In Shakespeare The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two star crossed lovers from feuding families take their lives, but who really is at fault for this young couple’s death? There is no one else to blame but the young couple itself. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet kept on making impulsive and rash decisions. Which eventually lead to their demise. Ultimately, the the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is a result of their bad decisions.
Romeo and Juliet's rash impulsive decisions lead them to their demise. For example, in second act Romeo and Juliet decide to get married after just meeting each other (Shakespeare 403-408). Throughout the play Juliet is torn, she knows that this will end in disarray, but goes with it anyways. While Juliet is torn Romeo is hasty, and just thinks in the moment not giving any real thought to his actions. In line 138 Juliet says, “My only love sprung from my only hate,” showing she knows the consequences of her actions (Shakespeare 296). Juliet comes up with this elaborate which had little to no possibility of working, when she could of just ran away. There were other simpler options for them to be together, but they choose the most complicated one. In the end Romeo and Juliet die due …show more content…
Once the Friar saw how somber Juliet was about marrying Paris, he gave her a potion to make her appear dead (Shakespeare 453-454). Little did he know that this potion would be the death of the two. Friar was naive and hopeful that these two could ultimately stop the fighting between the two families. Even though the Friar helped progress these unfortunate events, it was Romeo and Juliet’s decisions to take their own lives. They were not forced to do anything, it was their bad decision making that led them to their deaths. Even though the Friar nuged Romeo and Juliet on the path to their death, it was fundamentally their decision to go along with the Friar’s