In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are many characters who are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet but Friar Lawrence is the character that is most responsible for their death. Juliet is a beautiful 13-year-old Capulet. Romeo is a handsome 16-year-old Montague. Their story takes place in the 14th century in Verona, Italy. The Montague and the Capulet families don’t like each other. Like every year, the Capulets are throwing a masquerade ball but this year is for Juliet to meet Paris, a young man who was promised by Lord Capulet to marry Juliet. Romeo, his cousin, Benvolio and his friend Mercutio come to the ball uninvited, there his meets Juliet for the first time. They fall in love from the first sight. Later on, they decide to get married secretly because of their family rivalry. Friar Lawrence is the character who is most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. He came up with the crazy plan that led to their eventual death. Since he didn’t make sure that the information about the plan was delivered to Romeo on time, it caused a lot of confusion. After Juliet woke up and saw that Romeo was dead, Friar Lawrence left her alone in Capulet’s tomb instead of making sure she wouldn’t do anything dangerous. After the ball, Juliet tells her parents that she doesn’t want to marry Paris because she is too young, but the truth is, she is already in love with Romeo. Her parents don’t agree with her and decided she is going to marry in