Is Friar Lawrence To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death?

Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers, were stuck in the middle of the quarrel between their parents, which made it almost impossible for them to be together. Even though falling in love is not a sin, it was apparent that their love would not be approved by their parents. Romeo and Juliet risked their lives to be together and incidentally, they died in each other’s arms. The question here is who the cause of their infamous death was. Everyone who was close to Romeo and Juliet had a connection to th¬¬eir cause of death. Romeo and Juliet died by their own hands, but the main person who was the reason why Romeo and Juliet died by their own hands was Friar Laurence. The Friar’s poor devised plan to get Romeo and Juliet together played a major role in the story’s themes of love and hate.
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The Friar felt as though he had to come up with a way of getting Romeo and Juliet back together after Romeo’s banishment. This was a very risky undertaking and he should have worked to convince Romeo and Juliet to come forward with the truth that they were married as soon as Romeo was banished. Instead, Friar Laurence devised a ¬¬¬plan that involved Juliet pretending to be dead by taking a 42-hour sleeping poison. As part of the plan, he would send a letter to Romeo asking him to come and take Juliet away. Friar Laurence shows his irresponsibility by asking Juliet to be part of this very dangerous plan. Friar Laurence then asks Friar John to be responsible for delivering the very important note to Romeo in which this complicated plan is discussed. Friar Laurence did not explain to Friar John the true importance of the note until after he came back unsuccessful in its delivery. A note of such importance should have been delivered by Friar Laurence