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The Friar, supposedly a man to cod, can be blamed tort multiple reasons. The most obvious reason is that he is the one that married Romeo and Juliet. This was supposed to only be done by parent’s consent, considering how young Juliet was. The wedding took place in secret at his chambers, even though he had doubts because Romeo had Just been madly In love with a woman of God, the beautiful Rosalie.
The n he kept this marriage a secret from the entire city of Verona! Friar Lawrence broke the ninth Catholic commandment, thou shall not bear false witness. As taken from the mention of nuns, Friar Lawrence Is Indeed a Catholic pre t The man told Juliet to lie to her parents about agreeing to marry Paris. He also convinced her to be deceitful by giving her the potion to make everyone believe her t o be dead. Also, he was going to make her d nun. Nuns, according to Catholic law, cannot be married. ND he knew good and well that Juliet was. For the final reason that Friar Lawrence is to be blamed, he sent Friar John with the letter to Romeo. He did not tell Friar John the Importance of the letter being delivered on time. Because of this tragic mistake, Romeo arrived and thought Juliet was truly dead. The only thing that could have lead him to believe her to be alive WA hat she was still beautiful, as stated from the famous line, “Death that hath sucked t he honey of thy breath hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered Romeo thus took his own life and later Juliet followed, all because Romeo didn’t know she was alive. While any number of characters could have been blamed, Friar Lawrence was the most responsible for the tragic romance of Romeo and Juliet. Though he meant t help, he made things worse for all involved, resulting in six deaths in two days. All in had Friar Lawrence not been involved, the tragedy could have been avoided. Alas, things do not always go how one wishes them to.