Explain Who Is To Blame For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”. (5.3.320-321). The dramatic play Romeo and Juliet- perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare’s works. This play is a love story of two young children of feuding families. Their famous tragic ends have raised many questions among readers, but the biggest question is most likely who is to blame. I believe that the ends of Romeo and Juliet were the faults of Romeo, Friar Lawrence, and the society’s way of life. .

Although it seems unfair to blame the victim, I blame Romeo for his part in his own and Juliet’s death. To start of, he goes to the Capulet party with a bunch of his friends, even though it’s very clear to Romeo that he is not wanted there. When Romeo first hears of this party, the servingman actually says “and, if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray
First off, Friar Lawrence is in a really ideal position to put an end to this feud, but the closest he gets is marrying Romeo to Juliet. Think about it. He is neither on the Capulet or the Montague side, meaning that he can talk to both families, and advise them both. Most importantly, he is one of God’s servants. In just about all great families of old, religion played a really important part. If he went to the heads of both houses and told them that God would really not like this feud, and that the only way to get into heaven was to have friendship to your neighbors, the families would most likely listen. It might not fix the feud completely, but it could help. It would definitely not hurt- yet we don’t see the Friar really doing this at all. Finally, the Friar really screws up when he does this one little action- “He exits.” (5.3.165) This is right before Juliet kills herself. Friar Lawrence hears this little noise somewhere in the tomb, freaks out, and leaves a girl that he knows has already considered suicide. A really bad call on his