It is true that without the Friar’s plan Juliet would never have even appeared to be dead. If the feud between the Montagues and Capulets had not been so great Romeo and Juliet might have married publicly, but ultimately none of that matters. Romeo and Juliet killed themselves of their own volition. Before his death Romeo declared“Here’s to my love!” and “Thus with a kiss I die.” Juliet proclaims “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” Clearly they killed themselves of their own volition. It is they alone who are culpable for their deaths. However Juliet’s death was caused by Romeo’s. Thus Romeo bears the brunt of the
It is true that without the Friar’s plan Juliet would never have even appeared to be dead. If the feud between the Montagues and Capulets had not been so great Romeo and Juliet might have married publicly, but ultimately none of that matters. Romeo and Juliet killed themselves of their own volition. Before his death Romeo declared“Here’s to my love!” and “Thus with a kiss I die.” Juliet proclaims “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” Clearly they killed themselves of their own volition. It is they alone who are culpable for their deaths. However Juliet’s death was caused by Romeo’s. Thus Romeo bears the brunt of the