Romeo and Juliet's unfortunate suicidal deaths are the cause of a lack of communication between Romeo, Juliet and their parents. Many other attributes of the situation resulted in the lack of communication and there death, but this is the heart of the problem. Teenagers including Romeo and Juliet will perform much riskier actions if they have no one to have a frank discussion with. If Lord Capulet was able to speak to Juliet without conveying disgust to Juliet, then the entire massacre could have been averted. The nurse also was a cause of both Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because she could have been able to comfort Juliet in times of need but she didn’t. Understandable at this time in society this was not commonplace.
Of course ultimately it was Romeo and Juliet who killed themselves, so you could argue that that the cause of their deaths were themselves. That is a simplistic and not a well thought out approach because among other things …show more content…
The nurse was in a position with her seeing Juliet so often to act as a psychological aid, but in the end she went along with Lord and Lady Capulet. For example, “Romeo is banishèd, and all the world to nothing That he dares ne'er come back to challenge you.(3.5.10)” This is saying that Rome is banished and that he will never come back to challenge you. The nurse should have thought that her words have actions and in this case the result was the death of Juliet.
Cultural expectations that a girl or boy who is 13 is able to go through a period of intense love without needing any help is what caused Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Purly the cause of their deaths was the absence on the Montagues and the Capulets to have someone who could talk openly with them. This was a result of cultural expectations and the people themselves. Friar Laurence tried to fill this position, but not being part of either of the two families he had no way to make his plans
Of course ultimately it was Romeo and Juliet who killed themselves, so you could argue that that the cause of their deaths were themselves. That is a simplistic and not a well thought out approach because among other things …show more content…
The nurse was in a position with her seeing Juliet so often to act as a psychological aid, but in the end she went along with Lord and Lady Capulet. For example, “Romeo is banishèd, and all the world to nothing That he dares ne'er come back to challenge you.(3.5.10)” This is saying that Rome is banished and that he will never come back to challenge you. The nurse should have thought that her words have actions and in this case the result was the death of Juliet.
Cultural expectations that a girl or boy who is 13 is able to go through a period of intense love without needing any help is what caused Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Purly the cause of their deaths was the absence on the Montagues and the Capulets to have someone who could talk openly with them. This was a result of cultural expectations and the people themselves. Friar Laurence tried to fill this position, but not being part of either of the two families he had no way to make his plans