The Nurse and Friar Laurence is to blame. Friar Laurence was to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because he married the two lovers secretly, failed to deliver the letter, and abandoned Juliet at tomb. To begin, Friar Laurence considered to be a holy man according to the the parents of the two lovers. Therefore conveying that the two families believed in him. He wedded the two innocent lovers without talking to their parents, creating chaos within their lives. For example, when Romeo came to Laurence’s cell and told him about his intention to marry Juliet, Friar Laurence said, “Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. /But come, young waverer.../ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be”(2.3.90-92). In other words, Friar Laurence accepted Romeo’s request to wed him however, …show more content…
All the difficulties and the bad situations that the lovers had gone through it were a result of Friar Laurence’s decision to remain silent. Secondly, Friar Laurence was not careful enough with the letter delivery as Romeo did not received it on time . This led Romeo to believe that Juliet was truly deceased and causing him to commit suicide. As well, when Friar John came back from Mantua, Laurence eagerly asked him about Romeo’s reaction to the letter, Friar John answered carelessly, “I could not send it -- here it is again--”(5.2.14). This quotation shows how much Friar John was inattentive about the importance of the letter, and how much Friar Laurence was incautious about informing Friar John how was the letter “full of charge” as he described to him later on. Finally, Friar Laurence abandoned Juliet at tomb and this action gave Juliet the ability to kill herself. For example, when Friar Laurence saw Paris’ and Romeo’s corpse, he felt scared and when he heard a noise, he negligently said to Juliet, “Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay” (5.3.165). This quotation proved how Friar Laurence was selfish and made the