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    Romeo and Juliet may have committed suicide, but it’s not their fault. Ultimately, Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he did not do his job of being a priest and role model. Friar Lawrence married the two of them when they were too young to be married, and he gave Juliet the potion to put her to sleep on the night of her wedding. Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet who were too young to be married, and caused them to be more in love than…

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    Friar Lawrence is a Murderer Teenagers usually have a trusted adult in their lives, a person they go to for guidance and support. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the starring couple is in dire need of help. Friar Lawrence becomes their advisor, but unfortunately he fails. Friar Lawrence’s actions lead to their untimely death. Friar Lawrence’s selfishness, childish actions, and poor decision-making doom Romeo and Juliet. The Friar’s role turned a happy love story into a tragedy and…

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    marry a different man. However, the Friar made a plan to give Juliet a sleeping potion so the family can think she is dead, and Romeo can attend her when she wakes up. Sadly, Romeo is never aware of the plan, and he heard the news that she is dead. This enrages Romeo and ends his life with poison. Juliet wakes slightly after, finding him dead, and stabs herself out of grief. There is controversy over who is most at fault…

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    prince and wants to see Juliet but can't enjoy your trying to find different ways to see him and has to suffer the consequences and they both die. In the story Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence seems to be the person because he gave Juliet the potion.’’Hold! Get you gone, be strong and properous in this resolve. I’ll send friar with speed to mantua, with my letter to thy lord’’! He is giving juliet the potion so they can do the plan, but Romeo doesn’t know what…

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    In the book, Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence played a major role to the importance leading up to Romeo and Juliet's deaths as well as the deaths of Tybalt, Paris, and Mercutio. His whole journey through the play was to guide and help Romeo if he needed to talk to someone at any time or have a place to stay. When Romeo first fell in love with Rosaline nobody really knew a lot about her. Juliet was first spotted at the Capulet's party when Romeo saw her dancing. From then on they fell in love but…

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    In the play Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence is not responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Clearly, because of his actions, the blame of the lovers death should not fall upon him for the following reasons: Firstly, Friar was a man who was trusted a great deal by the people who knew him. More often than not, youth of Verona would seek his counsel for the struggles they had. Others, looked up to him and believed he was wise. In the play the Nurse states,”O lord I have stayed here all the…

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    this tragedy, but the three people who caused these two star cross loves to take their own lives is, the friar Lawrence himself, the Nurse, and lastly the creepy Paris. In the play Friar Lawrence played the role of a priest and a friar. Being that the friar holds theses high roles, is one the reasons he holds such a big part in why Romeo and Juliet took there own lives. When Romeo went to the Friar to ask him to marry romeo and juliet he stated “wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast”…

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    Only two people will be responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. These two people are Friar Lawrence and Romeo. Friar Lawrence is a priest, who is friends with Romeo and Juliet. The person who would really have to be blamed for their death has to be Romeo himself. The reason for this is, he is the reason why they met each other; if Romeo would have just stayed home they wouldn't be dead. Therefore; what you will be reading about is the person to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. The person…

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    Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has a lot of people to blame for it such as both of the two lovers themselves, or it could be both of the disagreeing families, but the one who is most responsible for The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Lawrence. To begin with Friar Lawrence was senseless to marry the couple, and hoping that will solve the feud both of the families have. In edition for him to not consider any of the other possibilities that could occur; like their death. He…

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    later in private to avoid the feuding families. They might be in love, but this love would ultimately kill them in the end. The characters who are responsible for their deaths are Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Lady and Lord Capulet. First of all, one person who is responsible for the tragic ending of the play is Friar Lawrence. Ironically the person who married Romeo and Juliet would be responsible for their deaths. The first reason is because he doesn’t question Romeo’s judgement. He sort of did…

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