From the beginning of "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet", the reader knew how the story was going to end, hence the title of the story and the explanations in the beginning. After reading the story, there were many frustrating moments where events could have gone one way but ended up going another. Every act of the story added up to the total tragic ending. The things that happened might have been fate, but everything has to start somewhere. Everything had to start somewhere. Everything that happens in the story would not have been possible without the brother who agreed to the marriage. Romeo and Juliet were very young and very inexperienced when it came to love. The two “lovers” met and immediately fell in love. Shortly after their meeting, Romeo rushed to the brother's house to arrange a wedding. The brother, being the older of the two, immediately knew better and teased Romeo. Romeo, however, was very persistent in this conversation. The argument between the two ended with Romeo's wish winning out. "Oh, let's go! I stand in sudden haste." (Shakespeare 805) Romeo had said to the brother towards the end. Normally, if it was a very important point that needed to be made, the brother would have persisted and tried to convince Romeo and tell him what he was doing wrong. However, the brother did not continue and seemed to give up his efforts. "Wisely and slowly. They trip while running too fast." (Shakespeare 805). The brother was still able to make his point in this statement, but in the end, Romeo would not have listened and would have taken it as a victory. Because this argument did not convince Romeo to slow down, it was this flaw that the brother had to accept middle of paper...... the story that quickly brought us to the expected tragic ending. If it hasn't been noticed before, it's worth pointing out that everything that happened in the story started happening right after the marriage made possible by the brother. Things were going well for Romeo, he had just gotten married and everything was fantastic until the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, where things started to get worse. If the marriage had not happened so quickly, if at all, the story would not have been about two star-crossed lovers, but perhaps about two lovers who fought against their judging families to have the love has a satisfying ending. This is not why the story of Romeo and Juliet gets its fame. Tragedy is what makes up the story, all thanks to the brother. This is why the brother should be held responsible for the ending of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet".".