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Who Was To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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There has been lots of injustices here in Verona these past few days, and I would like to address them. After long consideration I have made a decision. As many of you know, Romeo and Juliet are both dead and there are some people to blame. I, Prince Escalus, have decided to punish Friar Laurence and Apothecary. Lucky for Capulet and Baltsar, they shall be pardoned for their mistakes. First I will punish Friar Laurence, because he was irresponsible and didn’t think about the consequences that could've come with his actions. The Friar should have never agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because there are family rivals and shouldn't be married. “For, by your leaves you shall not stay alone Till holy church incorporate two in one.” The Friar exclaimed as he declared Romeo and Juliet to be married. He knew that Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet, and he knew that their families don’t get along, and he should've thought about what could go wrong. Since Friar’s intentions were not to hurt anyone and he was only doing what the lovebirds wanted he shall have a less intense punishment. The Friar will have 1 year in prison for his wrong actions. …show more content…

He gave Romeo the poison that could kill even the strongest man in seconds. “My poverty, but not my will consents… And drink it off: if you had the strength of 20, it would dispatch you straight.“ This is where the Apothecary agrees to sell Romeo the poison, but only because he needs money he claims. He also says no matter how strong you are, this poison could kill anyone, so he knew it would kill Romeo. He had bad intentions because he knew that Romeo would die. Anyone with good intentions would not have given anyone the poison. And for that reason the Apothecary shall be sentenced to

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