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Friar Lawrence To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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There might be many people to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but only one is truly responsible. Romeo and Juliet died because Juliet tried to fake her death to be with Romeo, and when Romeo found Juliet he thought she was dead, then killed himself. Friar Laurence is the man responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he suggested the idea of Juliet taking the sleeping mixture, he let an unreliable character attempt to deliver the letter to Romeo, and he secretly married Romeo and Juliet. First of all Friar Laurence is the one man that suggested a highly dangerous plan that will shortly kill Juliet until she is to be awoken from her “deep sleep”. This mixture could have very well killed her in the first place and its was Friar Laurence’s idea. When Laurence said “Now, when the bridegroom in the morning come to rouse thee from thy bed, there art thou …show more content…

This secret marriage made Romeo and Juliet want to do everything possible to try and slip away together. I don’t know what was going through Laurence’s head when he said that he would marry them but it wasn’t good. This marriage was not approved by the two families, and made Romeo and Juliet want to run away together. Some people may agree that it was the Nurse's fault or even the Capulets’ but for all of the things that Friar Laurence has to spark this marriage is way beyond them. Yes, the Nurse might of kept their love a secret, but so did Friar Laurence. The Capulets’ might of restrained Juliet from the open world but Friar Laurence did so much more. Friar Laurence is the man responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he suggested the idea of Juliet taking the sleeping mixture, he let an unreliable character attempt to deliver the letter to Romeo, and he secretly married Romeo and Juliet. If Friar Laurence didn’t do any of these things then Romeo and Juliet would've been

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