Who's To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet, the love story that ended in disaster. Many characters are taken blame. Ever since they laid eyes on each other, Romeo and Juliet wanted to live happily together. However, many people got in their way and destroyed their love. In the end, Both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. Who's to be taken blame for this outcome? They're many characters in the story, but the ones that stand out are: The Capulets, The Montagues, Friar Lawrence, Friar John, and Tybalt. These characters in some shape or form, affected the relationship between Romeo and Juliet.

First, Let's start with the Capulets, the family that forced Juliet to marry someone she didn't want to be with. Why do the Capulets take blame? It started with lady Capulet, Juliet's mother, who insisted Juliet to marry Paris. Juliet was never interested in Paris, but Paris was wealthy and a gentlemen to the eyes of the Capulets. Later on in the story, Juliet confessed about not wanting to marry Paris; Lord Capulet is furious to the point where he wants to slap her own daughter, Juliet. Juliet was trying to find ways to avoid the marriage, this lead her to drink the potion.
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Even though Friar Lawrence helped the main characters countless times, he also made many mistakes. His biggest mistake was giving Juliet the potion and giving Friar John the letter; Romeo needed the information. Lawrence gave both Juliet and Romeo outrageous ideas. However, Friar John made the biggest mistake in the story; he never delivered the letter to Romeo. This letter was containing crucial information about Juliet and her "death". Due to this mistake, Romeo, Juliet, and Paris