Romeo and Juliet Group

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drumzy
drumzy
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High School - 9th Grade

Who is mostly guilty for Romeo and Juliet's death?

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Posted by drumzy on Thursday April 5, 2007 at 8:46 AM and tagged with death, romeo and juliet.

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  1. jamie-wheeler Teacher
    College - Sophomore

    eNotes Editor

    Who is "most guilty" is definitely an arguable question, but here are some plausible suggestions. The collapse of the support system for the young couple begins at the top. The prince of Verona fails to control his subjects. Juliet’s parents, particularly her father, sets a bad example and continually makes poor choices. The Roman Catholic Church is at fault as well, for the friar whom the pair trusts also misguides them. Lastly, because the couple has no strong adult to turn to, they are forced to rely on their own immature abilities to reason. The combined results of all these factors result in tragedy.

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    Posted by jamie-wheeler on Thursday April 5, 2007 at 9:08 AM


  2. clarineter128 Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    Mainly themselves, but if you look at the big picture it could be the families, the friar, the prince, even the nurse could be at blame.

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    Posted by clarineter128 on Tuesday April 10, 2007 at 7:28 AM


  3. jnjones Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    Friar Lawrence

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    Posted by jnjones on Friday April 13, 2007 at 9:23 PM


  4. alymoemally Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    Themselves
    for falling in love
    and for getting married
    and for thinking that it could fix the fued
    it cant and it didnt fix it until they were dead
    No one is really at fault except Romoe and Juliet.

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    Posted by alymoemally on Tuesday May 15, 2007 at 4:18 PM