Who’s to Blame for? In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers who are from two households, both alike in dignity, who have had a long standing rivalry and hatred for each other. The star crossed lovers fell in love before finding out they were mortal enemies. After a poorly executed plan by the friar Lawrence, the story ends with the lovers dying together side by side. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The first piece of evidence from the text that Friar Lawrence is to blame is that he married Romeo and Juliet without either of their parents approval or knowledge. This evidence clearly proves that the friar was aware that the Capulets would not approve of their daughter marrying Romeo.The
