The Adults Are To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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The adults are to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Even though Romeo and Juliet were breaking the rules by marrying into different families, the adults choices were highly immature and did not consider how Romeo and Juliet would react to these decisions. The theme that these characters show is anger. Their family feud influenced the Tragic ending to this play. The Capulet Parents are a big part to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. For example, Lord Capulet says, “My sword, I say! Old Montague is come and flourishes his blade in spite of me” (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 73-74). Capulet wants to continue the fight that the kids started, which shows a bad example. He should be trying to stop the feud between the two families. This would allow Romeo …show more content…
For example, Friar Lawrence states, “Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come go with me” (Act 2, Scene 3, Line 88-89). The Friar is hesitant at first to marry Romeo and Juliet, because he does not understand Romeo’s love for her. If he thought that this wedding was foolish, then he shouldn’t have helped Romeo. Therefore, Romeo and Juliet would still be alive at the end of this play. Furthermore, Friar Lawrence says, “But he which bore my letter, Friar John, was stayed by accident, and yesternight returned my letter back” (Act 5, Scene 3, Line 250-252). Friar Lawrence’s letter never reached Romeo, who thought Juliet was dead. If Friar Lawrence had a different arrangement, then Romeo and Juliet would be able to run off together. Many people are to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. However, Romeo and Juliet are the least to blame for the ending of this play. They fell in love with each other but could not be together because of their families childish rivalry. Although most adults can be thought as to be charged with the deaths of these two “Star-Crossed Lovers”, Capulet and Friar Lawrence made lot’s of mistakes. Capulet was very controlling leading to Juliet taking the potion and Friar Lawrence miscommunicated with Romeo. Both of these characters had a huge impact on Romeo and Juliet’s