Guilt In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In dramatic literature, people are often responsible for the outcome. In William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, guilt is drawn from every aspect of the play and affects the outcome entirely. Several characters are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The characters the Capulets, Friar Laurence, and Tybalt are the guiltiest of all, for Romeo and Juliet’s death.

To begin, the Capulets are to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because they are unsupportive, uptight, and uncaring. The Capulets wanted to disown Juliet when she admitted she did not want to marry Paris. For example, “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what-get thee to church a Thursday or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not …show more content…
First of all, Romeo has just found Juliet in a trance, unaware that she was not actually dead because Friar Laurence did not tell him. For example, “…A dateless bargain to engrossing death! Come, bitter conduct; come, unsavoury guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here’s to my love!” (5:3:115-119). If Friar went to tell Romeo about Juliet’s plans, instead of assuming Romeo would get the letter, then Romeo would not have killed himself. The Friar should have taken the time to make a face to face exchange with Romeo; therefore it would have been impossible to have any confusion. Romeo would have clearly understood Juliet’s plan if the Friar had communicated it earlier. If the Friar was not lazy then Romeo’s death could have been avoided. Next, Friar Laurence recently found Romeo dead in the Capulet monument. For example, “Romeo! O, pale! Who else? What, Paris too? And steep’d in blood? Ah, what an unkind hour is guilty of this lamentable chance!” (5:3:149-151). If Friar Laurence was in the Monument with Juliet waiting for Romeo instead of showing up after; Romeo would not have assumed that Juliet was dead and then proceed to kill himself. Friar could have fixed the previous mistake of not talking to Romeo face to face. Friar was the one that gave Juliet the poison in the first place, so it would only be right if he was in the monument with Juliet’s seemingly life-less body the entire time, waiting for Romeo. Finally, Friar hears the watch approaching and leaves Juliet grieving over Romeo’s body. For example, “I hear some noise. Lady, come from that nest of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep. A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted out intents. Come, come away. They husband in thy bosom there lies dead; and Paris too. Come, I’ll dispose of thee among a sisterhood of holy nuns. Stay not to question, for the watch

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