Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths in William Shakespeares Romeo a

Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and JulietRomantic love stories are often ended with a tragedy, because of loss of passion or a love one. These tragedies are often the result of one persons actions that ended someones life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love. Unfortunately their love comes to an end, along with their lives, because of a misunderstanding and a persistent feud surrounded by their families. Although there are many characters in this play that permit contributed to Romeo and Juliets death, Friar Laurence is the person most to blame.Friar Laurences actions without the play resulted in the two star crossed lovers death. He assisted the two when they wanted to get married, which began the disastrous events in the play. Friar Laurence says to RomeoIn one respect Ill thy assistant be.For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households rancour to pure lov e.(II.iii.86-88)When he says this, he is stating he will assist Romeo by marring the two, because through the marriage their families may learn to love each other therefore ending the fight. Friar Laurence only married the two lovers because he thought it would have a positive impact on the families feud. However, he should of thought about the consequences and how since the head of the families were unaware, the marriage could only have negative affects. Also, they were never m...

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