2006-06-25 23:53:06 · 18 answers · asked by Giulia82 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Yes... because of haste.
In a way, Romeo is responsible for every death in the play after Mercutio's. The rest are the result of his not containing his temper. I grant you, it's a lot to ask under the circumstances, but he does have a cooling-off period. And, you know, it seems appropriate and brave and we understand it, which is the heart of good dramatic writing, that we can empathize with the character.
But then we see the consequences and it our feelings change, because we have felt that impulse and we recognize that there are horrific consequences to even the the most noble actions.
I don't think it's realistic to blame their love for the tragedy because you can't tell the heart what to do. And how much more dramatic it is for her to grapple with the idea that she loves the man who killed her cousin. However, both of them are too hasty in their rush to action.
Romeo kills in haste, they both rush into marriage, they are quick to make judgements -- even those about life and death and who is living and who is dead. Granted, they don't have all the facts, but still they act too quickly.
This is not to say that fate played no part in it, but their impetuousness had the upper hand.
2006-06-26 03:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The only thing Romeo and Juliet could have done was to sneak out and leave the city behind completely. Juliet could have had a nasty crying fit for days on end after marrying Paris and made him sorry he had ever met her, or at least soften his heart so that he was willing to give her up. But mostly, I put the blame on the silly adults in this play since they held grudges for so long. That's human nature, I guess, but all the miscommunication and egos in the play stem from the adults' pattern of behavior, in my opinion.
2006-06-26 18:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second BlueOwlBoy. Both of them rushed into everything. Romeo himself is pining away for a completely different girl before he sees Juliet across the room. Neither of them even attempts to talk to their parents--it may have been futile, but they could have expended the effort. Also, had Romeo had the sense to wait for the whole plan instead of assuming Juliet's death....Love may make you do crazy stuff, but that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice common sense.
2006-06-26 14:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long will it take for people to take responsibility for their own actions? All right, so the Capulets and the Montigues had this dysfunctional rivalry going on for WAY too long, but does that mean that R & J could't break free from the cycle? First off, did R really love J? I mean he seemed pretty far gone at the first with that Rosalind chick when the play gets started. Then he sees J and we are to believe that this is a love that will last? Hmm. "Fools rush in" and tragedy strikes. They have only themselves to blame.
2006-06-26 11:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by ProfPbdy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my you cannot be serious. They took the actions, they are responsible for their own actions. And they are like thirteen years old. Everything is life or death to a thirteen year old couple. Part of the subtle humor of the play is that early teenage love is just stupid. They fall so compleatly in love they do not think at all. Sorry. They took their own lives. They are responsible.
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2006-06-29 08:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. It's not their fault. You could say that the Montigues and Capulets pressured them into it since it was so hard for the couple to see each other. The truth is, they loved each other so much that they weren't going to let anything stop them from being together. Romeo was deceived into thinking Julie was dead, he wanted to spend eternity with her. She loved him equally. Love blinds you and all you see is the other person (depending on how deep the love is).
2006-06-26 17:39:51 · answer #6 · answered by elthe3rd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think They are responsible for there tragic end. The only thing they ever did wrong was love eachother without there parents knowing, now does that sound all that wrong??
2006-06-26 08:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by Got_a_question? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were innocents in a time when that innocence cost them their lives together.
2006-06-26 11:48:50 · answer #8 · answered by You_got 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG... I think they're totally innocent. Love makes you do crazy things, that's true, but you can't always be held responsible. Just ask Lorena Bobbitt... LOL
2006-06-26 06:55:50 · answer #9 · answered by Cherstin and Adam F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, they are innocent. Their families are the ones to blame.
2006-06-26 06:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by byedabye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