because Paris wouldn’t be the Capulet family’s choice for Juliet’s husband. “SAMPSON Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow. They fight” (Shakespeare 1.1 55). This clearly show us that Sampson, a servant for the Capulets, says this to Abraham, a Montague servant. Sampson said to fight if Abraham was brave enough to fight with him. This little situation turned into a huge situation.

I think Romeo and Juliet were at fault for their own deaths because they rushed through their decisions and made them impulsively instead of thinking it through. Also, the lack of communication between the two contributed to their deaths. If they had planned the whole thing before, like Juliet drinking the potion, then maybe Romeo wouldn't have thought she was dead and killed himself. They depended on others like Friar Lawrence to communicate to each other, for instance, when Juliet had Friar send a letter to Romeo and it didn't get there in time because Romeo had heard Juliet passed away and went mad.

I believe that Romeo and Juliet's parents are at fault for their deaths. The hatred between the two families was what I think was the core problem of their situation. If the two families had not been fighting, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to sneak around and try to hide their love. They knew that their families would disapprove. Juliet even wished that Romeo was not a Montague so that she could truly be with him. "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?//Deny thy father and refuse thy name" (Shakespeare). If the families had just stopped being stubborn and gotten over their feud, maybe Juliet and Romeo would have lived.

I think Romeo and Juliet's family is at fault for thier death because the things they had to do to be togetehr was due to their families fued. They knew thier families wouldnt approve of thier love for their family's enemy. This caused them to sneak around and even got Romeo banished. "Is she a Capulet?// O dear account! my life is my foe's debt" is said by Romeo when he finds out Juliet is a capulet. He knows Juliet is supposed to be his enemy. "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?// Deny thy father and refuse thy name." This is said by Juliet beause she wishes Romeo was not a Montague because she knows this will be a problem since their families are enemies.

In my opinion, I believe it was Tybalt's fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. I believe this because he was the one who challenged Romeo to a duel. And that duel led to the death of Mercutio and Romeo's exile. " You shall find me apt. enough to that, sir, and you will give me occasion." This quote gives a reason that it was Tybalt. If Tybalt never asked for a duel, no one would have died.

I believe the hatred between the two families really caused the death of Romeo and Juliet. They were both forbidden to have contact with each other simply because their families are feuding, which lead to them eloping. If they were allowed to love each other peacefully then they wouldn't have had to elope and wouldn't end up dying.

In my opinion I think that both of the families are at fault and then Friar Laurence. Both the families "hated" each other and would have arguments and fights (Shakespeare scene 1 act 1). Then, Friar Laurence was responsible for giving Juliet the sleeping potion. "A sleeping potion ; which so took affect As i attended for it wrought on her," (Shakespeare Act 5, scene 3). If Friar Laurence did not give the potion to Juliet, then she wouldn't have faked her death, and Romeo wouldn't have killed himself.

I think that the families of both Romeo and Juliet are at fault. This is because these two families had a feud that had been going on for a very long time. The parents of Juliet had wanted her to be married to Paris and didn't listen to her opinion at all. Romeo's parents also wanted him to maintain his reputation. Juliet is telling her parents "It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, // Rather than Paris. These are news indeed!"(Shakespeare 3.4). Juliet is trying to tell her parents that she wishes to be with Romeo but her parents get very upset about that. I also blame Friar Lawrence because he could have tried to join the two families together or at least bring some peace with them. Instead, he helped them keep it secret and also by giving Juliet the potion made it worse. When he gave her the potion, he didn't tell Romeo in time that she wasn't truly dead. Friar Lawrence also didn't bother staying with Juliet after she woke up and saw Romeo dead. Friar Lawernce said "Come, come away. // Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead; // And Paris too. Come, I'll dispose of thee"(Shakespeare 5.3). Lawrence doesn't even stay to comfort Juliet, and if he had done that, she might not have stabbed herself. So in short, I think that Friar Lawrence and the families are both at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet.

I think Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He was initially the person to marry them and disobey the stipulations that the families laid down because of their feud. He put the idea in Juliet's head to fake her death and use a risky poison. Juliet was skeptical about the poison at first because she said, "What if it be a poison, which the Friar subtly hath ministered to have me dead..." (Shakespeare). He also failed to relay his message to Romeo about the plan. He said, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight," because he thought Juliet was really dead. If Friar Lawrence's messenger was reliable and got the message to Romeo, his suicide could have been avoided. I think if we go all the way back to the marriage though, Friar Lawrence is the reason they're both dead since he kind of helped their love set on fire.

