The tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare can be blamed on many individuals. Lord and Lady Capulet and Lord and Lady Montague can be blamed because of the long lasting feud both families did not want to end with each other. Some people blame the Nurse because she knew the relationship between Romeo and Juliet and did not try to stop it. Many people blame Friar Lawrence because of how involved he was in the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence married them in hopes…
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Romeo and Juliet In the play Romeo and Juliet, the nurse and Friar Lawrence do have some similar functions and also differences which take part. Most of their similarities and differences play a big part in the story. They both are strongly trusted by Romeo and Juliet. They both help Romeo and Juliet with their problems by keeping and sending secrets and also they both disagree with their family feud as they think it’s useless. Above all they support their relationship; this is what builds their…
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Responsibility In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare emphasizes the idea that many factors led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The rivalry between the two families, the Montagues and Capulets, is the reason Romeo and Juliet cannot be together and their relationship is kept a secret. Due to many challenging obstacles and impulsive decisions, the title characters die tragically. Everyone in the play is responsible for the demises of the title characters because the decisions of the characters, such as Friar Lawrence…
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the question, who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet, there could be more than one to blame. We all know the tragedy of what happened between Romeo and Juliet; they both die. Who should be held responsible for their deaths? The families of the Montagues and the Capulets, Friar Lawrence, and fate should be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The next couple paragraphs will show evidence of why they are to blame. (DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame. 2013. A Mini Document Based Question…
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well-known play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Both Romeo and Juliet were destined to die and in the end, the “star-crossed” lovers made their destiny a reality. Although there are many people that can be blamed for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence had an integral role in the two tragic deaths. Although it seems that Tybalt was accountable for the demise of the “two star-crossed lovers” that was not the case. After further investigating the deaths of Romeo and Juliet it can…
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friendships play an important role to each individual. Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare explores many different bonds between characters. Although at the beginning of the play it appears as if the friendships between Romeo, Juliet, their friends and their family helped them, towards the end, their friendships are their undoing. The most impacted friendships in the play are Juliet and the Nurse, Romeo and Friar Lawrence, and Romeo and Mercutio. Body 1 The friendship between Juliet and the Nurse could be considered a mother…
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Shakespeare's story reveals the story of tragic love between two teens. The two teens love is impeded by the actions of a key secondary character the actions of this character ultimately resulted in the death of the teens. The key secondary character who is responsible for the death of the two teens is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's deaths due to his idiotic plan. He is to blame for their deaths because he agreed to marry them just because he hopes it ends their…
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It is said that the blame of Romeo and Juliet’s death lies with Friar Lawrence. This will be shown to be untrue in this essay. There are a number of other characters found responsible, such as Capulet, Tybalt and the Prince. Also, their relationship was built around a family feud, and suicidal tendencies. Firstly, Friar Lawrence was the only one in the story that tried to help Romeo and Juliet, and never turned his back. He stood by them for the whole play, unlike characters like the Nurse, and…
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Romeo and Juliet. The story of two feuding families, whose children are gravely in love. Tragically, the lives of Romeo and Juliet end whilst in a desperate attempt to escape Verona, where their love is forbidden. Several significant elements of the play explain the ending of their lives. A potential reason for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence and his choices about the future of Romeo and Juliet, which were finalized too quickly, and without proper thought. The long lasting feud between…
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look at the play “Romeo and Juliet”, there are many unfortunate factors that this play had such as tragedy, death, forbidden love, and secrecy. But, these tragedies could simply have been prevented by one man. The person that had the biggest impact on Romeo and Juliet’s untimely deaths was Friar Lawrence. He is the most responsible for their deaths because of his secrecy, cowardliness, and miscommunication. To sum up, if Friar Lawrence had handled the situation differently, both Romeo and Juliet’s lives…
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