R&J #2

It seems as though Romeo and Juliet will never be together. As they move through their going 2 day relationship, the amount of things keeping them apart is piling up. They meet, fall in love, and from that moment on obstacles are put in the way of their relationship starting with their houses, which are mortal enemies. Then, in Act 3 Romeo is banished from Verona, and to top it off the Capulet's are arranging Juliet's marriage to Paris.

Benvolio is the only sane character in the play. He is not falling in love with strangers and is not going around killing people, so in reality, he is the only relatable character. Benvolio shows this characteristic when he says,"I pray thee, good Mercutio, lets retire. The day is hot, the Capulet's abroad; and if we meet we shall not scrape a brawl." In this he shows how responsible and well mannered he is for trying to stop Mercutio from picking a fight. Benvolio also shows how clever and rational he is when he says,"As I were so apt to quarrel, as though art, any man should buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a quarter."

Mercutio and Tybalt both died in Act 3. Mercutio started the fight and he also ended the fight with his own death. As Mercutio died he cursed both houses with a plague on them. Which is a form of foreshadowing. Then Romeo killed Tybalt in the name of Mercutio. Which made everything 10 times worse.

I do not believe there is one person you can blame for the outcome of this play because each character plays a large role in who's responsible. Mercutio curses the house when he dies, but that wouldn't of happened if he didn't get in the fight with Tybalt, then if Tybalt didn't stab Mercutio then neither of them would be dead. Technically none of them would be dead if there wasn't a family feud, so in reality it is the house leaders fault for the death and destruction they cause.

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