The Consequences Of Romeo And Juliet

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“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice”- Unknown. The death of Juliet could be blamed on many, including her impulsiveness, the meddling of Friar and Nurse and Juliet’s habit of being extremely hasty. That’s just half of the problem, the other half was all dependent on her choices. It was all up to her, whether or not to marry Romeo in the first hours of meeting each other, she had many choices but she ended up making the wrong decision which eventually lead to her ultimate consequence of

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