Many forces are to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In the tragic play, Romeo and Juliet are teenagers whose families are enemies. They meet at a party and fall in love at first sight. Just hours later they get married in secret, and this sets off a chain of events that leads to their untimely deaths. There were many causes for Romeo and Juliet's deaths, including the feud between the families, character flaws, and timing.
The feud contributed the Romeo and Juliet's demise. If the feud didn't exist they wouldn't have had to hide their love and they could have had time to develop their relationship. Also,they wouldn’t have gotten married so fast and they wouldn’t have had to keep secrets. Their families would have probably accepted …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet were extremely impulsive, almost to the point where you would think something is mentally wrong with them. Romeo shows this when he says “Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized./Henceforth I never will be Romeo.”(2.2.50-51) This is Romeo saying that he was willing to marry Juliet right then. Furthermore, they were quick to anger or be over dramatic, though this may be due to their young age. According to Dana.org, “A prepubertal 13-year-old boy was just as likely to become argumentative with his parents as a 13-year-old with a brain awash in pubertal hormones, but the latter was more likely to show a rapid escalation of anger in this situation.” Thirdly, they are both very secretive. This may be due to the nature of the feud, but it was a character flaw …show more content…
He shouldn't have left them alone in the tomb when he knew Juliet was as impulsive as she was. Her husband had just died; therefore, he could have inferred that she was going to do something rash. He shouldn’t have left just because he heard a noise, “I hear some noise.”(5.3.163) He also should have sent the letter to Romeo sooner, otr asked someone who didn’t need a guide to get to the next town over. If he had sent the letter just hours earlier or sent someone more competent to do the job, it could have prevented the tragedy. Moreover, he should have told people after it all went wrong with Juliet. I think he could have told the two families about Juliet and Romeo's marriage instead of giving Juliet a potion to put her in a
The feud contributed the Romeo and Juliet's demise. If the feud didn't exist they wouldn't have had to hide their love and they could have had time to develop their relationship. Also,they wouldn’t have gotten married so fast and they wouldn’t have had to keep secrets. Their families would have probably accepted …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet were extremely impulsive, almost to the point where you would think something is mentally wrong with them. Romeo shows this when he says “Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized./Henceforth I never will be Romeo.”(2.2.50-51) This is Romeo saying that he was willing to marry Juliet right then. Furthermore, they were quick to anger or be over dramatic, though this may be due to their young age. According to Dana.org, “A prepubertal 13-year-old boy was just as likely to become argumentative with his parents as a 13-year-old with a brain awash in pubertal hormones, but the latter was more likely to show a rapid escalation of anger in this situation.” Thirdly, they are both very secretive. This may be due to the nature of the feud, but it was a character flaw …show more content…
He shouldn't have left them alone in the tomb when he knew Juliet was as impulsive as she was. Her husband had just died; therefore, he could have inferred that she was going to do something rash. He shouldn’t have left just because he heard a noise, “I hear some noise.”(5.3.163) He also should have sent the letter to Romeo sooner, otr asked someone who didn’t need a guide to get to the next town over. If he had sent the letter just hours earlier or sent someone more competent to do the job, it could have prevented the tragedy. Moreover, he should have told people after it all went wrong with Juliet. I think he could have told the two families about Juliet and Romeo's marriage instead of giving Juliet a potion to put her in a