Furie Fringer Mrs. Stewart English Honors I 8 March 2023 Who Was at Fault? It’s hard to blame just one person for something that many people accounted for. In William Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet writes the tragedy of two star-crossed lovers meant to be together which led them to their fates. Who was at fault for these deaths? Friar Laurance came up with foolish plans and lied to people throughout the entire story going against what not only he believed in but also what other people did; if it weren't for him multiple would have survived. To begin with, Friar Lawrence agrees when Romeo came to him and asked to get married to Juliet. Romeo had just gotten over Rosaline and automatically went to Friar Lawrance the minute he …show more content…
He also was the person who sent the messenger to Romeo when he should’ve just done it himself. Why couldn't he just get on his little horse and ride to Mantua by himself? He told Juliet that when she took the vial “her flesh would be cold and you’ll stop breathing” (4.1). Romeo is a dumb teenage boy blinded by love and was told by one of his friends that the love of his life was dead. So, f course Romeo goes insane and plans to kill himself. All just because Friar Lawrence was foolish enough to send a messenger when the plague was spreading like …show more content…
But apparently Friar, not looking at the whole situation, tells Juliet “Your husband lies dead here, and Paris too. Come, I’ll place you among the sisterhood of holy nuns. Don’t wait to ask questions” (5.3). After he just leaves the tomb and suicidal Juliet is alone with Romeo’s dead body. This girl has already tried to off herself multiple times over Romeo and Frair Lawrence just left her alone with his dead body, thinking that it was a completely reasonable thing to do. Which it wasn’t, Juliet isn’t going to want to live in secrecy with a bunch of nuns. So, she stabs