The Consequences Of Friar Lawrence In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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I believe that Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar
Lawrence was highly involved and influenced the lives of Romeo and Juliet. In other words, he was an important person in their lives and decisions that they each made. They looked to Friar for help and advice when they came across troubles in their lives like arranging their marriage.
Friar was responsible for the idea of giving Juliet the temporary sleep potion and following through with it as well.(“Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thereof”-Friar Lawrence). He was confident that his plan would work, but he was unaware of the consequences that could follow if his plan didn’t work. This falls back on Friar
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