The Friar Is Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

We make choices, but in the end our choices make us. In the story, “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, two lovers long for each other while being separated from the rivalry between two households. However, as the two are caught in the family feud, rash decisions are made by the Friar, resulting in Romeo and Juliet committing their own deaths.
The family feud is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. During the beginning of the story, chaos had risen between the two parties so much so that the Prince threatened, “If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives would pay the forfeit of peace” (Shakespeare 1.1). If the family feud hadn’t existed, the Prince wouldn’t have been involved and the threat would not have been mentioned. Romeo and Juliet could have been together, therefore they wouldn’t have died. When Capulet found out

When Romeo and Juliet decided to marry the Friar said, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (Shakespeare 2.3). The Friar didn’t take into consideration that there is a high possibility the two households wouldn’t accept the marriage between a Capulet and a Montague. If the Friar hadn’t married Romeo and Juliet, Juliet wouldn’t have dealt with the consequences of marrying Paris. The events after the marriage would not happen therefore Romeo and Juliet would not die. Upon being in the graveyard where Romeo and Paris lie dead, the sounds of people are heard and the Friar rushes Juliet saying, “Come, come away. Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead; And Paris too. Come, I’ll dispose of thee Among a sisterhood of holy nuns, I dare no longer stay” (Shakespeare 5.3). The Friar doesn’t take into account that Juliet needs emotional support. Seeing Romeo dead has put Juliet into despair and she ends up taking her own life. If the Friar did not leave her, she would have not killed