Blame In Shakespeare's 'Romeo And Juliet'

Blame Game: Essay Version Romeo Montague, a character from William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. An overdramatic, impulsive and helpless romantic. Romeo fell in and out of love very easily, depending on what his heart desired. He was the offspring of the royal King and Queen Montague. Most would say he was the main character in the play. Sadly, however, this main character meets his ultimate demise towards the end of this piece. It is easy to blame Romeo’s death on the following three reasons: falling in love with Juliet, killing Tybalt with rage, and later killing himself over Juliet. Juliet’s father, King Capulet, hosted a party one evening. Romeo and his friends decided to sneak into this party, which was one of the worst decisions they could have made. While at the party, Romeo made direct eye contact with Juliet, and it was love at first sight. Romeo says, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (1.4 51.52). All that came after Romeo and Juliet meeting was trouble. If Romeo never went to the party he would not have met Juliet and if …show more content…
Because he was there, at an all Capulet’s party, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, saw him and became very enraged. This eventually led to Tybalt wanting to fight and Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio, stepping in to defend Romeo. While doing so, Tybalt fatally kills Mercutio. Romeo becomes very disgruntled after this and makes a vengeful impulsive decision to slay Tybalt. Romeo shouts, “That thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul/Is but a little way above our heads,/Staying thing to keep him company./Either thou or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1 88.89.90.100). Killing Tybalt causes Romeo’s banishment. If he was not banished he would not have had to come back to Verona to find Juliet’s “dead” body, and if he never found Juliet’s “dead” body he would not have made the decision to kill