A bottle of poison is drunk by Romeo, and a knife pierces Juliet in return. The tragedy between the two lovers comes about in the book of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. In the city of Verona, where citizens are guilty of blood from their others, two families hold an old grudge that starts once again. The grudge comes to an end when the two children of the enemy families’ love become too strong, ending in their demise. Those who were most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Lord Capulet. Friar Lawrence is one of the people responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. In Act 4, scene 1, he discusses with Juliet, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off…No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest” (94-99). He thoughtlessly created a plan for Juliet by giving her a potion to fake …show more content…
In Act 3, scene 5, he demands Juliet, “But your fettle joints ‘gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither” (153-155). Capulet forces and threatens Juliet to marry Paris early on Thursday even though she refused to, which caused Juliet to make plans with the friar to marry Romeo instead. Furthermore, he stops Tybalt from interfering with Romeo at the Capulet party after Romeo is seen uninvited. Without Lord Capulet’s halt, Tybalt would have stopped Romeo from roaming around the party any further, and he and Juliet would’ve never met. At last, he is one of the people to blame for this tragedy because of his changed plans for the wedding between Juliet and Paris. Capulet indecisively moved the marriage to Thursday, then back to Wednesday once Juliet gave consent unwillingly, forcing her to reach Friar Lawrence for ideas to avoid the marriage. In other words, Lord Capulet was too aggressive and possessive towards Juliet, which would eventually lead to her and Romeo’s