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If the people in authority do not act responsibly, who will? When the people in authority do not act responsibly, there are always consequences. The death of Romeo and Juliet was the result of people in authority, who were not responsible. Both Romeo’s Juliet ....

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.... for her daughter. A responsibility that she did not act upon. The Nurse is another example of someone who, in authority, did not show responsibility. She encourages Juliet to continue to see Romeo secretly, even after he has been banished. She even says to Juliet: “I’ll find Romeo to comfort you. I wot well where he is. Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night.” (3.2.138-140) And is clearly telling her to be with this outcast. The Nurse proves to be a traitor when she tells her to marry Paris, “Marry, I will; and this is wisely done.” (3.5.233) She did not guide Juliet on any one specific path, she was not responsible. Friar Lauren ....