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    Romeo is responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. His impulsive actions, including killing Tybalt which leads to his banishment, cause the series of misunderstandings that result in both his and Juliet's deaths. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt and gotten banished, Juliet would not have needed to fake her death to be with Romeo. Additionally, Romeo consciously decides to kill himself when he believes Juliet is dead, which then causes Juliet to commit suicide as well upon finding Romeo dead. Ultimately, the deaths of the two lovers are caused by Romeo's rash decisions and actions.

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    Romeo is responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. His impulsive actions, including killing Tybalt which leads to his banishment, cause the series of misunderstandings that result in both his and Juliet's deaths. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt and gotten banished, Juliet would not have needed to fake her death to be with Romeo. Additionally, Romeo consciously decides to kill himself when he believes Juliet is dead, which then causes Juliet to commit suicide as well upon finding Romeo dead. Ultimately, the deaths of the two lovers are caused by Romeo's rash decisions and actions.

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    Romeo is responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. His impulsive actions, including killing Tybalt which leads to his banishment, cause the series of misunderstandings that result in both his and Juliet's deaths. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt and gotten banished, Juliet would not have needed to fake her death to be with Romeo. Additionally, Romeo consciously decides to kill himself when he believes Juliet is dead, which then causes Juliet to commit suicide as well upon finding Romeo dead. Ultimately, the deaths of the two lovers are caused by Romeo's rash decisions and actions.

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    Angela Kattula

    Mrs. Webb
    9 Honors LC
    5/23/17
    Romeo: The Main Fuel for the Tragedy
    In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo kills himself because he believes
    that Juliet, his love, is dead. In reality, she is under the influence of a potion that makes
    her appear to have no pulse and have discolored facial features, so the town of Verona
    thinks she is dead. If her family thought she was dead, then she could stay with Romeo
    and not marry Paris like her family desires. This potion was administered to Juliet by
    Friar Lawrence with the intentions of Romeo knowing that she was not actually dead.
    Friar John, the one responsible for telling Romeo the truth, was under quarantine, thus
    Romeo was never informed of the plan. Although many previous events lead up to the
    unfortunate fates of the lovers, Romeo is most responsible for the play being a tragedy.
    If it werent for his own impulsive actions, he could have possibly gotten Capulets
    blessing, but he gets mad and kills Tybalt, a Capulet. At the beginning of the play at the
    Capulet party, Tybalt says that hes mad about a Montague being at the party but
    Capulet says Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone Verona brags of him To be a
    virtuous and well-govern'd youth (1.5.71-4). This reveals that Capulet thought highly of
    him and most likely would have given his blessing to a marriage. Later, he kills Tybalt
    due to Tybalt killing Mercutio, a Montague. This causes him to get banished and hated
    even more by the Capulet family. Had this not happened, Juliet would not have had to
    pretended to die to be with Romeo, leading to the misunderstanding that killed him, and
    then also killing Juliet. Also, no matter what feelings may have caused Romeos death,
    the only person that can be blamed for his death is Romeo himself because he made
    the conscious decision to end his own life. He makes a toast, Here's to my love!
    Drinks, O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die (5.3.120-23). At
    this point, Romeo feels that he cannot go on without Juliet, so he takes his life with
    poison from the apothecary. When it comes down to it, Romeo was not forced to kill
    himself; the deed was on his will, thus he truly is the one to blame. After this happens
    and Juliet wakes up from the potion, she finds Romeos dead and makes the decision to
    actually kill herself. O happy dagger! Snatching Romeos dagger, This is thy sheath;
    Stabs herself (5.3.182-85). Ultimately, her death is also caused by Romeo because
    had he waited longer to find Juliet alive, he would not have committed suicide which
    caused Juliet to also commit suicide. There are many events and people that do
    contribute to the tragic fate of the two lovers, however Romeo carries most of the blame
    due to his impulsive actions that otherwise would have kept the two alive.

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