Romeo and Juliet's deaths are tragic, yet everyone is left wondering: Besides themselves, who killed them? Who is the most powerful? This question has several distinct answers, but one particular one sticks out above the others. Arguably, the most direct impact on both of their deaths came from The Friar, or Friar Lawrence. Romeo looks to the friar, who serves as his mentor, for advice. However, Friar Lawrence's decision to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret ultimately sets off a chain of events that leads to their demise. His plan to fake Juliet's death in order to reunite her with Romeo backfires, resulting in a tragic end for the young lovers. In the end, it is Friar Lawrence's misguided actions and flawed reasoning that contribute most significantly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely deaths. A few days after they met at the Capulet ball, the friar secretly married Romeo and Juliet. Romeo barely knew Juliet for a few days before they were married; thus, the friar ought to have turned down his request for marriage even if Romeo was the one who initially desired it. As the narrative draws to a close and Romeo is banished, Juliet becomes deeply unhappy that he is not in Verona and says she would sooner die than be parted from him. The friar offers to give Juliet a potion to pretend that she has died when she tells him this: "Take thou this vial..and this distilled liquor drink thou off..all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor..no …show more content…
Romeo killed Paris and himself when the Friar could not arrive in time, and Juliet killed herself when she saw Romeo dead. Then she took her own life. Not included here are the few significant errors the friar made that are noted in the book. All of this indicates that Friar Lawrence actually had the biggest and most impact on Romeo and Juliet's