One of the reasons Lord Capulet should be punished is because he was way too hard and strict on Juliet, which made her confused. In act 3 scene 5, Lord Capulet claims that Juliet …show more content…
Juliet decided to fake her death and run away with Romeo since her father was being so cruel to her. In act 4 scene 1, she went to Friar Lawrence who told her to “take this vial… you’ll seem dead… you’ll be put in a tomb… Romeo will take you away to Mantua.” Because Juliet thought this was her only option, considering the other ones, she took the vial so that she wouldn’t have to marry someone that she didn’t love or be kicked out of her own house. The plan backfired because Romeo didn’t receive the news in time, and ended up killing himself because he couldn’t imagine life without Juliet. In act 5 scene 3, when Romeo is looking at Juliet’s dead body, he exclaims “come, bitter poison, come unsavory guide! You desperate pilot, let’s crash this sea-weary ship into the rocks! Here’s to my love.” This shows that Romeo killed himself because he couldn’t bear the thought of being alive without Juliet with him. Once Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo’s body, she is very unhappy because the person she loves is dead. She says “I will kiss your lips. Perhaps there’s still some poison on them, to make me die with a kiss” (Act 5 Scene 3.) Because Lord Capulet was going to force her to marry a man she didn’t love, she thought running away with Romeo was the only way out, but they both ended up dead because of a miscommunication.
In conclusion, Lord Capulet was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death because he was too hard on Juliet, he was going to force her to marry Paris, and because of that she saw no other choice but to fake her own death. Lord Capulet caused Juliet to feel unwanted so she was going to run away with Romeo. Because things didn’t work out, and the plan didn’t follow through, Romeo and Juliet both ended up dead. Lord Capulet is found responsible and should be the one to be