Forbidden Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In the famous play, “Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare, there are many people to blame for the tragedies that occur. The play is a prime example of forbidden love. The people who are at blame for these misfortunes that happen are Romeo and Juliet’s families. The feud between the two families played a role in almost all of the catastrophes that took place in Verona. As the prologue states, “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (Shakespeare, 377 ). This means that both of the families are very prestigious and have had a grudge for a long time.
First of all, if the feud between the two families would have ended, …show more content…
Lord Capulet changed the wedding date because he thought it would help Juliet get her mind off of her cousin, Tybalt’s, death. He still doesn’t know about Juliet and Romeo, and orders, “Send for the county. Go tell him of this. I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning” (Shakespeare, 455 ). Friar Lawrence’s plan would've worked out because he would of had enough time to get the letter of Juliet’s plan to Romeo and Juliet could have escaped to Mantua. Romeo did not get the letter, and as a result, he thought Juliet was dead in her tomb, and he killed himself.
On the other hand, some may argue that Friar Lawrence was to blame for the tragedies that occurred in Romeo and Juliet. This point of view makes sense because the Friar was the one who consented to marry Romeo and Juliet. Also, the Friar gave Juliet the sleeping potion that caused Romeo to kill himself. Lastly, the Friar trusted someone to deliver news of Juliet’s plan to take the vial, and the letter never got to Romeo. However, the Friar wouldn’t have had to get involved if the families rival was solved. Therefore, the two families of Romeo and Juliet were to blame for the tragedies that took

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Forbidden Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet