Friar Lawrence To Blame Essay

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ends with the death of Romeo and Juliet. There were many causes for their deaths and many people contributed to it. But Friar Lawrence was the largest factor in this story. Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Friar Lawrence, a holy man. Who would have thought it was him who caused it all. Friar Lawrence not only agreed to marry them, but followed through with is and actually married them. Montagues do not get along with Capulets. It was a disaster waiting to happen. Friar was only trying to bind the two families together and out of their feud, but honestly, he did not consider the risk factors.
Friar Lawrence also gave Juliet the potion that did not kill her, but clearly played a key role in both the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. When she took the potion, she was out cold, no heartbeat or anything. Good potion, it worked and she woke up later. But Romeo actually thought Juliet was dead. So he wanted to kill himself and he did. Only because Friar Lawrence gave Juliet that potion.
Friar Lawrence also failed to get the plan to Romeo and that caused Romeo to emotionally breakdown. Friar John did not get the letter to him because they would not let him out, so it is not Friar John’s fault. Friar Lawrence should have planned

Tybalt was a ruthless beast who got angry at Romeo for showing up at a Capulet party. So he challenged Romeo to a duel. If Tybalt had never challenged Romeo, Romeo would not be banished. Tybalt killed Mercutio because Mercutio was standing up for Romeo. Tybalt slayed him and Romeo backlashed by killing Tybalt, causing Romeo to be banished. But even if Tybalt had not of gotten Romeo banished, the relationship between Romeo and Juliet would have been revealed. Friar Lawrence would try to help Romeo and cause somebody else to find out. So Tybalt did have an effect on the ending, but not as large as Friar