Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet famously written by Shakespeare, the two star crossed lovers were faced with an enormous conflict that ended in their tragic death. The blame can be pointed at many people throughout the play but, who is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence,Tybalt, and Mercutio had many opportunities to prevent these deaths but their actions were incompetent. Although people are inclined to see Romeo and Juliet as amazing love story, it may be better seen as a tragic end that could have been avoided.
To begin with, Tybalt introduced himself in this play with the line “What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee” (cite). This shows that Tybalt has no regard for any

First, Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet too quickly, stating before the wedding “For this alliance may happy prove turn your households’ rancor into pure love.” (2.3.91-92). This shows that Friar Lawrence was more concerned about the recognition he would receive for ending the feud than the consequences Romeo and Juliet would experience due to this hasty marriage. Friar Lawrence’s egotistical ways may be clouding his judgement as the only adult these teenagers turn to. Next, The Friar came up with a plan so that the two star crossed lovers could still be together but, his plan had many loose ends that lead to Romeo and Juliet's last moments in Verona. After poisoning Juliet the plan was that “In the meantime, against thou shall awake shall Romeo by letters know our drift, And hither should he come, and he and I will watch thy walking, and that very night.” (4.1.113). Friar Lawrence plan failed, if it were to success he should have clarified that Romeo knew of the plan before poisoning Juliet, but instead, he trusted Friar John with life or death information without telling him the importance of the letter.This shows Friar Lawrence was in over his head and made poor decisions. Lastly, after Romeo’s death Friar Lawrence attempted to help Juliet by saying “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming/ come ,go, good Juliet I dare no longer stay." (5.3.158-159.) The Friar was