Romeo+E

Who is responsible for Juliet's "death"?

Romeo is responsible for Juliet's death, because first of all, Romeo is Juliet's lover, and Juliet is willing to sacrifice herself for Romeo. Juliet loves Romeo so much that she even drinks the potion that will make her "dead," hoping that Romeo will come to wake her up. Juliet's overwhelming love is causing her to over do herself, and there are many text examples in the book that prove Romeo is the cause of Juliet's "death." For example, in act 4, scene 3, line 59. Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here's drink. I drink to thee." and she takes the potion that causes her to "die." In act 3 scene 2, Juliet talks for a whole page about how she wants night to come so she can see Romeo. Although her being forced to marry with others might be a cause, her overwhelming love for Romeo can be seen as the main reason for her killing herself. If we think about it, if she hadn't Romeo, she wouldn't have killed herself for someone she loved more than herself.

-Eric Park-

"Oh break my heart, poor bankrout, break at once!" (3.2.63) "Delay this marriage for a month, a week, or if you do not, make the bridal bed in that dim monument where Tybalt lies." (3.5.211) "And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?" (4.3.36)

Romeo is responsible for Juliet's death because as it is obvious in these three quotes, Juliet loves Romeo too much. Because of this, in the end she is only inflicting pain on herself, because whenever she thinks that Romeo is in trouble, she wants to end her misery. If Juliet never fell in love with Romeo, then she would never have to suffer any pain, and even could live a normal life with Paris. Even if Romeo is not directly killing Juliet, it is still because of his influence that Juliet is driven to her madness.

-Peter Kim-