Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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“They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies” William Penn. Who was it that caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? That’s the topic of my essay. The two people who led to their deaths the most were Tybalt and the Nurse. The Nurse, Juliet's nanny and Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, both led to their deaths by forcing Juliet to make important life decisions at an early age and acting carelessly. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo, and Juliet's deaths are most to blame on Tybalt and the Nurse, who are too concentrated on maintaining the Capult's image in society. When making significant life decisions, they are too focused on the benefits and not the consequences. Often, overly …show more content…
This shows that Tybalt was too focused on the fight and not backing down from it that he was willing to kill someone. He was not thinking about his actions or how they would affect others, and he was too focused on his anger and the fight. He was too focused on the benefits, not the consequences, so he took the fight too far. Tybalt was too focused on the benefits and not the consequences. He also focused on the Capulet's image in society and wants to make sure everyone thinks they are better than the Montagues. Tybalt was about to fight Merctio and was talking to Romeo. He told Romeo to stay away from Juliet and to stay away from his family. He was trying to act tough in front of everyone and was not backing down. Tybalt eventually says to Romeo, “Mercutio, thou consortest with Romeo.Romeo, the love I bear thee, can afford no better term than this. Thou is a villain” (3.1). Tybalt tells Romeo that he and his family are the villains. Tybalt was so focused on Capulet's image that he was willing to fight someone to make it seem that his family was tough and he didn't know at that moment that it would lead to his death. Tybalt was willing to do anything to ensure he was not seen as