In "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Prince Escalus exclaims at the end; "Everyone is punished." It is true? Montague and Capulet have certainly committed the crime of maintaining an ancient grudge that has cost many lives. The Friars' crime was to escape from a suicide and also to mastermind Romeo and Juliet's marriage and escape plans, which ultimately led to the death of Romeo and Juliet. Even the main characters, portrayed as innocent and saintly, committed crimes punishable by law. We know that the main characters committed the crime, but they are all serving time. The following paragraphs explain whether they do. The crime committed by Montague and Capulet was that they were arguing with each other. Why they started arguing is uncertain. The hatred they feel towards each other filters down to family members and servants. Gregory exclaims in the first scene: "The quarrel is between our masters and us, their men." (Act 1, sc (i) line 19). He is saying that how they fight their masters is also up to them. Because Montage and Capulet committed heinous crimes, God found a way to punish them both. The way he punished Capulet is that he first killed Tybault, and then took his daughter Juliet, along with her proposed suitor, the earldom of Paris. Montague is emotionally destroyed when his only son, Romeo, is banished from Verona, the same day Benvolio took his last breath. . This upset his wife so much that the night after Romeo was banished, she slept, never to wake again. The next day, he learns that his son Romeo has committed suicide, ending the emotional punishment he will receive. Both Capulet and Montague committed a crime, and for these acts they received the appropriate punishment. The friar is portrayed as an innocent person, who has not committed any wrong act, but this is not the case. The Friars' biggest mistake was marrying Romeo and Juliet without their parents' consent. While this is not a crime, it is morally wrong. The friar also committed a crime by trying to make Romeo and Juliet escape, but this plan will ultimately lead to ruin. He also abandoned Juliet when he knew the guard was coming and let her kill herself. Although the reason why he committed these wrong actions was to unite a family and save the lives of a couple, what he did was wrong.