Who Is To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet
The Lover’s Fate
Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person's control. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet was entirely out of their control, and could only be blamed on fate. We have all had the experience of a perfect storm of multiple causes ruining a day’s plan, while entirely out of your control. It is frustrating and impossible to overcome. Worse yet, is when we are blamed for the failure. We cannot blame the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet on the two children. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were entirely out of their control, left up only to the will of Fate.
The unintentional actions of the characters caused consequences far greater than the actions. Friar John said to Friar Lawrence "I could not send it - here it is again - nor' get a messenger to bring it thee…" Romeo and Juliet couldn’t help the fact that John couldn’t deliver Lawrence’s message. Friar Lawrence's potion makes Romeo believe that Juliet is actually dead. In Lawrence’s attempt to help Romeo and Juliet, he managed to fool the family into believing Juliet was dead, but further, fooled Romeo as well. This lead to Romeo killing himself, believing that Juliet was dead, when in fact, Lawrence was trying to save the love. Had Friar John been successful, Romeo would have …show more content…
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet will finally end the feud between the two households. The original plan was laid out by Juliet’s father and was that Juliet would marry Paris. This, even with Lord Capulet’s wisdom and age, would have led Juliet into a long loveless life, identical to that of her parents. Even in her youth, Juliet finds the love she desires in Romeo, but her feelings are smothered by her father’s impending will. After discovering their children dead, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague speak of honoring each other’s child. "O brother Montague, give me thy hand." After many years of hate, the two innocent lovers are doomed to die, to end the
Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person's control. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet was entirely out of their control, and could only be blamed on fate. We have all had the experience of a perfect storm of multiple causes ruining a day’s plan, while entirely out of your control. It is frustrating and impossible to overcome. Worse yet, is when we are blamed for the failure. We cannot blame the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet on the two children. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were entirely out of their control, left up only to the will of Fate.
The unintentional actions of the characters caused consequences far greater than the actions. Friar John said to Friar Lawrence "I could not send it - here it is again - nor' get a messenger to bring it thee…" Romeo and Juliet couldn’t help the fact that John couldn’t deliver Lawrence’s message. Friar Lawrence's potion makes Romeo believe that Juliet is actually dead. In Lawrence’s attempt to help Romeo and Juliet, he managed to fool the family into believing Juliet was dead, but further, fooled Romeo as well. This lead to Romeo killing himself, believing that Juliet was dead, when in fact, Lawrence was trying to save the love. Had Friar John been successful, Romeo would have …show more content…
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet will finally end the feud between the two households. The original plan was laid out by Juliet’s father and was that Juliet would marry Paris. This, even with Lord Capulet’s wisdom and age, would have led Juliet into a long loveless life, identical to that of her parents. Even in her youth, Juliet finds the love she desires in Romeo, but her feelings are smothered by her father’s impending will. After discovering their children dead, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague speak of honoring each other’s child. "O brother Montague, give me thy hand." After many years of hate, the two innocent lovers are doomed to die, to end the