Romeo And Juliet Dbq

In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, a tragic love story about two teenagers who fall in love despite the conflict between their families. In the end Romeo and juliet, along with other characters, die. So in these tragic deaths, who is to blame? This paper will explain who or what in my opinion is to blame and why.
First off Fate has a huge part in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Fate has a part in many actions in this story. For example Mercutio and Tybalt were fighting and Mercutio got hurt, he says “A plague a both houses” and from then on nothing good happens. So it was kind of like he said a curse and the universe made it come true. And the DBQ says “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes”("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame". Doc. A) which is saying “ these two unlucky children are born with Fate not on their sides.”
Another cause of their deaths is their family’s feud. If their families wouldn’t be fighting and nobody would have to have died. If they didn’t have a feud going on then it would be okay for Romeo and Juliet to get married so they wouldn’t have to hide it. Also, Tybalt might not hate Romeo and that would keep Mercutio and Tybalt from getting in a fight and that would have saved …show more content…
Doc. D). However when she pleads Lord Capulet says “ Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’Thursday, Or never look me in the face: Speak not, reply not, do not answer me; My fingers itch.” ("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame". Doc. D). If Juliet’s parents wouldn’t have pushed her so hard to marry someone that she didn’t want to marry, then she wouldn’t have been so eager to disobey