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Joey Wright
I believe that the person who is at fault for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is definitely the Nurse that takes care of Juliet. I believe this because the Nurse understands that Juliet's parents want her to marry Paris, but that Juliet wants to marry Romeo. What this means is that the Nurse, who knew this whole situation, allowed for Romeo and Juliet to marry each other. In Act 1, Lady Capulet said tot he Nurse and Juliet before the party,"The valiant Paris seeks you for his love." This is where the Nurse is at fault because she was there when Lady Capulet said this to Juliet. After Romeo and Juliet meet and kiss, the nurse talks to Juliet. When Juliet asked the Nurse who that was, she said," His name is Romeo, no a Montague, the only son of your great enemy." The Nurse knows that Romeo is a Montague and that Lady Capulet wanted Juliet to marry Paris. Because the Nurse was apart of both situations, she had to pick a side when Juliet wanted to marry Romeo. If the Nurse would have picked Lady Capulets side, I am guessing that Juliet would have not married Romeo. But the problem is that the Nurse took Juliet's side. The Nurse knew how risky and bad it would be if Romeo and Juliet were caught together, but instead of not allowing for this to happen, the Nurse decided to actually help. She was the messenger for Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse told Juliet what time and where they would be married. The Nurse is the most at fault for the marriage between the two which caused the tragedy in this story. Because of all of these reasons, the Nurse is the most at fault for the tragedy.