Who Was To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

Who is to blame for the deaths of these two young adults? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare ending with the deaths of two star-crossed lovers. Many events occur that lead to their deaths. Also, many characters have performed specific actions that push these two lovers closer towards their death. In my opinion I believe the Friar is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agrees to marry the two, he helps Juliet plan a fake death, and lastly Friar never informed Romeo.{{As the last sentence of your introduction, you need to address the prompt directly. This is a thesis. The thesis states your overall position on the prompt._____ is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because ____, _____, and ____. Those 3 points will become the subject of the 3 body paragraphs.}}

First, the Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet to each other and hold a forbidden wedding. Friar states, "I'll thy
Friar had only attempted to send a letter and was not sure of Romeo receiving it. When Friar John tells Friar Lawrence that the letter was not sent Friar Lawrence says, "Unhappy fortune! by my brotherhood,/ The letter was not nice but full of charge/ Of dear import, and the neglecting it/ May do much danger. Friar John, go hence;/ Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight/ Unto my cell." This quote proves that Friar Lawrence had known the danger of the plan. I believe Friar could've and should've planned a better plan and had told Romeo himself.

In conclusion, because the Friar had Romeo and Juliet wed at a forbidden wedding, had helped Juliet plan a fake death, and had failed to inform Romeo of the death plan, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of these two lovers. The Friar could've said no, talked to the prince or had come about the situation differently that could have prevented these deaths.{{Restate thesis statement and summarize the main