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Romeo And Juliet Responsible
In the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare. During the play many tragic event’s occur throughout the play, but many people were responsible. The main points are when Mercutio started the fight between Tybalt and himself, which caused Romeo to be banished from Verona, Friar Laurance was mostly responsible for horrible events and the person that locked Friar John because fears that John had the plague; then John couldn’t deliver the message to Romeo about the Friar Laurance’s plan. Depending on which part of the play anyone could be blamed, but Friar Laurance was mostly responsible for the tragic events. Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a battle, Tybalt kills Mercutio then Romeo took revenge on Mercutio death then Romeo was banished …show more content…

Juliet came to Friar Laurance and said I would kill myself here rather than to marry Paris, “’Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife Shall play the umpire,”[Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene 1, L63-64 Friar Laurance came up with a plan to make Juliet fake dead. Friar Laurance gave the drug to Juliet and told her to use it when she is told to go to bed. Juliet comes back home, told the nurse to leave her alone and then Juliet took the drug. The next day Lady Capulet sent the nurse to awaken Juliet, but found Juliet dead. Friar Laurance explained to Lady Capulet and Capulet that Juliet is in a better place and to go ahead with the funeral. Romeo was expecting good news from Verona but receives horrible news about Juliet, Romeo went to the nearest chemist to buy poison to commit suicide in front of Juliet. Paris was mourning Juliet’s death with flowers when he sees Romeo caring tomb breaking tools; Paris and Romeo fight, but only one person came out which was Romeo after that Romeo arrives at Juliet’s tomb. He see’s that Juliet is dead and drank the poison which killed him. Juliet awakes from the fake death when sees her husbands death, she grabbed Romeo’s poison but it was empty. Juliet grabbed Romeo’s dagger and committed suicide. Juliet and Romeo are dead and Friar Laurance had to explain why these two are dead. Since Romeo and Juliet’s are dead, it stopped the endless fight’s between the two families. …show more content…

Friar Laurance plan was to pretend Juliet’s death so that she doesn’t have to marry Paris. Friar Laurance sent Friar John with the message to Romeo that Juliet’s death is fake. Friar John was traveling towards Romeo when he is intercepted by the other town’s people, which have thought’s that Friar John is carrying the Plague. Friar John is locked and sealed and is unable to deliver the message to Romeo about Friar Laurance’s plan.“Sealed up the doors, and would not let us forth”[Romeo and Juliet, Act V Scene II, L11]. Romeo was hoping good new’s from Verona, But receives devastating news that Juliet’s dead un-aware of Friar Laurance’s plan. Romeo went to the nearest chemist to buy high-strength poison to commit suicide in Juliet’s tomb. If the person didn’t seal the Friar John; Romeo and Juliet would have been alive, but their parent’s strife would remain the same; fighting to the death. Friar Laurance knew that Romeo didn’t get the letter, but he didn’t wait in front of the tomb for Romeo. Friar Laurance turns up last minute Romeo was already dead since he just took the poison. Juliet was waking up and started talking to Friar Laurance and saw her husbands death, she commit suicide with Romeo’s dagger. The person who locked Friar John was semi-responsible for the death of these two star-crossed

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