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Who was to Blame for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Throughout this essay, I will be analysing which of the characters of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' were to blame for the 'Star crossed lovers' foretold deaths. Regarding the historical and social context, I will allude to how this influenced the main characters. Set in the Italian city of Verona during the 16th century, the Elizabethan period, laws would allow for marriage between juvenile couples; girls as young as twelve, and boys of fourteen, with parental permission. Marriage enabled families to gain properties, friends and allies among the nobility and gentry. Although women were awfully limited to their homes and had rights and responsibilities immensely different to those of men, most women were perfectly happy and comfortable with their arranged marriages. Opportunistic Lord Capulet saw Juliet marrying Paris as a chance for further wealth and status. Overpowered by haste and violence throughout the play,...

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