Have you ever wondered who was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, who killed them in that cave that night? I believe Friar Laurence was responsible for their deaths and the sadness brought to both families. Friar Laurence thought that by marrying Romeo and Juliet would end the feud between the Capulet and the Montagues. The Friar was also the one who came up with the plan to fake the death of Juliet, then her and Romeo could run away together. He also ran away when Romeo killed himself and Juliet just woke up that then ended in a tragedy. Friar Laurence was a huge character in the book, but is thought to be the one who killed Romeo and Juliet. The friar was the one who had the idea and the one to marry them. The friar married them to help end the feuds between their families, but it only ended their lives. They were so in love they would do anything for each other, including dying for each other. “Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance, not of ornament They are but beggars that can count their worth. But my true love is grown to such excess I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.” (Shakespeare 177). Friar Laurence brought them closer together which made them …show more content…
“Hold, daughter. I do spy a kind of hope, Which craves as desperate an execution As that is desperate which we would prevent. If, rather than to marry County Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself...:” (Shakespeare 255) She would then take the remedy and “die”. Friar Laurence sends a letter to Romeo to explain the plan but Romeo finds out she is dead before the letter reaches him, he rushes to her tomb to see if it is true, and he drinks poison to join her. The Friar is responsible for killing Romeo because he faked the death of Juliet without Romeo’s