The Responsible Character Behind the Tragic Deaths of Romeo and Juliet

In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.

As is typical of Shakespeare’s tragedies, Romeo and Juliet is a play in which most noteworthy characters are killed by the conclusion of the plot, and the two main characters are no exception. The two star-crossed lovers meet their fate near the end of the play, and their deaths can be traced back to numerous factors leading up to that event. One might be tempted to blame all characters for the death of Romeo and Juliet due to the ongoing family feud. While this is true to an extent, the actions of Friar Lawrence throughout the play exhibit true guilt. As a holy man, who would never intentionally be deceitful to anyone else, Friar Lawrence is not intentionally portrayed as a culprit for any crime whatsoever. Nonetheless, his spur-of-the-moment behavior causes him to commit numerous wrongdoings that, fundamentally, result in his culpability. Through the secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet and the plan to avoid the arranged marriage to Paris, Friar Lawrence is ultimately responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

However, the whole thing just had a snowball effect and got worst and worst then eventually led to the death of both Romeo and Juliet. Some people may say that Friar was good and helped with the situation because he gave Juliet a plan to get her out of marrying someone whom she didn’t want to, Paris. However, like I said earlier, his plan was very bad and made things much worse than they could’ve been if she had just married Paris. If he had never given her that plan, she would not have ever drank the vial which made her appear dead and Romeo would not have ever killed himself because Juliet would still be

In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers meet at a party and fall in love after one kiss. Juliet’s family has planned for her to marry another man named Paris, but Juliet desires another. She can’t tell her parents she is in love with Romeo because their families are enemies. Juliet tries to find a way to run away and be able to live happily with Romeo. The plan she uses to try to do this fails and eventually leads to her and Romeo’s death. There is several people who can be blamed for this but the person who seems the most responsible for this tragedy is Friar Lawrence. Throughout the play, he made decisions such as giving her the poison, making sure the message did not get to Romeo, and leaving Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and they fall in love. Both their families are at feud with each other causing it to be difficult for Juliet and Romeo to marry each other. This causes the play to end with the death of both Juliet and Romeo. Friar Laurence the priest was responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he is acting selfishly. He does not keep his word when he said he will be there when Juliet wakes up. And he let Juliet take the sleeping potion that made her look as if dead. William Shakespeare uses actions of friar Laurence to show that he is solely responsible

The Friar had good intentions in the beginning of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, but his promotion of their secret relationship contributed to the events that all ushered the lovers to their death. He had originally wanted to make Romeo happy and attempt to put an end to the feud. This is true because Friar Lawrence clearly states his intentions in this quote, “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household’s rancor to pure love.” (Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 91-92) This shows that his intentions were good in the beginning before everything went downhill, but not everything worked out the way he had planned. He wanted to do everything he possibly could in order to make it that Romeo and Juliet could be together and not have to have any worries. However, the help that he offered both the lovers ended up backfiring in his face with so many problems arising for the plan to be properly executed. His letter never made its way too Romeo which caused the whole plan to fail as a result. Although, the he can be blamed for helping push the lovers in the direction of their doom, but he can’t be completely blamed for the mistake with the letter. Throughout the play there seemed to be forces like fate which are bigger than the characters and that are working to guide Romeo and Juliet to their end. So, despite Friar Lawrence playing a

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is a calamitous death between two star crossed-lovers Romeo and Juliet. Therefore, it leaves the reader wondering who the blame goes to. The answer is Romeo’s mentor and spiritual trustee; Friar Laurence. Romeo regularly goes to Friar Laurence when he needs help. Although the Friar is sagacious, he gives in way too easy which has a negative effect on the play. A second reason why Friar Laurence is to be blamed is because he does not go himself to notify Romeo about the plan which ends up being a substandard idea. The final reason why he should be blamed is because the Friar does not stop Juliet from killing herself making it one of the many basis, why he should be accountable for their deaths. Friar Laurence is to be blamed for the death of Juliet from the house of the Capulets.

