The tragedy of William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, occurs due to multiple factors including the actions of characters, secrecy and the family feud. There was no one person who could be blamed for the tragedy, as it involved multiple different characters who all played a different role. The tragedy itself includes the deaths of Mercutio, Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet. There were also the deaths of other characters such as Paris and Lady Montague of which were caused by the events of the tragedy. The events began when Tybalt slew Mercutio, causing Romeo to become enraged, acting as a catalyst for the events to follow as Romeo’s rage leads him to kill Tybalt and getting himself banished. The tragedy could have been avoided if one important factor had been carefully considered.
The primary factor that caused the tragic deaths was the secrecy of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage. The secrecy of their marriage …show more content…
Romeo would not have had to kill Paris if his and Juliet’s love was common knowledge. Sharing their relationship would not have been much of a bad thing, and it could very well have reunited the two houses. Both lords had said that they were tired of fighting and wanted only peace between their houses. The only problem would have been Tybalt’s anger and hatred of peace and Romeo. Their relationship would not have been frowned upon by anyone else. Lord Capulet even said to Tybalt at the party to, ‘let (Romeo) alone, He bears him like a portly gentleman…I would not for the wealth of all the town…do him disparagement.’ (Act I, scene v, Line 65-70). If Lord Capulet had known of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, he would not have forced Juliet to marry Paris, as she would have Romeo to take care of her and inherit his wealth. This would have meant that the friar would not have had to create the plan that would eventually lead to the lover’s
The primary factor that caused the tragic deaths was the secrecy of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage. The secrecy of their marriage …show more content…
Romeo would not have had to kill Paris if his and Juliet’s love was common knowledge. Sharing their relationship would not have been much of a bad thing, and it could very well have reunited the two houses. Both lords had said that they were tired of fighting and wanted only peace between their houses. The only problem would have been Tybalt’s anger and hatred of peace and Romeo. Their relationship would not have been frowned upon by anyone else. Lord Capulet even said to Tybalt at the party to, ‘let (Romeo) alone, He bears him like a portly gentleman…I would not for the wealth of all the town…do him disparagement.’ (Act I, scene v, Line 65-70). If Lord Capulet had known of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, he would not have forced Juliet to marry Paris, as she would have Romeo to take care of her and inherit his wealth. This would have meant that the friar would not have had to create the plan that would eventually lead to the lover’s