Who is to Blame for the Tragic Events and Deaths In a trial of who to blame for tragic events and most the deaths Friar Lawrence would be to blame. He was the cause of Romeos and Juliets death and other major events. When Juliet was told by Lord Capulet that she would be married (act 4 scene 4) Juliet came up with a plan to fake her death to complete her plan she needed a potion. She went to Friar Lawrence to get the potion; Friar Lawrence shouldn’t of given Juliet the potion understanding the future consequences of helping Juliet fake her death. As a result of Juliet faking her death there were repercussions romeo didn’t know that Juliet’s death was a hoax and the trauma of her death resulted in Romeo going to the apothecary to get poison.