Friar Lawrence Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Suicide accounts for 4.4% of all deaths in Verona, Italy, which is quite high when compared to the worldwide 1.3% rate. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a story about two star-crossed lovers who eventually contribute to this statistic. When these two suicides happen in such a short time, people are quick to place blame. Friar Lawrence's irresponsibility and poor planning contributed significantly to the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet. After Romeo and Juliet meet, Romeo needs the Friar to marry him in secret because of their family’s hatred. When Romeo asks the Friar to marry him and Juliet he responds, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I'll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happily prove To turn your households'