Have you ever read or heard the story of Romeo and Juliet? It is a tragic story about a girl and a boy who fall in love with each other,and at the end they end up killing themself. It was tragic because there were a total of six deaths including the main characters who were the ones who fell in love, Romeo and Juliet. They were from two different families who did not get along and hated each other. Because of the families hate Romeo and Juliet were not accepted to be together and which made one of their reasons to kill themself. Why is Friar Laurence responsible for all the deaths? First and foremost,Friar Laurence agreed to perform the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. For example,he knew marriage was a bad idea because their families were sworn enemies. Similarly,the friar recognized that the relationship was moving too fast and did nothing to stop it. Finally,Friar Laurence also knew Romeo was in ¨love¨ with another girl just that …show more content…
To prove my point,Friar Laurence should have gone to Mantua to talk face to face with Romeo about Juliet's plan,and how she was really not dead. As another Illustration, Romeo believed the word of his servant and took off to buy a poison to kill himself besides Juliet's fake dead body. Also, when Friar Laurence asked Friar John to deliver the card to Romeo, he could have at least the next day went to talk to Friar John and see if the card was delivered but didn't. Furthermore,Friar Laurence should not be forgiven. For instance,Friar Laurence was with Juliet when she woke up from the sleeping potion. Therefore He should have done something to prevent Juliet's death. In addition, he never should have given the sleeping potion to Juliet. Because of that Romeo and Juliet died. Lastly, his thought of marrying Romeo and Juliet to bring to the families peace and to end their hate between one another was wrong. After all, his thoughts led to the deaths of Romeo and