Romeo And Juliet Who's To Blame

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In this lovely, but tragic, play follows the story of Romeo and Juliet. The two star-crossed lovers who were supposed to be destined for greatest, but, in the end it took a turn for the worst. Who’s to blame for these young lovers death, the nurse and themselves of course. Their motive was to be together but it then resulted with blood being shed.

First of all, Romeo was a charmer from a rival family who was captured by Juliet’s beauty. It was like a “love at first sight” feeling between the two, even with him at first being in love with Rosaline. The feud between the families was so serious it lead to the death of a member from each royal family. As stated in lines 57-64 Act 3, scene 3, he confesses his love for her to Friar Lawrence

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