Essay On Blame In Romeo And Juliet
Why is blame so easy to hand out yet so hard to be handed? By definition, blame is the responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing. People tend to blame others or events for the sorrows in their lives, yet most can never stop and accept the repercussions of their own actions. For example, a bad test grade can only put blame onto the taker for not studying or seeking help. Likewise, a mere victim of a random shooting cannot be held accountable for the actions of the shooter, who is blamed fully. However, in the tragic ending of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the plot is full of accusations and offenders, not a single guilty party. When pin pointing blame for the outcome of the play, it can be dispersed across the board. However, there are multiple
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Marrying the two lovers, possibly for his own agenda, creates a problem that eventually turns fatal. When analyzing the words of Shakespeare a conclusion can be drawn that Friar Lawrence married the two for his own ego, hoping to bring an end to the Capulet-Montague feud. The second strike is the failed plan of talking to the prince about Romeo’s banishment. Before the wedding between Paris and Juliet, Friar plans to convince the prince to remove the banishment and have Romeo return to Verona. With this outcome, the lives of many may have been pardoned. He never gets around to it though, and the wedding plans proceed. The final strike is trusting in another man to deliver an important message which was promised a delivery. Friar places his trust in Friar John, who fails to deliver the plan to Romeo due to a sickness. As Romeo does not receive word of the plan (Juliet will fake her death and Romeo will come and the two will run away) he believes his love is actually dead. As Romeo rushes to the tomb, the Friar does as well, only arriving a moment too late to find a weeping Juliet, a murdered Paris, and a poisoned Romeo. His incompetence and sheer unwillingness to think about the consequences of his actions, are equally to blame for the young lives lost as the poison and
Marrying the two lovers, possibly for his own agenda, creates a problem that eventually turns fatal. When analyzing the words of Shakespeare a conclusion can be drawn that Friar Lawrence married the two for his own ego, hoping to bring an end to the Capulet-Montague feud. The second strike is the failed plan of talking to the prince about Romeo’s banishment. Before the wedding between Paris and Juliet, Friar plans to convince the prince to remove the banishment and have Romeo return to Verona. With this outcome, the lives of many may have been pardoned. He never gets around to it though, and the wedding plans proceed. The final strike is trusting in another man to deliver an important message which was promised a delivery. Friar places his trust in Friar John, who fails to deliver the plan to Romeo due to a sickness. As Romeo does not receive word of the plan (Juliet will fake her death and Romeo will come and the two will run away) he believes his love is actually dead. As Romeo rushes to the tomb, the Friar does as well, only arriving a moment too late to find a weeping Juliet, a murdered Paris, and a poisoned Romeo. His incompetence and sheer unwillingness to think about the consequences of his actions, are equally to blame for the young lives lost as the poison and