Is Friar Lawrence To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death?

Many people think of the famous Romeo and Juliet story as a romantic happy-ever-after tale, but that really is not the case. After reading about the teens’ tragic deaths, many curious readers have wondered, who really is at the hands of Romeo and Juliet's death? But before we put all the blame on one character, we need to understand what really happened in the story. The narrative starts when two teenagers meet at a masquerade ball. Upon seeing each other, they fall intensely in love. But even after they discover that their parents and family members deeply despise one another, they can't stay away from each other. Romeo and Juliet secretly get married, but as the story progresses and mishaps continue, both lovers give into the pressure by

He finds out about Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other, but does not tell the two families or parents about this. In addition, he married Romeo and Juliet on impulse, not clearly thinking about the inevitable consequences to follow. He then comes up with the plan to pretend that Juliet was dead, so she can get out of marrying Paris. He also has the brilliant idea to have her fake her death by taking a potion. He says, "But come, young waverer, come, go with me / In one respect I'll thy assistant be" and "And if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy." (Romeo and Juliet 2.3.96-99) When the friar says “...if thou darest…” he is admitting that his plan might not work, and could very possibly end

Extremely fortunate and unfortunate circumstances happened on more than one occasion, and can be blamed by destiny and none other. When Benvolio is trying to convince Romeo to go to the masquerade ball where he will meet Juliet, Romeo tells Benvolio, “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown,/ But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.” (Romeo and Juliet 1.3.105-106). Romeo was determined and had made up his mind that he was not going to fall in love with anyone new and instead would try to find Rosaline, his ex-girlfriend. But fate had other plans. Romeo and Juliet's meeting was only the beginning of their woeful tale. Fate is to blame for how madly they fell in love with each other, and it was also fate that quarantined Friar John and prevented the delivery of the letter. The letter that could easily have saved both the teens’ lives. Fate played a big part in the death of Romeo and Juliet, and because of it, their death was