Romeo & Juliet - Who is to blame?

The first sign of coincidence is when the Servingman runs into Romeo and asks him if he could read the names of the people invited to the masked banquet because the Servingman didn’t know how to read. Obviously, the chances of the Servingman running into Romeo are slim, and the fact that it was a masked banquet, only made it easier for the Montagues to sneak in without being caught. One obvious coincidence is how their love couldn’t work because they belonged to enemy families, but happened anyway. ” (III, i, 111) and near the end, Friar John wasn’t able to deliver the letter to Romeo because there was a plague. If it weren’t for Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet’s fates probably wouldn’t turn out to be so tragic. This becomes apparent after Romeo kills Tybalt when he says, “O, I am Fortune’s fool. meo and Juliet’s fates are shown by way of bad luck and coincidence. Mercutio’s death starts a chain reaction because Romeo then kills Tybalt in revenge for Mercutio, and gets banished from Verona by the Prince. ” (III, i, 142), meaning that his fortune, or fate, is playing with his life. This unlikely coincidence only helps prove that fate controlled their lives, and they were destined to die.

In Act III, Mercutio doesn’t act usual to himself, but rather wants to fight and provokes Tybalt. He foreshadowed the Montagues’ and Capulets’ fates when he said “A plague o’ both your houses. Romeo saw Rosline’s name on the list, so he decided to go to the banquet, where he will meet Juliet.