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An Analysis Of Friar Lawrence To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play about two young lovers who did everything they could to be together. Their desire to be together ended with the death of both of them. Who is to blame for the deaths of the young lovers Romeo and Juliet?The blame can not solely be put upon one person alone. The actions of many people together added to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Therefore there are multiple people who can be put at fault. Those people are Friar Lawrence, Friar John, and Romeo and Juliet themselves. First to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths is Friar Lawrence. First off, Friar Lawrence knew of the feud between the two families of Romeo and Juliet. Even with the knowledge of the feud, he unwisely chose to marry the lovers anyway. He believed the families would eventually be happy with their marriage. Friar Lawrence stated, “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Act II, iii) The two lovers, even though married, were not allowed to see each other. Friar Lawrence’s decision to marry them was a mistake. He was also the person who came up with the plan for Juliet to fake her death, which ended horribly to say the least. …show more content…

He was given a letter by Friar Lawrence to bring to Romeo which told of the plan of faking Juliet’s death. Friar John never delivered the letter because he instead stopped to visit the sick. Friar John said, “I could not send it- here it is again-,” (Act V, ii) giving the letter back to Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence knew that the letter was important for Romeo to read and said to Friar John, “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, the letter was not nice but full of charge, of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger.” (Act V, ii) If Friar John had delivered the letter as told, Romeo and Juliet may not have

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