A pair of star-crossed lovers doomed by their household’s dignity. Romeo and Juliet’s love story has a hard ending, but who is to blame for their deaths? There are many who could be blamed for their deaths. However, there is only one person who acted out of selfishness and that's Juliet’s father. Juliet’s father is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because, first he told Paris she’s too young, but he can try, then he forces her to marry, and finally he threatened to disown her for disobeying him.
Lord Capulet is the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s demise for from the beginning of their love story he was making decisions for Juliet without her consent or thoughts and changing his mind to often. “ My child is yet a stranger in the world; She …show more content…
“ Monday! ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon, O' Thursday let it be: o' Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl. We'll keep no great ado,--a friend or two; For, hark you, Tybalt being slain so late, It may be thought we held him carelessly, Being our kinsman, if we revel much: Therefore we'll have some half a dozen friends, And there an end. But what say you to Thursday?”(Act 3 scene 4, 19-28). Without consulting his daughter Capulet decides to have Juliet marry Paris for he believes this will stop her grieving and give her something to make her happy. Juliet cannot do this since she is already married and doesn’t want to marry Paris so she says no and to get out of this situation she takes a potion to make her look dead accidentally fooling Romeo who kills himself, then she kills herself when she finds him dead. If he had asked her what she wanted and hadn’t pushed her to quickly marry she wouldn’t have planned to escape and …show more content…
“ And then to have a wretched puling fool, A whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, To answer 'I'll not wed; I cannot love, I am too young; I pray you, pardon me.' But, as you will not wed, I'll pardon you: Graze where you will you shall not house with me: Look to't, think on't, I do not use to jest. Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise: And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets. For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee good: Trust to't, bethink you; I'll not be forsworn.” (Act 3 Scene 5, 184-196). He threatens to throw Juliet out and disown her. This makes Juliet feel betrayed and that she can’t trust anyone. So, she plans to look dead then run away, this goes badly and she and Romeo end up dying. Even with the evidence given some do believe that Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death and not Lord Capulet. It is true that he may have factored into part of the problem like if he had warned Romeo's servant first instead just sending the letter that never made it twice. Romeo would have more likely have had the message and the plan, and neither Romeo nor Juliet would have died. However, Friar Laurence would not have had to come up with that plan anyway if Juliet's father had not changed his mind or threatened to disown Juliet
Lord Capulet is the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s demise for from the beginning of their love story he was making decisions for Juliet without her consent or thoughts and changing his mind to often. “ My child is yet a stranger in the world; She …show more content…
“ Monday! ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon, O' Thursday let it be: o' Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl. We'll keep no great ado,--a friend or two; For, hark you, Tybalt being slain so late, It may be thought we held him carelessly, Being our kinsman, if we revel much: Therefore we'll have some half a dozen friends, And there an end. But what say you to Thursday?”(Act 3 scene 4, 19-28). Without consulting his daughter Capulet decides to have Juliet marry Paris for he believes this will stop her grieving and give her something to make her happy. Juliet cannot do this since she is already married and doesn’t want to marry Paris so she says no and to get out of this situation she takes a potion to make her look dead accidentally fooling Romeo who kills himself, then she kills herself when she finds him dead. If he had asked her what she wanted and hadn’t pushed her to quickly marry she wouldn’t have planned to escape and …show more content…
“ And then to have a wretched puling fool, A whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, To answer 'I'll not wed; I cannot love, I am too young; I pray you, pardon me.' But, as you will not wed, I'll pardon you: Graze where you will you shall not house with me: Look to't, think on't, I do not use to jest. Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise: And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets. For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee good: Trust to't, bethink you; I'll not be forsworn.” (Act 3 Scene 5, 184-196). He threatens to throw Juliet out and disown her. This makes Juliet feel betrayed and that she can’t trust anyone. So, she plans to look dead then run away, this goes badly and she and Romeo end up dying. Even with the evidence given some do believe that Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death and not Lord Capulet. It is true that he may have factored into part of the problem like if he had warned Romeo's servant first instead just sending the letter that never made it twice. Romeo would have more likely have had the message and the plan, and neither Romeo nor Juliet would have died. However, Friar Laurence would not have had to come up with that plan anyway if Juliet's father had not changed his mind or threatened to disown Juliet