Who Is Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet Essay

Life is based on the choices you make, but fate also plays a role. When someone is in the midst of making a decision, they must think of some of the possible outcomes. In the story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo, Friar Lawrence, and the two kindreds (Capulets and Montagues) were to put at fault. Romeo was brave and completely oblivious of most of the events that were happening. After Mercutio passed away, Romeo became vengeful and “Tybalt [was slain by the hand of Romeo].” (V, III, 158-159) Romeo’s anger had gotten in the way of how he was thinking. His rage got the best of him. Before he walked into the party that the Capulet’s held, he claimed to have had “a dream [about that night]” and that it happened to be about his “untimely death.” (I, IV, 49 & 111) Although he had this dream about fate cutting his life short if he went to the party, he still decided to go. Had he never gone, Lady Montague, Juliet, Romeo, etc. would be still alive. Romeo did not understand the effects of this decision. …show more content…
His selfish desire to “no longer stay” leads to the demise of an innocent and heartbroken girl. (V, III, 159) Thinking of how badly this could hurt his reputation, he thought abandoning Juliet was the best answer. He wasn’t aware of the amount of emotions he put her through. When Romeo was banished from Verona, he immediately went to the Friar. The Friar’s plan was for Romeo to live in Mantua till they “...can find a time/ To blaze [the marriage of Romeo and Juliet], reconcile [with] friends/ Beg pardon of the Prince….” (III, III, 150-152) Despite his good intentions, his ideas never had a balance of logic and emotion. His plans just contained the logic. He admits to the Prince of everything that happened, to the blessing of the marriage he gave to Romeo and Juliet to how he decided to deserted