Friday, October 1, 2010

Who is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

In , 's fear
of the guards finding him in the tomb directly leads to the death of ; for, had he remained with
Juliet, she would not have been able to kill herself.


Friar Laurence. ....For the watch is coming. / Come, go,
good Juliet, I dare no longer stay.

Juliet. Go,
get thee hence, for I will not away.

[Exit Friar
Laurence]

If, then, there is but one culprit who must be
chosen, Friar Laurence is the most culpable as he secretly marries the lovers, he hides, and he
provides Juliet with the sleeping potion; moreover, he leaves the emotionally vulnerable
Juliet...

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