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Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Romeo and Juliet : Who's to Blame ? Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of tragedy. Romeo and Juliet fell in love knowing their families were enemies . Regardless they continued their plans which lead them to a tragedy . Friar Lawrence is a holy man who knows a lot of remedies . He is also guilty of Romeo‘s and Juliet’s death because he set them off to suicide. Friar Lawrence is to blame because he married Romeo and Juliet . Romeo and Juliet got married secretly behind their parents back . One night both Romeo and Juliet decide to meet up at Friar’s cell to get married with the help of Friar Laurence . In Act 2 , Scene 6 , and line 35 he said “ Come , come with me , and we will make short work . For , by your leaves , you shall not stay alone till holy church incorporate two in one .” If they wouldn’t have gotten married , Juliet would have said yes to marry Paris . Since Romeo and her were married already marrying Paris would have been a mortal sin . Committing adultery isn’t anything good and Fair Lawrence shouldn’t have married Juliet . So many things could …show more content…

The potion would put her to sleep and only her family wouldn’t know she was alive . Friar Lawrence provides her with the potion and also plan everything out . The plan was that everyone was going to think she was dead and she was going to be taken to the tomb . After she would wake up and meet Romeo . In scene 4 , act 1 , and line 75 Friar Lawrence said “ Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame That copest with death himself to escape from it an if thou darest , I’ll give thee remedy .” Friar Lawrence shouldn’t have proceed with plan of faking her death because it made the family depressed . Which caused her mother to die because of her fake death . Therefor Friar Lawrence is to be guilty of Romeo and Juliet's death for contriding to their plans

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