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    I believe it is the adults and the lovers themselves for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The adults in this play only think about themselves. The lovers themselves are also at fault.

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    I believe it is the adults and the lovers themselves for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The adults in this play only think about themselves. The lovers themselves are also at fault.

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    Period4

    PIBLA9
    Mrs.Hunt

    RomeoandJulietAdultsandLoversFault

    EveryonewhohasreadRomeoandJulietknowthatattheendtheydieforeach
    otherbecausetheycantbewitheachother.Butwhoisatfaultfortheirdeaths?Isit
    RomeoandJulietthemselves?Isittheadults?Orisitmerelyfate?Ibelieveitisthe
    adultsandtheloversthemselves.Theadultsinthisplayonlythinkaboutthemselves.
    Forexample,inAct1Scene3,LadyCapuletandthenursetrytoconvinceJulietto
    marryParisbecauseheisverywealthyandhandsome.Someevidenceofthisis:
    Aman,younglady!lady,suchaman
    AsalltheworldWhy,hesamanofwax.
    Veronassummerhathnotsuchaflower.
    Nayhesaflower,infaith,averyflower.
    (I.iii.7679)
    Thisshowsthatallthecareaboutislooksandwealthiness.Iftheyhadnttriedtoforce
    JulietinmarryingParis,maybeshewouldnthavebeensoinfatuatedwithRomeowhen
    theyfirstmet.NowspeakingoffirstmeetingJuliet,IthinkitisalsoBenvoliosfaultfor
    urgingRomeotogototheCapuletsparty.Ifhehadnotgone,RomeoandJulietwould
    havenevermet.Someevidenceofthisis:
    AtthissameancientfeastofCapulets
    SupsthefairRosalinewhomthousoloves,
    WithalltheadmiredbeautiesofVerona:
    Gothither,andwithunattaintedeye
    CompareherfacewithsomethatIshallshow,
    AndIwillmaketheethinkthyswanacrow.
    (I.ii.8287)
    ThisquoteshowsthatBenvoliotoldRomeotogosothathewillseewomenmore
    beautifulthanRosaline.HedidntbelieveBenvoliosclaim,buthestillwentsohecould
    crashtheparty.
    Anotherreasonforthetragicdeathswasbecauseoftheloversthemselves.
    WhenJulietrefuseshermarriagetoParis,Capuletrages.Heabusesherandyellsat
    her.Ithinkthatduringthisscene,ifJulietonlytriedtotellherparentsthatsheisalready
    marriedtoRomeoandthatsheishappy,thentheywouldntbeasmad.Some
    evidence:
    Fie,fie,what,areyoumad?

    Goodfather,Ibeseechyouonmyknees,
    Hearmewithpatiencebuttospeakaword.
    Istherenopitysittingintheclouds
    Thatseesintothebottomofmygrief?

    Osweetmymother,castmenotaway!
    Delaythismarriageforamonth,aweek,
    Orifyoudonot,makethebridalbed
    InthatdimmonumentwhereTybaltlies.
    (III.v.158160,196201)
    ThisisanexampleofwhenJulietshouldhavetoldthemabouthermarriagewith
    Romeo.Imeannoitwouldnothavemadethingsbetter,butthereprobablywouldnot
    havebeentragicdeathsattheend.

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