Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

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When deciding who a murderer is, the people don’t realize it is the one you least suspect. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he created the plan for Juliet to take the potion and didn’t make sure Romeo knew about the plan, so he wouldn’t make the mistake of thinking she was dead. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is most to blame because he created the plan for Juliet. In Act IV, he gave her the potion to make her seem dead even though he knew it was wrong to keep it from Paris and her family. Friar Lawrence knew that what he was doing was wrong by creating the plan and giving Juliet the potion. Lawrence was careless in the creation and execution of his plan, it caused damage to not only Juliet,