I'd say it was the Montagues and Capulets fault. If those two sides didn't hate each other, Romeo and Juliet would've been happily married. "Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene." This is how it all happens, the hatred between two families. That's how it lead to Romeo and Juliet's 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 Rosaline is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo had gone to that ball to see Rosaline, he didn't want to fall in love with someone else, but he did. If Rosaline had loved him back simply, Romeo would've married her and never met Juliet. In Act 1, Scene 5 he states his curiosity for finding out who dear Juliet was, "What lady is that which doth enrich the hand
Of yonder knight?" He was no longer worried or hung up over Rosaline, all his attention was on Juliet. If Rosaline loved him back from the start, this would've never happened.

Everyone is to be blamed for Romeo and Juliet's death, but especially Friar Lawrence. After all, it was his idea and his plan that led to all of this. He should have been the wise one and not given Juliet the sleeping potion. “A sleeping potion; which so took effect // As I intended, for it wrought on her // The form of death: meantime I writ to Romeo, // That he should hither come as this dire night, // To help to take her from her borrow'd grave, // Being the time the potion's force should cease (Shakespeare 5.3). But this would have never happened if Romeo and Juliet would have never been so absent minded. There are so many things that everyone wants, but most of us know our limit. Romeo and Juliet should have known their limit, and listened to their mind, not the heart. The heart can lead you blindly through love. But the mind knows whats for the best even though it might not always agree with the heart. There's a time and a place for everything. But at times, you just have to accept some facts and move on. Who knows, maybe if they broke up, Romeo would get over Juliet just like he got over Rosaline.
But, if the families wouldn't have fought, there would be no problem in the first place. If the prince ruled better, he would have put an end to the fighting before Romeo and Juliet fell in love. If Tybalt wouldn't have started a battle with Romeo, he wouldn't have been banished in the first place and Juliet would have never needed to take such a risky step. In conclusion, everyone played a part in the death of Romeo and Juliet. While for some it might've been a small part, it adds up to what was eventually Romeo and Juliet death.

I honestly believe that Romeo is at fault for causing the lovers death. Romeo becomes infatuated with every woman he meets. The second he finds someone whose good enough, he obsesses over them. This happens early on in the play, with Rosaline. Romeo instantly fell in love with Juliet, quickly marrying her.

When he thought she had died, he instantly decided that life wasn't worth living without her. Romeo made his own decision to kill himself, and without Romeo, Juliet had no reason to fake her death, and honestly didn't have any other options.

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 feel that frair Lawrence is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who gave Romeo the idea to marry Juliet. Frair Lawrence wanted to two to be together and made them fall in love if he stayed out the way maybe Romeo and Juliet would have fell for each other.

I believe that is was the nurses fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Because she was supportive of Juliet falling in love with a Capulet. The Nurse believed in love and wanted Juliet to marry a nice - looking husband. "Hie you to church. I must another way,
To fetch a ladder, by the which your love.." This quote shows how the Nurse somewhat pushes Juliet to go to her love, little does she know that she is putting pressure on the 13 year old girl.

The two families are at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet because their feud made it impossible for Romeo and Juliet to love each other. Juliet’s parents would not let her be and demanded an arranged marriage. Their family feud also interfered with their happiness since being seen together would cause an uproar, and possibly deaths. After all, Tybalt was about to kill Romeo but Mercutio stepped in and saved him. According to Romeo and Juliet, “These violent delights have violent ends”(Shakespeare, William 21). Romeo and Juliet knew that their love would bring them happiness, but it would not end well.

I know that some say that Friar Lawrence did not succeed in sending word to Romeo about Juliet faking her death which was why Romeo killed himself to begin with. However, shouldn't Romeo take the blame for killing himself instead of making the right choice to move on? If Romeo wasn't rash, wouldn't he and Juliet been able to have a chance together. But then again, Juliet was the one who took the risk in putting herself in a plan with no support or back up what so ever. Then again, she is a hopelessly in love thirteen year old girl who was being threatened to be disowned if not to marry Paris who I believe is much too old for her. Her back-in-the-day-supporting-nurse, was also not much of help has she told Juliet to forget Romeo and move on with her life after he was banished. The deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio were also contributing factors for if Tybalt had not killed Mercutio, Romeo would not kill Tybalt like he did and then there would have been a chance to solve the conflict without blood. In conclusion, I believe every character in the book had in one way or another resulted in Romeo and Juliet's tragic deaths.

I think Romeo's friends are at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. I believe this because if Romeo's friends hadn't encouraged him to do something they knew was wrong he never would've met Juliet. I understand that his friends were trying to make him happier from his failed love from Rosaline, but the could've done something fin without it being against the rules. If Romeo had never gone to the capulet party he never would've seen Juliet and fell instantly in love. They wouldn't have had the love that eventually leads to both of their deaths because of the great love they have for each other. As seen from the text we can see Benvolio encouraging Romeo to go.
"At this same ancient feast of Capulet's
Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so lovest,
With all the admired beauties of Verona:
Go thither; and, with unattainted eye,
Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow."

Could it be possible that no one was at fault really and truly for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?