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Lord Capulet To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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A tragic play is incomplete without a devastating end. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers take their own lives out of love and desperation. An unfortunate chain of events leads to their passing, leaving many culprits to blame. The banishment of Romeo, the unsent letter, and the risky plan concocted by Friar Lawrence are all events that contributed, but ultimately, the blame lies with one person. Lord Capulet was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s demise because of his hatred for the Montagues and his decision to force marriage upon Juliet. The ancestral feud between the Montagues and the Capulets is continued by the patriarch of the Capulet house: Lord Capulet. He has the ability to dissolve the enmity

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