Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a story that everyone knows, but who is to blame? Who is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet, despite differing perspectives from the readers, the developing brain, and Juliet herself? The rivalry between the two opposing houses of the Montagues and Capulets lead to lots of blood shed and hatred towards each other. When Romeo instantly falls in love with Juliet after crashing a Capulet party, they eventually get secretly married until Romeo is banished and Juliet is forced to marry Count Paris. Miscommunication between accomplices leads to the downfall of the two lovers. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo & Juliet, Lord and Lady Capulet’s poor parenting and Friar Lawrence’s enabling mentorship ultimately

After falling in love with Juliet, Romeo visits Friar Lawrence, to tell him about how much he loves her. Friar Lawrence questions him thinking he is talking about Rosaline; he is mistaken. Romeo then asks the Friar for help by marrying them. Friar is amazed at how fast he switched from Rosaline to Juliet, but after hearing his request he accepts by saying, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, / for this alliance may so happy prove / to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.97-99). The quote illustrates how enabling Friar Lawrence is by showing his willingness to participate in a significant event that has not been given enough thought. He is also aware of the fact the marriage is secret and that there will be a lot of severe consequences after, however he ignores them and continues to act boldly. Later, Count Paris and the Friar are discussing the wedding when Juliet suddenly bursts into the room, urgently requesting a private conversation with the Friar. After Paris exits, Juliet confides in the Friar in his office, revealing that she does not want to marry Paris and expressing a desperate desire to end her own life with a knife if she cannot prevent the marriage from taking place. Friar Lawrence suggests an unreliable solution that is very dangerous, and could potentially lead to the death of

He could have thought a bit more to find a better solution. A grand funeral is held in Juliet's honor after she takes the poison and feigns her death. Balthazar, unaware of the plan, rushes to tell Romeo that Juliet has died. Romeo, extremely miserable, goes to an apothecary to get poison so he can die with Juliet. Upon arriving at the grave, he comes across a grieving Paris, and they engage in a duel outside the vault that culminates in Paris's death. After Romeo enters the tomb and discovers Juliet's lifeless body, he delivers a sorrowful speech, kisses her, and then drinks the poison. After he dies, Friar Lawrence sees Romeo’s corpse lying beside awakened Juliet. He then hears the guards and urges Julet