Romeo and Juliet: Who Was Responsible 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’s parents failed to act responsible as people in authority as parents. Parents should always have control over at least some aspects of their children’s lives. Not once do we see Romeo’s parents intervene with any of his decisions, no matter how foolish they were. When Capulet said: “I tell thee w