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Romeo And Juliet: Who Was Responsible - Research Paper

Romeo And Juliet: Who Was Responsible

If the people in authority do not act responsibly, who will? When the people in authority do not act responsibly, there are always consequences. The death of Romeo and Juliet was the result of people in authority, who were not responsible.
Both Romeo’s Juliet’s parents failed to act responsible as people in authority as parents. Parents should always have control over at least some aspects of their children’s lives. Not once do we see Romeo’s parents intervene with any of his decisions, no matter how foolish they were. When Capulet said: “I tell thee what, get thee to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face”(3.5.161-162) He was only provoking her more to take the ...

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to see Romeo secretly, even after he has been banished. She even says to Juliet: “I’ll find Romeo to comfort you. I wot well where he is. Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night.” (3.2.138-140) And is clearly telling her to be with this outcast. The Nurse proves to be a traitor when she tells her to marry Paris, “Marry, I will; and this is wisely done.” (3.5.233) She did not guide Juliet on any one specific path, she was not responsible.
Friar Laurence is another example of someone who had a certain responsibility, but did not follow through with it. As part of the clergy, one of his duties is to be completely honest, which he did not prove to be when he married Romeo and Juliet. He asked for their permission when he said: “for, by your leaves, you shall not stay home alone till holy church incorporate two in one.” (2.6.36-37) but he did it without notifying or asking the consent of either of their parents. And Friar Laurence even hid the banished killer with him. The ...

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Added: 12/24/2005 10:28:42 AM
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