Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

There are many different opinions on who or what was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Although individuals are responsible for their own decisions and actions, outside forces often influence those decisions. Friar Lawrence’s poor decision making ultimately led the two leads to take their own lives. For example, in Act 2 Scene 6, after realizing that marrying Romeo and Juliet could end the feud between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s he agrees to wed them saying, “Come, come with me, and we will make short work; till holy church incorporate two in one.” But in the next Act, Romeo and Juliet split up with Juliet going home and Romeo going to hang out with his friends. What Friar Lawrence should have done instead after secretly marrying the two was publicly announce their marriage to the city and the families, promoting it as families resolving their differences and learning forgive and get along with one another. Instead he allows both teenagers to go their separate ways without telling anyone, which wouldn’t have been a problem afterwards no one could split them apart because

Romeo was taking shelter at the church and couldn’t go out in public or else he would be executed by the citizens; and Juliet had yet to be informed of Romeo’s banishment until much later. The only other person who knew who should’ve stepped in to tell the Prince and the Capulets why this was a terrible idea was the Friar, explaining how they were already married. But that’s not what he did, instead, in Act 3 Scene 3 he goes directly to Romeo to inform him he is being banished from Verona; that’s it. He didn’t inform anyone of their marriage until after Romeo and Juliet had died and only then it was because the Prince ordered him to or else face suspicion for being the