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Even though Friar Laurence just wanted Romeo to be happy, he should have either not have let Romeo and Juliet get married or gotten them out of Verona after he married them. Arguably, Romeo is at fault because he forced the friar to marry them, but Friar Laurence was given two chances to refuse to marry them and in the end he did not say no which risks Romeo and Juliet’s lives. Friar Laurence had good intentions, but he did things more with impulsivity and was thinking more with his heart than he was with his brain. Another reason the friar married them is because he wanted to two families’ feud to end. When Romeo killed Tybalt

Romeo and Juliet was a Shakespearean tragedy, but who or what is to blame for this tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Many things could be blamed, it could have been Romeos rashness in their relationship which caused their fate to be one of death, and it could have been the secrecy from their families that caused everything. There are many different things it could have been and many different people that could have caused the tragedy. One thing that shows very clearly to be the cause of the tragedy is fear. Fear is the reason that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet occurred.

Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is trusted and respected by the other characters. The Friar directly and indirectly took part in the suicide, murder, and other tragic happenings. Most people think that Friar Laurence killed Romeo and Juliet because he married the two lovebirds, secretly without the two families knowing hoping that he could unite the two families. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet could not have happened without the Friar. The Friar impulsively agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, even though he knows it will cause problems later. He should know that it isn’t right for the two of them to marry without their families consent or knowledge of the wedding. He should have been the bigger person and decline the wedding.

Conclusively, it is the Friars' fault that Romeo and Juliet are dead, which makes him indubitably to fault for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Romeo, who is not apprised of the Friar's plan, kills himself when he discovers that Juliet is dead. Juliet arises and discovers Romeo dead, and takes her own life. The Friar is overcome by guilt and realizes that he has "...a short date of breath." (V iii 229) This could additionally be a confession that he is to inculpate. If the Friar was not the reason for the two suicides he would have no reason for

In my opinion I believe that the prime suspect to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death's is the Prince. I believe this because he threatened both families that there will be death if the fighting proceeds, was not rational about his decisions, and was not understanding of the two and their romance. "Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace"..."Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.",Prince. He says that he will kill anyone who disturbs the peace in Verona again.

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two children of opposing families... the Capulets and the Montagues… begin a tragic love story. Within five days they fall in love, get married, and end their lives. The love story of Romeo and Juliet was never easy, one bad thing after another seemed to always occur. The only people to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is themselves. From the beginning to the end, it was their poor decision making that cost them their lives.

Unknowingly, the minor characters in the play have a significant effect on the lives of Romeo and Juliet and are all responsible for their deaths in some way. These characters include Friar Laurence, Lord and Lady Capulet and Montague, Tybalt and Mercutio. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues meant that Romeo and Juliet were forbidden to be together and it forced them to keep their love a secret. They had to turn to Friar Laurence and the Nurse as their parental figures as their own were too consumed in themselves and their hatred for the other family to notice the struggles and hardship their children were going through. Lord and Lady Capulet believed that marrying Juliet to Paris would make her happier, but when they informed her of the wedding she refused. They then forced her into an arranged marriage against her will and the only way out of it was to fake her death. Mercutio and Tybalt’s continued brawling eventually resulted in Romeo’s exile, which split the two lovers apart and forced Friar Laurence’s risky plan to be carried out. Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet because he thought that it would heal the rift between the two families. However, his hope blindsided him to the fact that it was an impossible situation and would result in complications later on. He could have put more effort into preventing their deaths such as delivering the message of Juliet’s “death” to Romeo himself, instead of sending Friar John, to ensure that it arrived. Also, knowing that Romeo hadn’t received his letter, it would have been in his best interest to wait in Juliet’s tomb for her when she woke up and to inform Romeo of her true state. However, he cared too much about himself and being caught by the officials that not only did he

Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare portrays the tragic love story of two “Star-crossed lovers”. Through a series of unfortunate circumstances the two take their lives. Even though there is plenty of blame to go around Romeo is the most responsible for his and Juliet's death because he went where he was forbidden, he was excessively moody and he didn't think anything through.