Ashley Smith
Ms. Arcangelo
English 9 Period 1
March 21, 2016
The Fault of Romeo and Juliet's Deaths
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the end resulted in 5 deaths, 2 of which were the star-crossed lovers themselves. With all of this death, someone has to have blame. If Romeo and Juliet did not act so irrationally, the whole thing may not have happened. Romeo and Juliet are responsible for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo acting out of anger and irrationally is part of why the tragedy occurred. Throughout the entire play, Romeo can clearly be seen acting irrational. For example, Romeo decides to marry Juliet after just loving Rosaline a day before. One of the first things Romeo says to Juliet after meeting with her again is “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” (Shakespeare 2.2.134) In this quote, Romeo is asking Juliet to marry him even though they just met, so Romeo is not thinking clearly. Romeo also frequently acted out of anger during the play, for example when he killed 2 people. He kills Tybalt because he was angry with him, then later in the play he kills Paris because he “got in the way.” Right before he kills Paris he says “put not another sin upon my head by urging me to fury. O, begone!” (Shakespeare 5.3.62-63) But Romeo is not the only one to blame. Juliet also took part in their demise.
Juliet letting her emotions control her life ultimately lead to her death. Juliet was ready to end her own life if she could not be with Romeo. Juliet runs to Friar Lawrence after she finds out that Romeo is banished from Verona. Friar Lawrence then gives her a potion which will make her appear dead so that Romeo can come get her and they can run away and live the rest of their life together. Not only is this extremely dangerous, but she doesn’t really even question it before she takes it. When she takes the potion, she says “Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee.” (Shakespeare 4.3.58) This quote is saying that she is doing all of this to be with Romeo. Juliet also kills herself after finding out that her lover Romeo died and says “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” (Shakespeare 5.3.169-70) Juliet ends her own life at a moment’s notice when she found out the person she has loved for just a couple days wasn’t with her anymore. Her life was ended short when she was blinded by her emotions.
Romeo and Juliet’s ultimately deadly actions caused their demise. When you put an irrational person and a person who is blinded by their emotions together, it does not make for a great outcome. Romeo and Juliet’s obsessive love was what caused The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to happen. The first night they met, Romeo sneaks in by Juliet’s balcony to see her. Typically, a person should be afraid at this invasion of privacy, but instead Juliet is blinded by her “love” for Romeo. Juliet then asks “Dost thou love me? I know that wilt say ‘Ay’ and I will take thy word.” (Shakespeare 2.2.94-95) Romeo and Juliet also both agree to get married without any doubt in their mind that it will end poorly, even though their families were in a feud. Romeo says to Juliet on the balcony scene “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine,” (Shakespeare 2.2.132) and Juliet responds “I gave thee mine before thou didst request it.” (Shakespeare 2.2.133) This action was completely irrational as it was just the first day they met.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the star-crossed lovers themselves. If Romeo had not acted so irrationally and out of anger and if Juliet did not let her emotions blind her judgement, their lives would not have passed. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for the tragedy.
Ms. Arcangelo
English 9 Period 1
March 21, 2016
The Fault of Romeo and Juliet's Deaths
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the end resulted in 5 deaths, 2 of which were the star-crossed lovers themselves. With all of this death, someone has to have blame. If Romeo and Juliet did not act so irrationally, the whole thing may not have happened. Romeo and Juliet are responsible for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo acting out of anger and irrationally is part of why the tragedy occurred. Throughout the entire play, Romeo can clearly be seen acting irrational. For example, Romeo decides to marry Juliet after just loving Rosaline a day before. One of the first things Romeo says to Juliet after meeting with her again is “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” (Shakespeare 2.2.134) In this quote, Romeo is asking Juliet to marry him even though they just met, so Romeo is not thinking clearly. Romeo also frequently acted out of anger during the play, for example when he killed 2 people. He kills Tybalt because he was angry with him, then later in the play he kills Paris because he “got in the way.” Right before he kills Paris he says “put not another sin upon my head by urging me to fury. O, begone!” (Shakespeare 5.3.62-63) But Romeo is not the only one to blame. Juliet also took part in their demise.
Juliet letting her emotions control her life ultimately lead to her death. Juliet was ready to end her own life if she could not be with Romeo. Juliet runs to Friar Lawrence after she finds out that Romeo is banished from Verona. Friar Lawrence then gives her a potion which will make her appear dead so that Romeo can come get her and they can run away and live the rest of their life together. Not only is this extremely dangerous, but she doesn’t really even question it before she takes it. When she takes the potion, she says “Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee.” (Shakespeare 4.3.58) This quote is saying that she is doing all of this to be with Romeo. Juliet also kills herself after finding out that her lover Romeo died and says “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” (Shakespeare 5.3.169-70) Juliet ends her own life at a moment’s notice when she found out the person she has loved for just a couple days wasn’t with her anymore. Her life was ended short when she was blinded by her emotions.
Romeo and Juliet’s ultimately deadly actions caused their demise. When you put an irrational person and a person who is blinded by their emotions together, it does not make for a great outcome. Romeo and Juliet’s obsessive love was what caused The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to happen. The first night they met, Romeo sneaks in by Juliet’s balcony to see her. Typically, a person should be afraid at this invasion of privacy, but instead Juliet is blinded by her “love” for Romeo. Juliet then asks “Dost thou love me? I know that wilt say ‘Ay’ and I will take thy word.” (Shakespeare 2.2.94-95) Romeo and Juliet also both agree to get married without any doubt in their mind that it will end poorly, even though their families were in a feud. Romeo says to Juliet on the balcony scene “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine,” (Shakespeare 2.2.132) and Juliet responds “I gave thee mine before thou didst request it.” (Shakespeare 2.2.133) This action was completely irrational as it was just the first day they met.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the star-crossed lovers themselves. If Romeo had not acted so irrationally and out of anger and if Juliet did not let her emotions blind her judgement, their lives would not have passed. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for the tragedy.