Friar Lawrence To Blame For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

Two star-crossed lovers have recently been found dead in a tomb located in the city of Verona just this past week. The victims have been identified as Romeo, age unknown, and Juliet, age 14. Juliet is said to be a member of the Capulet family while Romeo is part of the rival family, the Montagues. Upon arrival, the scene was left to have the two bodies in the tomb, along with a bottle of unknown substance that was empty, and a dagger. After gathering details and background information, the suspects have been narrowed down. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he could have made a safer, more assertive strategy to keep the two lovers together. To start off, Friar Laurence writes a letter to Romeo to

In Act 5, Scene 2, Friar Laurence asks “Who bares my letter to Romeo?”(5.2.13). After asking where the letter may be or if it got to Romeo, Friar John responds with “I could not send it – here it is again– Nor get a messenger to bring it to thee, So fearful were they of infection”(5.2.14). From this we learn that the letter was unable to be brought to Romeo because of the concern of infection in the town. This issue now falls on Friar Laurence as it creates a hole in his plan to keep the two lovers alive and together. If the letter got to Romeo, he would have understood that Juliet was not actually dead, which would have kept him from drinking the poison found in the tomb. Friar Laurence’s plan was seen to be faulty and consequently caused Romeo and Juliets deaths. Furthermore, Friar Laurence also had faulty actions. An example of this was when Juliet was under the death simulating potion, and in the tomb, Friar Laurence had left her alone. By doing so, when Romeo arrived, no one was there to give a true explanation of Juliet’s condition. Friar Laurence predicts that Romeo will still be in Mantua as he says “But I will write again to Mantua, And keep her at my cell till Romeo