The One to Blame for the Death of the Two Lovers
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, it is about star-crossed lovers who ultimately reach their demise. The tragedy has a numerous amount of chances for a happy ending, but is stopped by a series of unfortunate events, the failings of multiple characters, and the foolishness of the two lovers. Although there are many characters that lead to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the one most responsible for the unfortunate conclusion because he escalates conflict and his decisions are aggressive and impulsive.
Even though Tybalt is the one who is most accountable for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet, one might say that the feud between the Montagues and Capulets were the one to blame. This is not the case. For example, when Tybalt tells his father that Romeo is at the party, he tells Tybalt to ignore him and actually calls Romeo a "virtuous and well-governed youth" (1.5.65-67). This shows that the feud between the two families …show more content…
First, he wants to kill Romeo for attending the party (1.5.55-58). This is important because the only thing Tybalt is doing, is building up the feud. Instead of doing this, Tybalt could have handled the situation in a better manner by ignoring Romeo and enjoying his time at the party. Secondly, he challenges Romeo because of the anger he generated when his ego was insulted (2.4.6-8). This escalates the conflict because of Tybalt putting a barrier between the Montagues and Capulets by challenging the opposing member. The challenge also cannot be avoided without a bad outcome because if Romeo were to decline; he would look like a coward and another member of the Montague side would fight for him. If he were to accept, he would perish by the hands of Tybalt. As a result, Tybalt can be responsible for the tragic end between Romeo and Juliet because of him raising the tension of the two
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, it is about star-crossed lovers who ultimately reach their demise. The tragedy has a numerous amount of chances for a happy ending, but is stopped by a series of unfortunate events, the failings of multiple characters, and the foolishness of the two lovers. Although there are many characters that lead to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the one most responsible for the unfortunate conclusion because he escalates conflict and his decisions are aggressive and impulsive.
Even though Tybalt is the one who is most accountable for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet, one might say that the feud between the Montagues and Capulets were the one to blame. This is not the case. For example, when Tybalt tells his father that Romeo is at the party, he tells Tybalt to ignore him and actually calls Romeo a "virtuous and well-governed youth" (1.5.65-67). This shows that the feud between the two families …show more content…
First, he wants to kill Romeo for attending the party (1.5.55-58). This is important because the only thing Tybalt is doing, is building up the feud. Instead of doing this, Tybalt could have handled the situation in a better manner by ignoring Romeo and enjoying his time at the party. Secondly, he challenges Romeo because of the anger he generated when his ego was insulted (2.4.6-8). This escalates the conflict because of Tybalt putting a barrier between the Montagues and Capulets by challenging the opposing member. The challenge also cannot be avoided without a bad outcome because if Romeo were to decline; he would look like a coward and another member of the Montague side would fight for him. If he were to accept, he would perish by the hands of Tybalt. As a result, Tybalt can be responsible for the tragic end between Romeo and Juliet because of him raising the tension of the two