It's
difficult to apportion direct blame for the tragic demise of . As thetells us, it was the
destiny of these "star-cross'd lovers" to die such a tragic death. However, if we
reject the Elizabethan worldview, which held that the movements of the stars control our
destinies, then there are a number of likely candidates who most certainly contribute to the
play's sad outcome.
The lion's share of the blame would surely go to the
heads of the Montague and Capulet families. They are the ones who've been keeping up this
bloody, bitter feud, a feud which preventsandfrom following their lovestruck hearts and spending
the rest of their lives together.
Romeo's and Juliet's parents don't see
marriage in terms of love; they unthinkingly subscribe to the prevailing convention among the
upper classes that marriages are nothing more than strategic political alliances between
powerful families. This attitude makes it almost inevitable that Romeo and Juliet's...
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