“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.” Said George Bernard Shaw, Man, and Superman. Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovestruck teenagers who, through many unfortunate events, commit suicide. There is a character in Romeo and Juliet who is the main reason for their deaths. Friar Lawrence is my suspect because of three main reasons: marrying Romeo and Juliet, his plan, and correcting or revising the failed plan. First, the will to marry Romeo and Juliet was a problem. His intention was good, but this decision was a terrible mistake that would cause many hardships in the near future. According to the text, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love.” Shakespeare, Act 2, Scene 3, Lines 90–93 This proved to be his first mistake, thinking marrying them would end the feud between the Montague and the Capulets but cause the unfortunate event that would happen in Romeo and Juliet. …show more content…
His plan to pretend that Juliet was dead was poorly thought out because a small change changed the whole plan, which ended in failure. Friar Lawrence's plan was more likely to fail because Lord Capulet's changing the wedding date ended up knocking the plan out of course. By my brotherhood, the letter was not nice but full of charge, of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger,” Friar Lawrence cried when he learned Romeo had not received the letter (Shakespeare, Act 5, Scene 2, Lines 18–21). This shows that Romeo's not receiving the letter will ultimately cause his death and