Tragic Form: Is the play a tragedy of fate or of character? Does it depict self- destructive human passion or individual fallibility? Do Romeo and Juliet’s own
actions and personalities lead to their deaths? How much is Friar Lawrence at
fault? Can the play be read as following a pattern of retribution with the
lovers as instruments of a divine will that punishes then reconciles the
feuding families? Does the ending constitute frustration or fulfillment? Is the
tragic ending inescapable?

What is a good thesis statement for this prompt?