/ O, much I fear some ill unthrilly thing” (5.3.129-140). As the watch approaches, the Friar grows selfish and flees from the scene leaving Juliet who now realizes that Romeo killed himself. She then kills herself which could have so easily been prevented by the Friar. Time and time again his irresponsible behavior gets the best of
He suggested the plan of killing herself, which led to Romeo committing suicide due to the death of Juliet. Consequently, Juliet ended her life because of Romeo’s death. Friar Lawrence thought he was doing the best by marrying Romeo and Juliet. However, his good intentions became the reason of the deaths of multiple
Friar Lawrence could have been blamed for giving Juliet the potion, but it was Thomas 3 Juliet's fault because she made him give her the potion. The apothecary could be to blame, but he only gave Romeo the poison because he needed the money; Romeo was at fault for bribing the apothecary. It could’ve been the Nurse’s fault since she betrayed Juliet and told her to marry Paris, causing her to go ask Friar Lawrence for help, yet Juliet was at fault because she lied to the Nurse and said she was going to go ask for forgiveness, that way the Nurse could not help prevent her death. Various things could've prevented their deaths, but if you go back into the root of the problem you will find that Romeo and Juliet were accountable for their own deaths. Romeo and Juliet died horrible deaths.
Fate is commonly overlooked as being the sole cause of their deaths, but in my opinion it is what brought the two lovers to their end. Throughout the play it reveals that their lives will end by their influences and actions, "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life". This unavoidable aspect may have made Romeo and Juliet fall in love just to end the feud between the two houses. An important act of fate to consider would be the masquerade ball, if Romeo wasn’t wearing a mask Juliet would have realised who he was and may have not fallen in love with him. Romeo was too young to realise that he should have waited until he got over Rosaline before he became involved with Juliet.
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet’s love comes to a quick end when they both die. They were both from rival families making it harder for them to be together. Friar Lawrence is responsible for their deaths because he puts together the plan for Juliet’s fake death. This plan fails and ends with Romeo and Juliet dying. The death of the star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet was caused by Friar Lawrence.
Who is it to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Shakespearean playwrights are commonly written in two forms of drama. One being a tragic play where the where the main characters are dead in the end, and the second being comedy where the main characters are married in the end. Romeo and Juliet is a novel of tragedy and calamity. As the novel turns out, Romeo and Juliet conclude the play by committing suicide, each thinking that they shouldn’t live for the other is dead.
From the moment “he [became] a sinner,” his life went into calamity with the need to keep his sin hidden from Salem. It is at this point that Abigail began to formulate her plot to gain Proctor. This ultimately led to his final, tragic downfall of death. His downfall could have ultimately been prevented, if not for his tragic flaw. His sense of pride prevented him from admitting to the adultery.
Even the nurse, who just wants Juliet to be happy, tells her to forget about Romeo and marry Paris. This betrayal hurt Juliet more than anyone else because it forced her to come up with an absurd plan with the Friar to fake her own death to be with Romeo, which did not
“I could not send it-here it is again-(gives FRIAR LAWRENCE a letter) Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection.” If Friar John was able to deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter than Romeo would have been informed on the plan to make Juliet temporarily unconscious and not kill himself. As well as Bathasar telling Romeo, Juliet was dead. This misunderstanding was why Romeo chose to kill himself and felt like he had no reason to live anymore. If Romeo waited a few seconds longer to kill himself than Romeo and Juliet would both still be alive. If Romeo knew about the plan Romeo and Juliet would have lived together without the Montagues and Capulets knowing.
133-134). Hamlet wishes that his body would melt away so he would not have to see Claudius and Getrude together again, and pretend as though all is well. Hamlet explains to us that he does want to die, but he says he can not because, “the Everlasting had not fix'd/His canon against self slaughter!” (I.ii. 134-135). If God had not ruled suicide a mortal sin, Hamlet would have commited suicide at once for what he was going through.