Who Is To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

Two star-crossed lovers chose to take their own life due to their overpowering love for each other. Was fate to blame? In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the main characters decide to kill themselves, forbidden to love each other. This tragedy is generally considered a fate’s fault, and is usually considered as an example for the wrath of fate, but was fate the only thing to blame? Personal choice has just as much impact as fate in the play Romeo and Juliet. Fate separated the two lovers, turning their lives into a battle between their hate versus their true love. In the play, two families, Montague and Capulet, are enemies. Fate’s awful wrath put each of the lovers into opposing families. This means that they are not supposed …show more content…
Juliet becomes very sorrowful, which triggers Paris to move the wedding date forward, which pressures Juliet to make this quick decision. As Juliet talks to Friar Laurence about the wedding she says, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, From off the battlements of yonder tower” (Shakespeare 255).
Juliet is saying that she would rather die over marrying Paris. Juliet, with help from Friar Laurence, chose to fake a death to get out of marrying Paris. Everyone had a part in Juliet’s fake death, which led to the spiraling of misfortunate events. Bad timing led to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. When Juliet was put into a death-like sleep, a letter was supposed to be sent to Romeo, to explain what was going on, and to give plans for the waking of Juliet. Friar Laurence gave the letter to Friar John, who was unable to send it due to sickness in Mantua. When Friar John returns the letter, he says, “I could not send it - here is it again- Nor get a messenger to bring it here, So fearful were they of infection” (Shakespeare 269).
Because of the sickness in Mantua, Romeo did not receive the letter that said that Juliet was alive. When Romeo went to visit Juliet before taking his final breath, he talks about how beautiful she is,

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