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Tragedy Of A City Romeo and Juliet “is not simply a tragedy of two individuals, but the tragedy of a city. Everybody in the city is in one way or another involved and responsible for what happens.” - W.H. Auden, well known poet and critic It was the ways of the ruler Verona, the ancient feud of the two families, and the bitter townspeople that shattered the love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The entire city of Verona was at fault for the deaths of these two individuals in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many of the actions taken by the different characters somehow, either directly or indirectly, lead to the story’s tragic ending. Every member of the town seemed to be either on the Capulet’s or the Montague’s side; there was no neutral party. In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet fell for each other at first sight, even though their families had been in a fight longer than anyone could remember. Their secret wedding was quickly put together with the help of Friar Lawrence and the Nurse. Both families were full of hatred towards each other, when little did they know, they were all united because of their children’s marriage. It took the deaths of their children for the Montagues and Capul