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    tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. Many characters in the play had something to do with the end result of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ and the end to one of the most famous love stories ever written. However‚ did one character contribute to their deaths more than the others? If so‚ which character’s actions affected Romeo and Juliet’s deaths the most? Friar Laurence had the biggest impact on the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence was the one that married Romeo and Juliet‚ “…for by your leaves

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    Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about two lovers from two rival families in Verona‚ Italy. “Two households...In fair Verona where we lay our scene”. A major component of the play is how both lovers die together due to suicide; however it is unclear who caused the problems that ultimately led to their deaths. I will be concentrating on many characters that may have been responsible for deaths of the “star crossed

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    build that attraction by spending time with someone? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo claims to fall in love with Juliet within a few seconds of meeting her which spirals into the event of both their deaths. This tragedy could have been avoided with thought and time and that’s why there lives were lost. Some decisions from both Romeo and Juliet were too rash‚ sudden‚ and ill advised. Romeo’s love for Juliet was too rash since he didn’t even know her name before he was deep

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    We are talking about Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare. This is Shakespeare’s most popular plays of his lifetime and his most performed play. Romeo and Juliet is about two families that one of their sons and the others daughter fell in love and then they both eventually die. The person that is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence and he is a priest and makes potions. Friar Lawrence married them and he also set up a plan‚ so that Juliet didn’t have to marry Paris. He also

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    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

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    Text Response Essay Friar Lawrence’s involvement in Romeo and Juliet is largely to blame for the woeful ending that took place. His short-sightedness‚ irresponsible decisions and incompetent actions all contributed to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet/ Lack of good judgement from Friar Lawrence played a major role in the passing of Romeo and Juliet. Instead of being supportive of their relationship and assisting them in confronting their parents‚ the Friar took the easy route out. The naïve

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    look over the character of Friar Laurence and only see him as only a minor character in the story of Romeo and Juliet. However‚ upon closer examination‚ it becomes obvious that the Friar plays an essential role in the development of the play and is notable for moving the action along. Friar Lawrence is an expert of plants and natural remedies. At the beginning of the play‚ we learn that he is very close with Romeo and does many favors for him. Romeo considers Friar Laurence someone he can confide

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    together‚ two bloody and the other a pale green. This scenario is the climax and the end of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. But that leaves the question‚ who actually “killed” Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence caused the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ as he married them to try and bring a truce between the two feuding families Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he agreed to marry them in secret. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy

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    4. Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Be sure to use the text to prove your point. Romeo and Juliet is a story of great tragedy‚ two young people‚ falling deeply in love‚ and at the end‚ not even spending a week together‚ but maybe in their own minds their love felt longer‚ like they loved a lifetime’s worth. They both tragically died‚ Romeo drinks poison because he thought Juliet had passed‚ and Juliet sheaths a dagger into herself when she saw Romeo had died. Could this tragedy

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    Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” helped contribute to their death. The only few people who did not‚ were people like‚ Balthasar or random guards and servants. Nearly everyone says that Friar Lawrence was the main cause of their Romeo and Juliet’s death‚ but you do have to consider that the reason their problems started in the first place was because of Romeo. We all know that Romeo’s banishment was a result of murdering Tybalt. Although Tybalt was a villain‚ and was practically evil‚ Romeo did not need

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