As a reader progresses though William shake spears work the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, he will notice a love story unfold. Toward the end of the love story Romeo and Juliet die. Who is responsible for there deaths. Frair Lawrence is responsible because he performed a secret wedding, created a secret sleeping potion and failed to successfully execute a secret plan. It was friar Lawrence 's duty as priest to have informed both families about the marriage of their children rather than performing the wedding in Secret. The first death in Romeo and Juliet was the secret marriage. That friar Lawrence performed. The lovers thought it would be a smart idea to do the marriage without no one knowing. The friar should have said no to them until