Romeo and Juliet are dead, that much is obvious. However, someone must be applicable to blame. Of course, it is a tale of two teenagers that immediately 'fall in love'. Shakespeare wrote up the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet many years ago, detailing the lives of two teens that believe they are, in fact, in love. In only three days of completely excessive drama, six people die and hearts are ripped apart. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is about immature children that died because of their families fighting and the carelessness of Friar Laurence.
Romeo and Juliet can easily blame their parents for what happened to them. "A Thursday let it be - a Thursday, tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl. Will you be ready? Do you like this haste?" …show more content…
He is the one who went along with the children and allowed them to be married, even though that was not what their parents wanted. Had he not done this, Romeo and Juliet would most likely still be alive. If they were not married, Romeo would not of gone to Juliet's grave, and Juliet would not of asked the friar for the potion. "If, rather than to marry County Pais, thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to scape from it; and, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy," (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 75-84). This part of the story is where the friar has gone wrong the most. Had he never given Juliet the potion, Romeo wouldn't of ever expected she was dead, thus sparing both of their lives. Afterall, he died because he thought she was dead, and she died because he died. Friar Laurence also messed up in act five, in which he gave the letter addressed to Romeo to Friar John. Friar John was unable to deliver the message, and so Romeo never knew that Juliet had not actually died. Of course, Friar Laurence could have gone to the graveyard where Juliet was and waited until she awoke while John delivered the mail, but instead he was too foolish. Because of his actions, Romeo went to the grave instead to kill himself. The friar is partly responsible because of his carelessness in the whole story, besides the …show more content…
This may not be completely true. One could state this because they allow their emotions and thoughts to take over their actions. "Romeo and Juliet are destroyed by their own love... love's passion blots out reason and leads to destructive behavior," (Kerschen 2). Sure, the whole reason they died was because they loved each other, but there is one thing invalid about the statement: 'passion blots out reason'. There was a good reasoning behind the actions of the children, and it wasn't just because they loved each other. "Romeo and Juliet are foolish children [that refuse] to obey constituted authority," (Kerschen 2). This is true, but it doesn't necessarily mean that this is the reason they died. The two of them disobeyed their parents because Montague and Capulet didn't care about what their children wanted or cared about. The fingers can be pointed right back at the parents. Love didn't exactly create this tragedy - the lack of it did. Romeo and Juliet were definitely in love - at first sight or not - but are not the reason they
Romeo and Juliet can easily blame their parents for what happened to them. "A Thursday let it be - a Thursday, tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl. Will you be ready? Do you like this haste?" …show more content…
He is the one who went along with the children and allowed them to be married, even though that was not what their parents wanted. Had he not done this, Romeo and Juliet would most likely still be alive. If they were not married, Romeo would not of gone to Juliet's grave, and Juliet would not of asked the friar for the potion. "If, rather than to marry County Pais, thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to scape from it; and, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy," (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 75-84). This part of the story is where the friar has gone wrong the most. Had he never given Juliet the potion, Romeo wouldn't of ever expected she was dead, thus sparing both of their lives. Afterall, he died because he thought she was dead, and she died because he died. Friar Laurence also messed up in act five, in which he gave the letter addressed to Romeo to Friar John. Friar John was unable to deliver the message, and so Romeo never knew that Juliet had not actually died. Of course, Friar Laurence could have gone to the graveyard where Juliet was and waited until she awoke while John delivered the mail, but instead he was too foolish. Because of his actions, Romeo went to the grave instead to kill himself. The friar is partly responsible because of his carelessness in the whole story, besides the …show more content…
This may not be completely true. One could state this because they allow their emotions and thoughts to take over their actions. "Romeo and Juliet are destroyed by their own love... love's passion blots out reason and leads to destructive behavior," (Kerschen 2). Sure, the whole reason they died was because they loved each other, but there is one thing invalid about the statement: 'passion blots out reason'. There was a good reasoning behind the actions of the children, and it wasn't just because they loved each other. "Romeo and Juliet are foolish children [that refuse] to obey constituted authority," (Kerschen 2). This is true, but it doesn't necessarily mean that this is the reason they died. The two of them disobeyed their parents because Montague and Capulet didn't care about what their children wanted or cared about. The fingers can be pointed right back at the parents. Love didn't exactly create this tragedy - the lack of it did. Romeo and Juliet were definitely in love - at first sight or not - but are not the reason they