The Consequences Of Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

“I fear, too early; for my mind misgives some consequences, yet hangs in the stars.” Says Romeo, a character from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In this quote Romeo claims he has a premonition that something bad will happen before he goes to the Capulet party, this party is where he will meet Juliet, his soon to be lover. As Romeo and Juliet’s relationship progressed, it came to a short end when the two lovers died. Friar Laurence, the character who married the two lovers, takes the blame for the deaths of the two. I believe that Friar Laurence was not responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they chose to die, Romeo and Juliet were reckless and acted without thinking, and Romeo set himself up for failure. First and foremost, Romeo and Juliet were very reckless and acted without thinking. For example, Romeo went to the Capulet party knowing it was risky because he was a Montague. Similarly, Romeo carelessly snuck into the Capulet garden to see Juliet, knowing he was putting his life in danger. And finally, after hearing of Juliet's death, Romeo immediately bought a poison to kill himself.

To prove my point, Romeo killed Juliet's cousin Tybalt as an act of avenging Mercutio. Romeo was previously told by Prince Escalus that if another street fight broke out between the two families, death would be the only sentence. As a result of Romeo killing Tybalt, Romeo was let off easy and was only banished.As another illustration, Romeo visited Juliet even though he was banished, knowing Prince Escalus had told Romeo if he spent another hour in Verona and was caught he would be killed. Also, Romeo got married to Juliet, knowing she was a Capulet and it would never work