William Shakespeare s Romeo And Juliet - 1521 Words

Normally when something goes wrong, people will point fingers and blame the person responsible. In William Shakespeare’s story, â€Å"Romeo and Juliet,† two teenagers fall in love with each other, but due to some characters’ actions, Romeo and Juliet die. Their loss turns the love story into a tragedy. The Capulet’s house, Friar Laurence, and Romeo can be held responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The first ones to be blamed for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are the people in the Capulet’s house because of the mistakes they made and how rough the men were. One reason why the Capulet house is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is because of their messenger. The messenger is accountable of their deaths because in the†¦show more content†¦This would have changed the plot immensely. The second person from the Capulet’s house who is responsible for the tragedy is Tybalt. Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo as revenge fo r Romeo coming to the ball, but when they fought, Tybalt missed Romeo and killed Mercutio instead. So when Mercutio died, Romeo killed Tybalt (792). This shows that Tybalt is liable because his actions led to Romeo’s exile, which made Juliet depressed since her husband was no longer allowed in Verona. But when she was grieving, everyone else thought she was upset about her cousin’s death. This then led to the forced, arranged marriage between Juliet and Paris, because Lord Capulet thought a cheerful event would overshine the past deaths. Due to this, however, Juliet and Friar Laurence made the plan which lead to the tragedy of the story. The last person from the Capulet’s house is Lord Capulet. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet says to her, â€Å"I’ll give you to my friend; and you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, nor what is mine shall ne’er do the good. Trust to’t, bethink you: I’ll not be forsworn† (814). This shows that Lord Capulet is guilty for the adversity because Juliet didn’t want to be disowned by her father, but also she did not want to take vows with Paris. This caused Juliet to go to the Friar, and